Nineteen years. It has taken nineteen years for 2D gaming fans to see one of its most chaotic alien invaders again. And boy, was it worth the wait.

From the original 2004 Flash-powered Alien Hominid to 2023’s Alien Hominid Invasion, The Behemoth delivers pixelated pandemonium, deep-state satire, and intergalactic friendships that somehow hinge on pudding, mutation juice, and ice cream diplomacy. Let’s break it down.

Chaos, Comedy, and Cosmic Carnage

Alien Hominid (2004): The Cult Classic That Started It All

At the beginning of the game a space ship crashes and a fat boy’s ice cream is stolen which leads to a chaotic sequence of events where you have to kill FBI agents, puddings, robots and an eyeball named Insto Ball.

Highlights: Fast-paced platforming: Think Contra on a sugar rush.

Off-the-wall bosses: Tinman, Baron Butterscotch, a Mecha-Yeti-riding chase through Russia—each level escalates in wildness.

Style & humour: The hand-drawn aesthetic and absurdist storytelling still hold up. A yeti ally? A laser-firing hawk? Sold.

 Best Moment:
That twist in Russia where Boris nukes your ship by accident and you end up riding a snowplow to catch a train. It’s so 2000s it hurts in the best way.

Alien Hominid Invasion (2023): The Glow-Up We Didn’t Know We Needed

In Invasion, the stakes are higher, the story is deeper, and the chaos is beautifully co-op-ready. You’re no longer a lone alien now, the whole crew has landed. The Mother Ship (and eventually Grandmother Ship, yes really) is churning out new aliens via “mutation juice,” and the FBI is juicing humans into agents. Ethical questions? Who cares there’s another boss to beam-blast.

What’s New:

Procedural missions: Think replayable chaos with roguelite vibes.

Custom alien builds: Use mutation juice to create your perfect pixelated menace.

Moral choices: Spare the agent or go full blaster-mode? The story shifts depending on your actions.

Plot Bombshell:
The fat kids- those donut-loving, alien-sheltering civilians from game one? They’re back. One became the FBI General, another the Fat Kid Leader, and their fractured friendship drives the emotional arc. Yes, this game has lore.

From Ice Cream to Existentialism
If Alien Hominid was punk rock in game form, Invasion is its concept album sequel. Louder, smarter, weirder. The final moments, where aliens rebel against the Mother Ship’s orders and unite with their former enemies (fat kids, FBI, even the General) to stop Grandmother Ship? Genuinely moving. And absurd. But mostly moving.

And of course, it ends with an ice cream explosion.

      
Both Alien Hominid and Invasion must be played by anyone who wants nostalgic mayhem with heart.

Bonus Glarnok Quote (for Alien Abduction Lamp fans):

“I came for the lasers, stayed for the pudding monster, and left questioning the ethics of interspecies diplomacy. 10/10.” 

 Glarnok, Intergalactic Lamp Enthusiast

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