Alien: Isolation
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Alien: Isolation is a 2014 survival horror game developed by
series, the game is set 15 years after the original 1979 film, and
follows the engineer Amanda Ripley, voiced by Andrea Deck. Amanda
investigates the disappearance of her mother, Ellen Ripley, aboard the
space station Sevastopol, which is in disarray due to years of corporate
negligence and the threat of a rampant alien creature. The game
emphasizes stealth and survival horror gameplay, requiring the player to
avoid, outsmart, and fight various enemies with equipment such as
Alien: Isolation was designed to resemble the original Alien film rather
than its more action-oriented 1986 sequel Aliens, and features a similar
lo-fi, 1970s vision of what the future could look like. It runs on an
engine built to accommodate the alien's behaviour and technical aspects
such as atmospheric and lighting effects. Creative Assembly intended to
make Alien: Isolation a third-person game, but used first-person to
create a more intense experience. Several downloadable content packs
were released, some of which relive scenes from the original film.
Alien: Isolation received positive reviews and sold over two million
copies by May 2015. Its retro-futuristic art direction, sound design,
and artificial intelligence were praised, while its length received some
criticism. Considered one of the best games ever made, Alien: Isolation
won several year-end awards, including Best Audio at the 2015
Game Developers Choice Awards and Audio Achievement at the
2021. It was also added to the Amazon Luna service in 2021. A
web series adaptation was released in 2019. In 2024, Creative Assembly
announced that a sequel was in development.
Contents
β’ Gameplay
β’ Plot
β’ Development
β’ Reception
β’ Sales
β’ Accolades
β’ Legacy
β’ Notes
β’ References
β’ External links
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Gameplay
Alien: Isolation is a single-player action-adventure game with an
emphasis on stealth and survival horror. The player controls
Amanda Ripley from a first-person perspective,cite-ref-game-awards-nominees-1-0[1]cite-ref-pcgamer-review-2-0[2] and must explore a
space station and complete mission objectives to progress forward in the
story while avoiding, outsmarting, and defeating enemies.cite-ref-usgamer-guide-3-0[3] Specific
objectives vary across each of the nineteen missions, but can range from
activating computers, talking to NPCs, collecting certain items or
reaching specific areas.cite-ref-4[4] The player can run, climb ladders, sneak
into vents, crouch behind objects to break the line of sight with
enemies, and peek over or lean around for a safe view.cite-ref-usgamer-guide-3-1[3] The player
also has the ability to go under tables or inside empty lockers and
cabinets to hide from enemies.cite-ref-usgamer-guide-3-2[3]
Amanda encounters various enemies throughout the station, including
hostile human survivors and androids. The player can either eliminate
them or avoid them using stealth or distractions.cite-ref-usgamer-guide-3-3[3] The main
antagonist, the Alien (or otherwise referred to by the game's characters
as "The Creature"), appears briefly during certain sections across the
first four missions, but begins continuously pursuing the player after
the completion of mission five, "The Quarantine". The Alien cannot be
defeated, requiring the player to use stealth tactics in order to
survive.cite-ref-pcgamer-review-2-1[2] Instead of following a predetermined path, the Alien has the
ability to actively investigate disturbances and hunt the player by
sight or sound.cite-ref-usgamer-guide-3-4[3] Along the way, the player can use both a flashlight
and a motion tracker to detect the Alien's movements. However, using any
of these increases the chance of the Alien finding the player. For
example, if the Alien is close enough, it will be attracted by the
tracker's sound, forcing the player to use the tracker wisely and remove
it as soon as it detects motion.cite-ref-usgamer-guide-3-5[3] The motion tracker cannot detect
enemies when they are not moving and cannot determine if the Alien is up
in the ducts or on ground level. On the game's hardest difficulty
setting, Nightmare, the motion tracker is unreliable and the in game
flamethrower, and stun baton over the course of the game,cite-ref-eurog-review-6-0[6]cite-ref-gi-tips-7-0[7] Alien:
Isolation emphasizes evasion over direct combat by providing limited
ammunition.cite-ref-pcgamer-review-2-2[2] The player can also craft useful items by collecting
schematics and different materials. Items include EMP detonators,
noisemakers, molotov cocktails, and pipe bombs; these can help the
player deal with enemies.cite-ref-eurog-review-6-1[6] For example, the noisemaker can be used to
attract enemies in a particular direction. The Alien is afraid of fire,
so using flame weapons will force it to temporarily retreat. The player
