Alien Reign

About

Alien Reign is a sci-fi real-time strategy game that never made it past the prototype stage. Players were intended to control an alien species waging war on Earth, managing resources, building bases, and commanding hybrid units to overwhelm human defenses. Though the project was abandoned during early development, its concept book and concept art hint at a focus on aggressive expansion and asymmetric warfare, with biomechanical designs blending organic and mechanical elements. The game remains a footnote in SquareSoft's history, with no playable content surviving. Its cancellation likely stemmed from shifting priorities at the studio, which was later absorbed into Square Enix. Community speculation often pegs PlayStation as the most plausible platform had it launched, given Square's 1996 partnership with Sony. Alien Reign's unrealized potential serves as a reminder of how many early-90s RTS titles never escaped the design phase, stuck between the PC and console strategy worlds.