Major Upgrade of Free League Publishing and 20th Century Studios’ Chilling RPG Based on the Iconic ALIEN Franchise Available for Pre-Order
Stockholm, Sweden (October 22, 2025) | Today, Free League Publishing, in collaboration with 20th Century Studios, announced a November 18, 2025, general launch date for the Evolved Edition of the multiple award-winning ALIEN The Roleplaying Game, the standalone cinematic adventure Rapture Protocol, a new Starter Set, a new Miniature Set, and more. Fans can get their screams in early, as pre-orders are now open through the Free League webshop with immediate access to complete PDFs of the new products, at no extra cost.
At the table, everyone can hear you scream.
About ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition Core Rulebook
The year is 2183 — a little more than three years since the destruction of the Hadley’s Hope colony on LV-426, the disappearance of the USS Sulaco, and the closing of the prison and lead works on Fiorina 161. The loss of the Sulaco’s Colonial Marine unit, along with these Weyland-Yutani-sponsored outposts, and the implications of corporate foul play stemming from these incidents, have created an air of distrust between the company and the United Americas. To add fuel to the fire, conflicts between the rival sectors of space have increased exponentially in the past five years. While unconfirmed, many believe that Hadley’s Hope was a test site for one of Weyland-Yutani’s bioweapons and that an enemy state sent a warship to nuke it from orbit. Others believe that the Company is working with a rogue nation to assume control of the colonies on the Frontier.
The 2180s are a dangerous time to be alive.
Topping charts and capturing hearts since its original fall 2019 release, ALIEN The Roleplaying Game has become a fan favorite across the globe, inspiring new standards for horror and sci-fi RPGs while winning a dozen top awards over the years, including Best Game at the ENNIE Awards. The Kickstarter for the Evolved Edition shattered the record for Free League’s most-backed project of all time, raising over $2.4 million USD.
“Move over, Dungeons & Dragons, Free League has released Alien: The Roleplaying Game, and it is as great as it is terrifying.” — The Gamer
ALIEN The Roleplaying Game: Evolved Edition expands upon the beloved TTRPG experience and provides an updated and revised version that will feel both modern and fresh for rookie and veteran players. The expanded core rulebook includes new artwork, new content, and various new tools for players and Game Mothers alike, all fully compatible with previous releases and game material.
ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition Key Features:
- A bold new look and feel to the Core Rulebook, with all new page layouts by Johan Nohr (of MÖRK BORG fame), new interior maps and artwork, and a stunning new core book cover by renowned artist Colm Geoghegan (Creepy Duck Design)
- Life path character generation
- Revised and expanded core rules for talents, stress and panic, and stealth
- Reworked combat rules for armor, ammo, grenades, stuns, and spaceships
- New iconic weapons, items, ships, and locations from the hit film Alien: Romulus
- Various new rules and tools in high demand from players, including zero gravity, miniatures play support, and expanded campaign play
- The Tartarus Sector campaign setting
- Last Survivor: a robust solo mode designed by masters of the solo trade, Shawn Tomkin and Matt Click.
About ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition: Starter Set
“I can’t lie to you about your chances, but … you have my sympathies.”
Redesigned as the perfect starting point for newcomers to roleplaying in the ALIEN universe, the new Evolved Edition of the Starter Set contains everything players need for game night, including abridged rules, character sheets, custom dice, larger miniature-friendly game maps, initiative cards, reference cards, various handouts, tokens, and an expanded Evolved Edition of the fan-favorite Hope’s Last Day scenario set on Hadley’s Hope just prior to the unforgettable events of ALIENS.
ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition: Starter Set Key Features:
- Rules booklet with abridged Evolved Edition rules
- Expanded edition of the fan-favorite Hope’s Last Day adventure
- A huge double-sided map (format 864x558mm) with one side depicting chartered space in the year 2183 and the other featuring the Hadley’s Hope terraforming colony, known from ALIENS
- Five pre-generated characters to choose from
- Playing cards for gear, combat initiative, personal agendas, and panic responses
- Cardboard tokens for characters and creatures
- Rules reference sheets
- A useful supply dial for keeping track of crucial resources such as air, ammunition, or time
- Ten engraved base dice and ten stress dice, designed specifically for the ALIEN The Roleplaying Game
- A high-quality plastic miniature of a Xenomorph
ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition: Rapture Protocol Cinematic Adventure Set
“Behold, I will make you a terror to yourself and to all your friends.”
Jeremiah 20:4
Rapture Protocol is a complete cinematic adventure for ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition. It is a stand-alone adventure but serves as the first installment of the Jeremiah Saga trilogy. The adventure is designed for 3–5 players plus the Game Mother and returns to the roots of the ALIEN franchise. The set features a crew of a small starfreighter on a resupply run to the remote Jeremiah VI industrial colony, which, unbeknownst to them, is crawling with danger as far as the eye can see.
ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition: Rapture Protocol Cinematic Adventure Set Key Features:
- The main Rapture Protocol scenario book
- A huge double-sided map (format 864x558mm) featuring the starfreighter USS Fidanza on one side and the Jeremiah VI mining base on the other
- Five pre-generated characters to choose from
- Playing cards for personal agendas and NPCs
- Cardboard tokens for characters and creatures
- Player maps and handouts
To complement this expansion is a new Miniatures Set featuring 20 high-quality miniatures of soldiers, space truckers, Xenomorphs, and more, which are designed to make Rapture Protocol and other adventures throughout the ALIEN RPG series feel as immersive as possible. These miniatures in the 28mm scale are perfectly sized for use on the large battle maps included in cinematic adventures for the ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition, such as Rapture Protocol and Hope’s Last Day. In addition, the Rapture Protocol miniatures set includes a booklet with simplified combat rules that make it possible to play quick skirmish battle rules in the ALIEN universe using the included miniatures.
Free League also offers a deluxe Game Mother’s Screen in landscape format. It features the look of a MU/TH/UR ship intelligence interface panel on the outside and a host of useful tables and essential information on the inside, while keeping the GM’s plans hidden from the eyes of inquisitive players.
The ALIEN The Roleplaying Game Evolved Edition Core Rulebook ($57.99), Starter Set ($39.99), Rapture Protocol Cinematic Adventure Set expansion ($39.99), Rapture Protocol miniatures set ($59.99), MU/TH/UR Screen ($24.99), and additional game accessories are now available to pre-order through the Free League webshop and will launch on November 18, 2025, and be available to order from major game distributors worldwide.
All-new Evolved Edition content will also be available to play across various popular Virtual Tabletop platforms, including Alchemy, Foundry, Roll20, and Demiplane.
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About Free League Publishing
Free League Publishing is a game studio and publisher dedicated to speculative fiction based in Stockholm, Sweden. Voted Fan Favorite Publisher at the ENNIES in 2020, 2021, 2023, 2024, and 2025, Free League has published a wide range of award-winning tabletop roleplaying games and acclaimed art books set in strange and wondrous worlds.
