The Alien Games Books in Order
Part ofAva York Books in OrderExplore The Alien Games series by Ava York in order, with book summaries, reading order, and a quick guide to this connected alien survival romance.
Last updated: July 3, 2026
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The Alien Games books in publication order
5 books
End Game
by Ava York
2021
The final stretch of the Alien Games brings the biggest dangers and the biggest choices. Love, survival, and the truth behind the contest all crash together as the story races toward its finish.
Gamepoint
by Ava York
2021
As the competition tightens, every choice inside the Alien Games carries more risk. One couple has to decide whether winning freedom is worth exposing the feelings growing between them.
Offsides
by Ava York
2021
In the middle of the Games, a human contestant and her alien partner have to survive the next deadly challenge while learning how much they can rely on each other. Desire only makes the stakes messier.
Opening Move
by Ava York
2021
Emily is ripped from Earth and forced into a lethal alien competition where freedom is the prize. Her only real chance may be the giant blue gladiator at her side, if she can trust him before the game kills them both.
Out of Bounds
by Ava York
2021
Another pair enters the brutal arena of the Alien Games, where every round demands teamwork and trust. Attraction is hard enough to handle without cameras, danger, and a very real chance of dying before the finish line.
The Alien Games books in chronological order
Opening Move
by Ava York
2021The Alien Games, Book 1
Out of Bounds
by Ava York
2021The Alien Games, Book 2
Offsides
by Ava York
2021The Alien Games, Book 3
Gamepoint
by Ava York
2021The Alien Games, Book 4
End Game
by Ava York
2021The Alien Games, Book 5
Series background & context
The Alien Games is one of Ava York's clearest high-concept series. Human women are taken from Earth and forced into a deadly alien competition, then paired with dangerous alien males who are just as desperate to survive.
That is the hook, and the books use it well.
In Opening Move, the game is framed as a route to freedom. Win, and you live. Lose, and the cost is brutal. The couples are not simply stuck together because fate says so. They are teammates in a manufactured survival nightmare, and every obstacle pushes them closer, whether they like it or not. The romance builds in the middle of mud, violence, suspicion, and very public stakes.
The series works because it balances two pleasures at once. On one side, there is the game itself, part survival course and part twisted entertainment, with rules designed to keep everyone off balance. On the other, there is the slow discovery that the alien partner who looks like a walking threat may be the one person worth trusting. Each book gives a different pairing, but the larger story keeps moving forward, so readers get both a full romance and a reason to continue.
Nobody gets an easy ride here.
The setting has a reality-show edge, but the tone is more dangerous than playful. The contestants are being watched, manipulated, and pushed toward breaking points. Attraction matters, but so do alliances, choices, and whether the leads can see past the role the game has assigned them.
If you like connected romance series with an ongoing plot, this one is especially satisfying. Expect action, survival tension, forced proximity, and alien heroes who start out intimidating and end up deeply protective.
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