has a limited amount of health which decreases when attacked by enemies;
health is restored with medkits, which can be crafted with materials in
Amanda's inventory, although all of the Alien's attacks (unless it is
retreating) will result in instant death.cite-ref-usgamer-guide-3-7[3]
The space station is divided into sections connected by trams and
elevators. Some doors require certain actions before entry is allowed;
for example, some require a keycard or entry codes, while others need to
be hacked by an access tuner or cut open with a welding torch.cite-ref-gspot-review-5-1[5]
Computer terminals and rewiring stations can be used to access
information and trigger actions such as disabling security cameras or
manipulating the station's air-purification and alarm mechanism. These
actions may help to momentarily divert the attention away from the
a save station terminal and insert Amanda's access card. There is a
three second pause before the save can be completed, meaning the player
can be killed while attempting to save.cite-ref-8[8] If Amanda dies, the player
will have to restart from the last saved point.cite-ref-gamasutra-save-system-9-0[9] In addition to the
campaign mode, Alien: Isolation features a special mode, called Survivor
Mode, in which the player must complete objectives within a time limit
on different challenge maps while being hunted by the Alien.cite-ref-survivor-mode-10-0[10]
Plot
In 2137, fifteen years after her mother Ellen went missing onboard the
Christopher Samuels that the Nostromo's flight recorder has been
recovered and taken to Sevastopol, a space station owned by Seegson
Corporation which orbits the gas giant KG-348 in the Zeta Reticuli
system. Samuels offers Amanda a place on the retrieval team to give her
closure, and she accepts. Amanda, Samuels and Weyland-Yutani executive
Nina Taylor travel to the station via the USCSS Torrens with the help of
the ship's captain Diane Verlaine. After finding the station too damaged
line is severed by an explosion, and Amanda is separated from the
others.
Making her way through the station, Amanda discovers that it has
descended into chaos due the presence of a hostile alien creature
onboard. She eventually finds the flight recorder, but discovers that
its data has been corrupted. Amanda then makes her way to Samuels and
Taylor; retrieving medical supplies for an injured Taylor, she meets
Marshal Waits and follows him back to his bureau. There, Amanda meets
the imprisoned captain of the USCSS Anesidora, Henry Marlow, who
explains he recovered the flight recorder and went to LV-426, where his
wife was impregnated by a facehugger before she fatally birthed the
creature on Sevastopol. Waits convinces Amanda to lure the creature to
one of the station's modules, where it can be ejected into space.
However, Waits ejects the module with Amanda still inside, forcing her
to space-jump back to Sevastopol using a space suit.
Amanda returns to the bureau to confront Waits, but before she arrives
Sevastopol's service androids begin killing the remaining humans,
including Waits. Working with Waits' deputy Ricardo, Amanda links up
with Samuels, who sacrifices himself to help her access the control core
of Sevastopol's artificial intelligence APOLLO and is destroyed in the
process. Amanda also learns from Ricardo that Taylor was secretly sent
to retrieve the creature and freed Marlow. At the core, Amanda discovers
Weyland-Yutani purchased Sevastopol from Seegson before she arrived at
the station, ordering APOLLO to protect the creature at all costs.
Amanda informs APOLLO that the creature is no longer onboard, but it
responds by stating that "reactor scans are unverified". Descending into
the reactor, Amanda finds a nest with numerous aliens, and initiates a
reactor purge in an attempt to destroy it. However, this inadvertently
forces the aliens to leave the nest, and they begin to hunt Amanda
again.
Ricardo informs Ripley that Marlow has returned to the Anesidora, and
she follows him. There, Amanda discovers a personal message from Ellen
before being confronted by Marlow, who attempts to overload the ship's
reactor to destroy Sevastopol and the aliens. Taylor, who also went to
the Anesidora, knocks out Marlow but is too late to stop the overload
and both are killed in the subsequent explosion, forcing Amanda to flee
the ship before it is destroyed. The explosion damages Sevastopol's
orbital stabilizers, causing the station to slowly drift into KG-348's
atmosphere. Amanda contacts Verlaine for extraction, but a facehugger
attacks Ricardo, forcing her to leave him. After helping the Torrens
detach from the station, Amanda enters the ship just before Sevastopol
is destroyed. However, she finds an alien has boarded the Torrens and
killed Verlaine as well; cornered into an airlock, she ejects both
herself and it into space. Some time later, a searchlight finds an
adrift and unconscious Amanda.
