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ALIEN RPG Evolved Edition & Rapture Protocol Cinematic Expansion – 18th Nov

Stuart Anderson October 22, 2025

PRESS RELEASE SOURCE: FREE LEAGUE PUBLISHING

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 Miniatures 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.

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At the table, everyone can hear you scream.

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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.

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Starter Set

Redesigned as the perfect starting point for newcomers to roleplaying in the ALIEN universe, the new Evolved Edition of the Starter Set ($39.99) contains everything players need for game night. Key Features:

  • Rules booklet with abridged Evolved Edition rules
  • Updated edition of the fan-favorite Hope’s Last Day cinematic adventure, expanded into three acts
  • A huge double-sided map (format 35 x 22 inches) with one side depicting chartered space in the year 2183 and the other featuring the Hadley’s Hopeterraforming 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

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Rapture Protocol

Rapture Protocol ($39.99) 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. Key Features:

  • The main Rapture Protocol scenario book
  • A huge double-sided map (format format 35 x 22 inches) 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

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Miniatures Set

Complementing Rapture Protocol, the new Miniatures Set ($59.99) features 20 high-quality miniatures of soldiers, space truckers, and Xenomorphs. These miniatures in the 28mm scale are perfectly sized for use on the large battle maps included in Rapture Protocol and Hope’s Last Day. In addition, the 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.

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