It was originally developed in Adobe Flash by programmer and Newgrounds founder, Tom Fulp, and animator and artist, Dan Paladin.

Alien Hominid is a side-scrolling Run and Gun Shooter in a similar vein to games such as Metal Slug,[2] where one hit instantly kills[3] and has a two-player simultaneous play.

[9][10] The Alien Hominid that the game follows is flying over Earth when the FBI intercept its spacecraft, sending it crashing down to the planet.

[35][36][37][38] It was nominated for GameSpot's annual "Funniest Game" award, which went to Grand Theft Auto: San Andreas.

In reviews for the game, it was critically acclaimed for its old-school style gameplay, tough level of difficulty, and quirky humor.

[citation needed] Hominid appears during one of the levels in The Behemoth's 2nd game, Castle Crashers, using a lance weapon based on his ray gun.

The green eyeball from an early boss fight also appears as an Animal Orb, firing lasers at enemies.

[40] The Super Soviet Missile Mastar minigame from Alien Hominid was released as a free app for iOS on February 7, 2011.