Development
Alien: Isolation was developed by Creative Assembly, which is best known
based on the Alien series from 20th Century Fox was conceived when
Creative Assembly finished Viking: Battle for Asgard in 2008, after the
publisher, Sega, acquired the rights to develop Alien games in December
the idea, wherein one player would control the Alien manually while
another would conceal themselves in an environment and try to hide from
the creature. The game captured the attention of Sega and the project
was eventually approved.cite-ref-edge-feature-11-2[11] As Creative Assembly had no experience with
survival horror games, it hired people from studios such as
According to the director, Alistair Hope, the team grew from "a couple
of guys crammed in with the Total War team" to 100 by 2014.cite-ref-edge-feature-11-4[11]
Creative Assembly designed the game more in line with Ridley Scott's
1979 film Alien than James Cameron's more action-oriented 1986 sequel
film, Fox provided three terabytes of original production material,
including costume photography, concept art, set design, photos, videos
proper gold mine. We saw angles of things we'd never seen before."cite-ref-pcgamer-making-of-13-2[13]
During the first stage of development, the developers deconstructed the
film to find out what made its setting unique. This would allow them to
build new environments that were faithful to it.cite-ref-pcgamer-making-of-13-3[13] The composers
deconstructed the film soundtrack to identify the main cues and extend
the soundtrack to fill in the length of the game.cite-ref-gamefront-feature-4-15-0[15] The developers
also met the Alien and Blade Runner editor Terry Rawlings, who gave them
additional insight.cite-ref-pcgamer-making-of-13-4[13]
Rather than pursue a shiny, high-tech science fiction look, the
designers recreated the setting and feel of Alien using the work of the
a lo-fi, 1970s vision of the future, with features "clunky" machinery
such as phone receivers, monochrome displays and distorted CRT
then filmed those sequences playing on an old portable television while
adjusting the tracking settings.cite-ref-18-things-14-3[14] As digital hacking had not been
conceived in the 1970s, the hacking device was built the way it would
have been built on the set of the film, and requires players to tune
into a computer's signal while selecting icons on its screen.cite-ref-18-things-14-4[14] The
team had a rule of not creating anything that the film crew could not
have created as a prop in 1979.cite-ref-gamefront-feature-3-16-0[16]
Creative Assembly wanted Alien: Isolation to have a story that was
closely related to the film. They explored a story set 15 years after
the film which would involve Ellen Ripley's daughter and the Nostromo's
flight recorder.cite-ref-pcgamer-making-of-13-5[13] The writer Will Porter said creating the backstory
for Amanda was "refreshing" as he felt that she was an overlooked
character.cite-ref-hero-complex-amanda-17-0[17] The actress Sigourney Weaver reprised her role as Ellen
Ripley to voice small sections because she felt that the story was
interesting and true to the film.cite-ref-weaver-voice-18-0[18] Along with Weaver, the original
Alien cast, which includes Tom Skerritt, Veronica Cartwright,
Harry Dean Stanton, and Yaphet Kotto, reprised their roles for the
separate downloadable content missions, marking the first time they were
reunited since the release of the film.cite-ref-ign-dlc-19-0[19] All the characters were
created with 3D face scans.cite-ref-gamefront-feature-2-20-0[20] The story was rewritten about a year
before release; elements of the previous story were discovered in a
console build.cite-ref-old-story-21-0[21]
Alien: Isolation runs on a proprietary engine that was built from
scratch by Creative Assembly.cite-ref-18-things-14-5[14] Previously used in
Viking: Battle for Asgard,cite-ref-clive-gratton-engine-talk-22-0[22] the engine was adapted to accommodate
technical aspects such as the atmospheric and lighting effects and the
Alien's behavioural design.cite-ref-18-things-14-6[14] The engine's deferred rendering allowed
artists to place "hundreds" of dynamic lights in a scene and achieve
into development. Although the new tools eventually improved workflow,
they initially caused major disruptions because previous work had to be
discarded or ported into the new tools, taking valuable development time
