Aliens Fireteam Elite is an online-only game and has no couch co-op at the time of writing. One of the reasons what there is no couch co-op is because of its ARPG-like gear progressions. ... It does mean that the game actively requires you to gear up and get better to be able to face the harder difficulties.
Can you play Alien Fireteam offline?
Thankfully, the short answer is: yes, there is an offline mode and you can indeed play the game in single-player. ... Instead of the two human-controlled teammates you get in online co-op, you'll get two AI-controlled teammates when you play the game in single-player.
Is there a multiplayer alien game?
It's been a very weird and winding road to get to this point, but Cold Iron Studios' long-teased co-op shooter Aliens: Fireteam Elite has now officially launched, arriving as a buy-to-play title to PS5, PS4, Xbox Series X, Xbox One, and PC via Steam.