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Geiger's Alien Knockoffs

Alien was a turning point for special effects in film. The film inspired designers for decades, including many video game developers who thought no one would mind if they just ripped of H.R. Giger's Xenomorph wholesale.

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Cosmic Carnage

1. Cosmic Carnage

Deamon looks like some Chinese bootleg Xenomorph painted in bright colors to discourage small children from swallowing him.

Streets of Rage 2

2. Streets of Rage 2

Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti

3. Splatterhouse: Wanpaku Graffiti

Insaniquarium Deluxe

4. Insaniquarium Deluxe

Sure, who wouldn't want a Xenomorph as a pet?

Pretty Soldier Wars AD 2048

5. Pretty Soldier Wars AD 2048

Half these horny monsters would qualify, but two in particular are straight up easier-to-draw xenomorphs.

Flood

6. Flood

Wins the award for cutest Xenomorph knockoffs, easily.

Rastan Saga II

7. Rastan Saga II

The third boss is a tiny little dude who was so unmemorable that the only thing I can remember about him is his phallic head.

ActRaiser 2

8. ActRaiser 2

Ant Queen is only four letters away from Alien Queen, and this game's Ant Queen boss is closer than that to being a Xenomorph.

Alundra 2

9. Alundra 2

The whale boss has some similarities to the Xenomorph, but the fight against it also has two scenes that might as well be two shots directly from the final fight against the Alien Queen in Aliens.

BioMetal

10. BioMetal

Man, just look at that title screen. There's some biometal ships in the first level that also look like Geiger's Alien.

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