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It came from space and ate our brains is a unique Arcade top-down shooter. Looking for addicting gameplay, four-player co-op mode, and tons of aliens to send into oblivion? You’ve come to the right place!

It came from space and ate our brains is a top-down shooter, twin stick shooter and shooter game developed and published by Triangle Studios.
Released on March 19th 2015 is available only on Windows in 11 languages: English, Simplified Chinese, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Dutch, Japanese, Polish, Portuguese - Portugal and Portuguese - Brazil.

It has received 515 reviews of which 411 were positive and 104 were negative resulting in a rating of 7.5 out of 10. 😊

The game is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam, but you can find it for less on Eneba.

The Steam community has classified It came from space and ate our brains into these genres:

Top-Down Shooter Twin Stick Shooter Shooter Survival Arcade Top-Down Local Co-Op 4 Player Local Minimalist Split Screen Aliens Gun Customization Retro Team-Based Atmospheric Isometric Local Multiplayer Action Pixel Graphics Voxel

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System requirements

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Windows
  • OS *: Windows 7 64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8 (8.1) or Windows 10
  • Processor: Intel® Core™ i3 or better
  • Memory: 4 GB RAM
  • Graphics: NVIDIA® GeForce® GTX 6-series or faster
  • DirectX: Version 11
  • Storage: 1 GB available space
  • Sound Card: DirectX® Compatible Sound Card or stronger
  • Additional Notes: Controller highly recommended

User reviews & Ratings

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July 2023
i would call this a time passer, loads of fun for a couple hours, but a break is needed. it does actually become quite challenging on higher difficulties. occasionally items will get dropped onto a structure and im unable to obtain it, im not sure if that's a bug or if the game just does that. not a huge issue, just something to note.
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July 2016
Some games dont look like much at first, but keep you coming back for more and more without realizing why. This is one of them. With so many top down shooters and alien themed games on Steam, why is this so good? Because the aliens are pink and glow in the dark? Thats actually cool too , but here is why you should get this game: Game play / Game mechanics: the controls are very smooth , so is the scrolling / gameflow and motion in general, creating a very pleasing game experience. For top down shooters with "twin stick" controls ( move with one stick , aim freely with the other ) this is critical. Not many people realize but this is usually what decides whether the game is great or terrible in this genre. Graphics: A lot of game uses Pixelated or "retro" graphics as an excuse to do a lousy job - not this one. The graphics look beautiful especially in the details ( lightning , character outlines and movement ... ) retaining the purpose of the type of graphics employed. Easy to learn and simple to play: not only you can start playing a few seconds after launching the game , you will need another few to get a grip of the basic controls and maybe a couple of minutes to understand all of them. Leaderboards: So its easy to learn and simple to play. But what about reaching the top of the leaderboards? Clever way to please competitive players and add replay value. All these would already make this game good for anyone; Now if you are a fan of local coop or an old time gamer who enjoys playing ( physically ) together with other people or having games running when you throw in a party THIS GAME IS SIMPLY AWESOME!
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April 2016
As you probaly read befor this game has its flaws from bad game design to lacking content however it is still a extreamly fun game! you start with a small pistol put in a room and told to survive as you grow your arsenal and skill. though i have only logged a few houres it is not hard to like this game. The one flaw with this game is the lacking online players, since the game is suprisingly hard you will want to go online to beat the trickeyer levels but that is often hard to do when there are no lobbys to join. aside from that it is pretty fun. 7.5/10
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Nov. 2015
In this game you have to kill monsters. They look pink, and at least for me, they all look quite the same (I know you could see differences, but I can't while busy playing it, most of the time). The different looks have different abilities, some of them are easier to kill, some of them are harder to kill. The style of the game is strange but nice at the same time! You can play on different difficulties and on diffent maps. I do think the game is quite hard. I played together with a friend, and he is just way better than me. :P So without him, I guess I would not have survived. It seems like the game is also harder when you play with more friend together, up to 4 poeple are able to be in a map together, so play together. You could pick up stuff from the ground, which gives you for example for a short amount of time a better weapon, of it gives you money, which you also get from killing enemies and which to need you upgrade weapons for the long haul (you keep them until you finish the map or you died, so you don't really have them for the long haul). When you play with a friend, he can revive you, but you can't be both dead, that would mean you failed and you have to start over. I really like the name of the game, it's so fun! :D I really recommend playing this game with a friend! :) Ps. Hello to marketing guy Robert!
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Oct. 2015
This is one of those games where you grab a friend and run around frantically trying to stay alive as waves of aliens come flooding towards you. The best way to live is to grab random upgrade boxes that will give you money, health, survival abilities, or special attack options. Money can be spent to upgrade your weapons to make you a killing machine. I have a blast playing this because it is fun, it is hard, it's simple, and it's well done. I recommend that you play with friends and try to beat all the levels.
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Frequently Asked Questions

It came from space and ate our brains is currently priced at 9.75€ on Steam.

It came from space and ate our brains is currently not on sale. You can purchase it for 9.75€ on Steam.

It came from space and ate our brains received 411 positive votes out of a total of 515 achieving a rating of 7.53.
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It came from space and ate our brains was developed and published by Triangle Studios.

It came from space and ate our brains is playable and fully supported on Windows.

It came from space and ate our brains is not playable on MacOS.

It came from space and ate our brains is not playable on Linux.

It came from space and ate our brains offers both single-player and multi-player modes.

It came from space and ate our brains includes Co-op mode where you can team up with friends.

There is a DLC available for It came from space and ate our brains. Explore additional content available for It came from space and ate our brains on Steam.

It came from space and ate our brains does not support mods via Steam Workshop.

It came from space and ate our brains supports Remote Play Together. Discover more about Steam Remote Play.

It came from space and ate our brains is enabled for Steam Family Sharing. This means you can share the game with authorized users from your Steam Library, allowing them to play it on their own accounts. For more details on how the feature works, you can read the original Steam Family Sharing announcement or visit the Steam Family Sharing user guide and FAQ page.

You can find solutions or submit a support ticket by visiting the Steam Support page for It came from space and ate our brains.

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It came from space and ate our brains PEGI 7
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Rating
7.5
411
104
Game modes
Multiplayer
Features
Online players
0
Developer
Triangle Studios
Publisher
Triangle Studios
Release 19 Mar 2015
Platforms
Remote Play
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