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A scripted random event that may or may not have been intended by the developers. A source of much unintentional comedy & frustration. An example would be the Imperial foresters fighting each other over deer. Another would be a tribe chieftain getting kidnapped by UFO's in Spore.
Extraterrestrials appear in many video games in a variety of styles. Sometimes they're evil, sometimes they're benevolent, and sometimes they're very similar to humans.
Abductions are events in which people, animals, or things are taken by aliens and UFOs for various purposes including experimentation and other unknown reasons.
Games with stories that involve aliens invading another planet.
A foreign language natively spoken by extraterrestrial biengs from another planet or galaxy
Darkness is used in games to restrict access, increase tension, or just to set a mood. Often the player has access to a light source that can mitigate its effect.
Beware of these telepathic foes that can cause panic among your soldiers with psionic attacks and even take control of their minds. They are the most powerful race of aliens in the original X-COM: UFO Defense.
Umbrella term for any alien species with elongated limbs, enlarged heads and large black eyes.
By and large, a hick is an uncultivated person living rurally. Hicks are known to shoot at livestock-abducting aliens, produce moonshine, and marry their cousins.
Pregnancy is the term for when a female of a species is carrying a new, developing member of the species within her body.
Typically representing the elite of humanity's Space Forces, Space Marines have appeared in numerous games such as the Doom series and Warhammer series.
An aphid-like species from beyond the Omega-4 Mass Relay, not much is known about these mysterious creatures. Apart from their advanced technology, the Collectors are an enigma.
Primitive community based around common ancestry or interests.
A race of small pure energy aliens, who kidnap Clank (Orvus' son) and transport him to the Great Clock.
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