Welcome to Aliens: Fireteam Elite – Ruptured Cistern! This past year has been an incredible journey facing off against some of the most fearsome foes in the galaxy. Fireteams had to battle back hordes of Xenomorphs, eliminate scores of pathogen enemies, and even went toe-to-toe with a Pathogen Queen and lived to tell the tale.

Now it’s time for a new adventure – one with limited time rewards that delves deep into a place our marines know all too well. Reports are that there's a leak in Katanga's cisterns and we need a Fireteam to clear out the Xenomorphs and help with the repairs.

Before we get any further, it’s important that you know the cisterns are unlike anything you’ve faced before. Herrera will walk you through the repairs, but everything you mess with is going to bring wave after wave of enemies down upon you. The kicker? Katanga’s cisterns are part of a multistory complex. That means you need to keep your head on a swivel and not just watch out behind you, but above and below you as well.

This is vertical gameplay like you’ve never seen before in AFE. Find the right angles and you might even be able to defend more than one level at a time.

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It won’t be easy though; you’ll need to traverse the multiple levels of the cisterns to get everything back up and running. Between activating the air intake and computer, then cycling the cistern intake, even the most experienced marines are going to have their hands full.

For the successful teams, the rewards will be plenty. In addition to the standard 30 attachments and perks regularly available to be earned in horde modes, Ruptured Cistern is introducing limited edition rewards in Aliens: Fireteam Elite for the first time.




From now until January 17th, there will be eight unique holiday rewards available. The six decals, including Stay Frosty and Xeno's Greetings, will be awarded randomly to marines who complete at least wave 10 of Ruptured Cistern on any difficulty level. The new Deep Freeze gun color will be awarded to anyone who can complete 10 waves on Intense difficulty. And if you’re up to the challenge, you can unlock the Winter Constellations gun color by completing 10 waves on Extreme difficulty.

Whatever you do, make sure you don’t delay jumping into this limited time challenge. Once these rewards are gone, they may never come back.

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A copy of Aliens: Fireteam Elite is required to access the Ruptured Cistern content. Aliens: Fireteam Elite is available on Steam, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series S/X, and the Windows Store. Recruit your fireteam of Colonial Marines and survive the hive! Join us on Discord and follow us on Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and YouTube for the latest news on the game.