They're Alive!

About

They're Alive! casts you as a factory worker turned Moscow rail station employee grappling with alien invasion. As a fired engineer from Voronezh, you stumble on mysterious glasses that expose hidden truths in everyday ads, revealing a cosmic threat. Gameplay blends first-person shooting with environmental exploration, tasking you to navigate Soviet-inspired urban settings while uncovering the aliens' plans. Combat remains straightforward but punctuated by moments of tense stealth and sudden firefights. The game’s oddball premise mixes mundane realism with sci-fi absurdity, set against a bleak Eastern European backdrop. Its 2009 release date and minimal marketing left it as a niche curio, but fans appreciate its quirky narrative twists and retro aesthetic. Developed by Orion and published by Russobit-M, it offers a brisk single-player campaign that leans into its low-budget charm. The glasses mechanic adds a layer of meta-commentary on consumerism, though execution varies. Best approached as a cult oddity rather than a genre classic.

Storyline

The main character is an engineer from Voronezh dismissed from a factory of expander products. He comes in Moscow, where he tries to find a job, and finds work on rail station, where he finds strange glasses. Thanks to these glasses he can see the true meaning of advertising and knows about a plan of an unknown alien race to conquer our planet...