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Foolish Earthlings!

A side scrolling side-on shooter from the depths of a long-lost arcade cabinet where you take the role of a UFO on the hunt for human prey! Capture them alive with your tractor beam and pull them into your…

18 March 2026

Foolish Earthlings! is an indie developed by Pixel Pushers Union 512, released 18 March 2026 on PC (Microsoft Windows).

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What Foolish Earthlings! is

Foolish Earthlings! is an indie game developed by Pixel Pushers Union 512 and released in 2026. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 5.

The premise, in the publisher's words

A side scrolling side-on shooter from the depths of a long-lost arcade cabinet where you take the role of a UFO on the hunt for human prey! Capture them alive with your tractor beam and pull them into your saucer while unleashing your heat ray upon tanks, planes, and all manner of military might!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and science fiction. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Co-operative, Multiplayer, Single player and Split screen.

What it launched against

Foolish Earthlings! launched on 18 March 2026, within three weeks of Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Marathon and Pokémon Pokopia.

Released around the same time: Resident Evil Requiem, Crimson Desert Enhanced, Marathon, Pokémon Pokopia.

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When did Foolish Earthlings! come out?
Foolish Earthlings! was released on 18 March 2026 for PC (Microsoft Windows).

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