Category: Aliens-Predator

The canonical films of the Alien franchise.

2089-93

Prometheus

The 2012 film on Blu-ray.
Prometheus is possibly also canonical in the Blade Runner universe.

2100

Alien: Covenant – Origins

Tie-in novel by Alan Dean Foster, published in 2017.
Must take place shortly after the merger of Weylend and Yutani in 2099.

2104

Alien: Covenant

The 2017 film on Blu-ray.

2122

Alien

The 1979 film on Blu-ray.

Jonesy: Nine Lives on the Nostromo

Tie-in comic by Rory Lucey, published in 2018.
Parallels the events of the movie from the point of view of the cat.

2137

Alien: Isolation

The 2014 game for Xbox 360. (Also available for PS4, PS3 & Xbox One.)

Alien: Blackout

Mobile phone game released in 2019, follows the events of Isolation.

Aliens: Defiance, vol.1

Reprints Aliens: Defiance #1-6 (April 2016 – October 2016).

Aliens: Defiance, vol.2

Reprints Aliens: Defiance #7-12 (December 2016 – June 2017).

2139

Alien: Prototype

Tie-in novel by Tim Waggoner, published in 2019.

2140

Alien: Resistance

Reprints Aliens: Resistance #1-4 (January 2019 – April 2019).

2159

Alien: Out of the Shadows

Tie-in novel by Tim Lebbon, published in 2014.

2166

Aliens: Vasquez

Tie-in novel by V. Castro, published in 2022.
Concludes in this year

2172

Alien: Echo

Tie-in young adult novel by Mira Grant, published in 2019.

2178

Reclamation

Tie-in short story by Yvonne Navarro, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story must occur before the film Aliens.

Blowback

Tie-in short story by Christopher Golden, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story must occur before the film Aliens.

Broken

Tie-in short story by Rachel Caine, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story must occur before the film Aliens.

Exterminators

Tie-in short story by Matt Forbeck, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story must occur before the film Aliens.

2179

Alien: River of Pain

Tie-in novel by Christopher Golden, published in 2014.
Occurs shortly before Aliens.

No Good Deed

Tie-in short story by Ray Garton, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Occurs during River of Pain but is best read after.

Aliens

The 1986 film on Blu-ray.

Dark Mother

Tie-in short story by David Farland, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Occurs during Aliens but is best read after.

Alien 3

The 1992 film on Blu-ray.

2180

Zero to Hero

Tie-in short story by Weston Ochse, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story must occur after the film Aliens.

Deep Background

Tie-in short story by Keith R.A. Candido, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story must occur after the film Aliens.

Empty Nest

Tie-in short story by Brian Keene, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story must occur after the film Aliens.

Darkness Falls

Tie-in short story by Heather Graham, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story must occur after the film Aliens.

The Cold Forge

Tie-in novel by Alex White, published in 2018.
Has a first chapter that takes place in 2179, but the majority of the book takes place the following year.

2181

Chance Encounter

Tie-in short story by Paul Kupperberg, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story appears to occur after the other Bug Hunt stories.

Hugs to Die For

Tie-in short story by Mike Resnick and Marina J. Lostetter, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story appears to occur after the other Bug Hunt stories.

Dangerous Prey

Tie-in short story by Scott Sigler, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date is approximate, but this story appears to occur after the other Bug Hunt stories.

2184

Into Charybdis

Tie-in novel by Alex White, published in 2021.
Date specified in story.

2185

Aliens: Dust to Dust

Comic by Gabriel Hardman & Rain Beredo, published in 2019.
Date is approximate, but this story appears to occur a few years after Alien 3.

2186

Colony War

Tie-in novel by Alex White, published in 2021.
Date specified in story.

2187

Alien: Inferno’s Fall

Tie-in novel by Philippa Ballantyne, published in 2022.
Date specified in story.

Alien: Enemy of my Enemy

Tie-in novel by Mary Sangiovanni, published in 2023.
Date specified in story.

2189

Deep Black

Short story by Jonathan Maberry, published in 2017 in Aliens: Bug Hunt.
Date specified in the story as ten years after Alien 3.

2202

Aliens: Infiltrator

Novel by Weston Ochse, published in 2021.
A prequel to Fireteam Elite, date specified in story.

Aliens: Fireteam Elite

Console game released in 2021, date specified in game.

2295

Aliens: Dead Orbit

Date given in story.

2379

Alien: Resurrection

The 1997 film on Blu-ray.

2496-97

Alien: Sea of Sorrows

Tie-in novel by James A. Moore, published in 2014.

date unknown

Aliens: Phalanx

Tie-in novel by Scott Sigler, published in 2020.

 

Note: the Aliens Vs Predator films are not considered canonical in the Aliens universe due to conflicting details between them and Prometheus. A Chronology for the AVP universe can be found here.