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Coloratura is an interactive fiction game created by Lynnea Glasser and released in 2013. The narrative features an alien entity known as a Cephalopoid that crashes on Earth and must rescue its kin by communicating through sensory color and emotional manipulation rather than standard human language....

Hypocrisy’s 1996 album *Abducted* is a significant release in Swedish death metal. It represents a key transition for vocalist and guitarist Peter Tägtgren, establishing his signature sound which blended aggressive death metal with prominent melodic elements. The record showcases a heavier focus on...

Space Channel 5 is a 1990s Dreamcast video game where player character Ulala, a reporter, investigates an alien invasion. The gameplay centers on rhythmic combat requiring precise timing to music and movement mirroring of enemies. It’s notable for its unique blend of sci-fi narrative, action, and rh...

The Galaxy and the Ground Within is a 2021 science fiction novel by Becky Chambers, noted as the fourth and final book in the Wayfarers series.

The Socotra Archipelago in the Indian Ocean is often described as 'the most alien-looking place on Earth.' It possesses a high degree of endemism, with over one-third of its plant species found nowhere else. The iconic Dragon Blood Tree and various succulent species are hallmarks of this unique land...

The City of Gold and Lead is the second novel in John Christopher's Tripods trilogy, first published in 1967. The story follows protagonist Will and two companions as they infiltrate a domed city controlled by the alien Masters, intending to gather intelligence for the human resistance. Inside the c...

The White Mountains is the first novel in John Christopher's Tripods trilogy, published in 1967. The story follows a thirteen-year-old boy named Will Parker who lives in an English village under the rule of giant alien machines called Tripods. At age fourteen, adolescents undergo a capping ceremony...

Miyu is an 8th grade girl, whose parents have been hired by NASA. They take off to America leaving Miyu with Mr. Saionji. Later, Mr. Saionji decides to go on a 1 year long trip to India leaving Miyu alone with his son, Kanata. More complications rise when an Alien baby and his babysitter pet crashes...

"The Puppet Masters" is a 1951 science fiction novel by American author Robert A. Heinlein, notable for its depiction of a secret American agency combating slug-like, parasitic alien invaders.

First published in 1977, Cosmic Encounter is a science fiction board game designed by Bill Eberle, Jack Kittredge, and Peter Olotka. It is historically influential in tabletop design for its asymmetric gameplay and player-driven negotiation. Each player takes control of a unique alien species, utili...

"Incandescence" is a 2008 hard science fiction novel by Australian author Greg Egan, notable for depicting an alien species deducing general relativity while living near a massive black hole.

The Pool of Fire is a science fiction novel by John Christopher, published in 1968 as the concluding volume of the Tripods trilogy, following The White Mountains and The City of Gold and Lead. The story depicts a human resistance movement fighting against the Tripods, alien machines that have subjug...

Species is a 1995 science fiction horror film centered on an alien-human hybrid named Sil (Natasha Henstridge). A group of scientists and agents pursue her after she establishes a relationship with a human subject. The narrative focuses on the efforts to contain this genetically engineered being bef...

Single-screen arcade shooter by Awfully Nice Studios (2016) directly inspired by Super Pang, tasking players with exterminating bugs that multiply when shot.

"Zapling Bygone" is a 2022 metroidvania game developed by 9FingerGames and published by JanduSoft, featuring pixel art visuals and a dark fantasy setting. The player controls an alien parasite that gains new abilities by defeating and assimilating bosses throughout the interconnected world. As explo...

"Deathworld" is a 1960 science fiction novel by American author Harry Harrison, notable for depicting a brutal planet whose hyper-aggressive flora and fauna adapt to kill human colonists.

A 2005 top-down sci-fi shooter by Finnish developer Frozenbyte, set on a moon base overrun by aliens and distinguished by its use of dynamic real-time lighting to create atmospheric tension.

Zoonie the Lazoon is a fictional alien creature in Fireball XL5, the British television science-fiction series created by Gerry and Sylvia Anderson and produced using Supermarionation puppetry. Originating from the planet Colevio, Zoonie becomes Doctor Venus's pet and displays a limited form of tele...

V: The Final Battle is a 1984 American science fiction miniseries that aired on NBC. Serving as the conclusion to the original 1983 miniseries, the narrative focuses on the global human resistance movement fighting against a race of reptilian aliens who have invaded Earth under the guise of friendsh...

The Infinite Sea is a 2014 young adult science-fiction novel by American author Rick Yancey. It is the second book in The 5th Wave trilogy, following The 5th Wave and preceding The Last Star. The story continues the experiences of Cassie Sullivan and other survivors after successive attacks by an al...

Alien Hive is a 2013 mobile puzzle game by Malaysia-based Appxplore, notable for blending match-three evolution with sliding-tile play.

Virus is a 1999 science fiction horror film adapted from Chuck Pfarrer’s comic book. The narrative centers on a vessel encountering an alien force aiming to transform humans into robotic servants. Jamie Lee Curtis, William Baldwin, and Donald Sutherland star in the story of this extraterrestrial thr...

"World of Ptavvs" is a 1966 science fiction novel by American author Larry Niven, notable for expanding his Known Space universe by introducing the ancient, telepathic Slaver alien species.

1945 Republic serial considered a landmark in science fiction serials, depicting a shape-shifting Martian invader who infiltrates human society to enable conquest of Earth.

The Children of the Sky is a 2011 space opera novel by Vernor Vinge, serving as the direct sequel to his Hugo-winning novel A Fire Upon the Deep.

Childhood's End is a 2015 Syfy science fiction miniseries developed by Matthew Graham from Arthur C. Clarke's novel, with Charles Dance as Karellen.

Zombies of the Stratosphere is a 1952 American Republic film serial notable for featuring Leonard Nimoy in an early role and utilizing the iconic Rocketman flying suit.

Radar Men from the Moon is a 1952 American Republic film serial featuring Commando Cody, a jet-pack-wearing hero who defends Earth from an invasion originating from the moon.

The Last Star is a 2016 young adult post-apocalyptic novel by Rick Yancey that concludes The 5th Wave trilogy, detailing the final stand of human survivors against alien invaders.