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Last Days to Claim Alien Grounds Free

[p]Alien Grounds is currently free to claim on Steam, but that ends on April 9.[/p][p]On April 9, the game moves from Early Access to Full Release and will become a paid game. If you add it to your library before then, you will keep it forever.[/p][p]If you have been watching the game, waiting to try it, or thinking of coming back later - this is the time to claim it.[/p][p]What is Alien Grounds?
Alien Grounds is a fast single-player sci-fi FPS built around short missions, relentless robot fights, strange weapons, and score-chasing. Each run adds to your Overall Score, and you can replay missions to push better results and climb the leaderboards.[/p][p]Thank you to everyone who has played, tested, reported issues, and supported the game so far.[/p][p]If you want Alien Grounds in your library for free, make sure to claim it before April 9.[/p]

March Final Results - April Monthly Leaderboard Live

[p]March is over. The Top 3 are now locked into the Hall of Fame, and the April Monthly Leaderboard is now live.[/p][p]March Top 3[/p]
  1. [p]Devil - 45,368[/p]
  2. [p]Heroez88 - 33,546[/p]
  3. [p]banggbanggg - 31,817[/p]
[p]April reminder
The April Monthly Leaderboard is now live and resets on May 1 (UTC).
Your score keeps adding up across all plays during the month.

Get a run in early and claim your spot.[/p]

Beta Branch Retirement Notice

[p]On April 9, Alien Grounds moves from free Early Access to paid full release.
The Beta branch will be retired on the same day. If you have only been using the Beta branch, please switch to the default public version before April 9.[/p][p]If you have not added the game to your library yet, you can still get it for free before April 9.[/p]

Update #31 - Gravity Gun balance + weapon optimization

[p]Regular Update 31 is live.[/p][p]Gravity Gun - time speed limits adjusted (difficulty-based):[/p]
  • [p]Easy: 200% max[/p]
  • [p]Medium: 250% max[/p]
  • [p]Hard: 300% max (unchanged)[/p]
[p]This is a meaningful gameplay balance change for Gravity Gun runs. Easy is now much easier to keep tempo and stay in control. Scoring balance stays in check because the score multiplier scales with time speed - lower limits mean lower multiplier. Hard remains the same for high-score runs.[/p][p]Also: weapon performance improvements in this update.[/p]

Update #30 - Dark Dune Map

  • [p]Dune map now has a Dark alien color pass[/p]
  • [p]HUD corner margins + font sizes adjusted for better readability[/p]
  • [p]Robot colors updated: Runner = grey, Tank = red[/p]