Aleste (アレスタ) is a vertically scrolling shooter developed by Compile, originally published by Sega in 1988 for the Master System and then by CP Communications for the MSX2.

The US release was initially a mail-only limited edition, however it did later see some retail distribution at Toys R' Us and other chains in North America.

An MSX2 version was released in July of that year, featuring two new stages, lowered difficulty, and a series of cutscenes.

Zanac is the game that set down the template for the Aleste series and nearly all of Compile's future shooters.

[9] Finally, it is known that around 1993, various employees left Compile and joined Raizing, where they made some similar games.