away from the team.cite-ref-clive-gratton-engine-talk-22-1[22] The Alien was designed to look similar to
H. R. Giger's original design, including the skull underneath its
semitransparent head. However, the designers did alter its humanoid legs
with recurved ones to provide the Alien a walk cycle that would hold up
to scrutiny during longer encounters with the player.cite-ref-craveonline-article-24-0[24] Between 70 and
80 different sets of animation for the Alien were created.cite-ref-18-things-14-7[14] The
Alien's artificial intelligence was programmed with a complex set of
behavioural designs that slowly unlock as it encounters the player,
creating the illusion that the Alien learns from each interaction and
appropriately adjusts its hunting strategy.cite-ref-18-things-14-8[14] The gameplay designer
Gary Napper said, "We needed something that would be different every
time you played it. You're going to die a lot, which means restarting a
lot, and if the Alien was scripted, you'd see the same behaviour. That
makes the Alien become predictable, and a lot less scary."cite-ref-18-things-14-9[14] The save
system was inspired by a scene in the film where Captain Dallas uses a
key-card to access Nostromo's computer, Mother.cite-ref-gamasutra-save-system-9-1[9]
The developers originally planned to add a feature that would allow
players to craft weapons, but the idea was ultimately discarded.
According to Hope, "We thought about what people would want to do in
order to survive. We explored different ideas, and one of them was
fashioning weapons to defend yourself. That was quite early on, but then
we realised that this game isn't really about pulling the trigger."cite-ref-pcgamer-making-of-13-6[13]
Another cancelled feature was the Alien's iconic acid blood as a game
mechanic, which could melt through metal like in the film. Although the
feature was reportedly implemented at one point, it was removed because
the developers felt it would take the game in a "weird"
perspective, it was developed for a considerable amount of time in
third-person view. The perspective was changed after the team realised
that first person changed the gameplay experience significantly. Hope
explained that, in third-person view, Alien: Isolation would have become
"a game about jockeying the camera and looking after your avatar. But in
first-person it's you that's being hunted. If you're hiding behind an
object and you want to get a better view of your surroundings, you have
to move."cite-ref-pcgamer-making-of-13-8[13] Development took four years after Creative Assembly
pitched the idea to Sega.cite-ref-pcgamer-making-of-13-9[13] Alien: Isolation was
released to manufacturing on 9 September 2014.cite-ref-going-gold-25-0[25] It is dedicated to
Simon Franco, a programmer who died during development.cite-ref-eurog-honour-26-0[26]
Marketing and release
Alien: Isolation was first unveiled on 12 May 2011 when UK government
account that the studio was hiring for an Alien game.cite-ref-pcgamer-vaizey-27-0[27] Although no
gameplay details were confirmed, Sega confirmed that Isolation would be
released for consoles.cite-ref-pcgamer-vaizey-27-1[27] Sega boss Mike Hayes said it was "very much a
triple-A project. We want this to be a peer to the likes of
Dead Space 2."cite-ref-pcgamer-vaizey-27-2[27] Although the game's name was anticipated following a
trademark registration in October 2013 and some screenshots leaked in
release of a teaser trailer on 7 January 2014.cite-ref-ign-trailer-30-0[30] The fact that Sega's
previous Alien game, Aliens: Colonial Marines, received a negative
public reaction did not affect Creative Assembly.cite-ref-colonial-marines-31-0[31] According to
Napper, the vocal reaction from the Alien fanbase assured the team that
they were building a game the fanbase wanted.cite-ref-colonial-marines-31-1[31]
Alien: Isolation was presented at E3 2014, where journalists had a
terrifying.cite-ref-polygon-e3-demo-32-1[32] The game was also playable on the Oculus Rift
virtual reality (VR) headset that was shown at the show.cite-ref-polygon-oculus-33-0[33] It was
awarded Best VR Game and was nominated for Game of the Show, Best Xbox
One Game, Best PlayStation 4 Game, Best PC Game, and Best Action Game at
Game Critics Awards, it was nominated for Best of Show, Best Console
Alien: Isolation was released on 7 October 2014.cite-ref-eurog-release-date-40-0[40] Isolation was
ported by Feral Interactive to Linux and OS X in late 2015,cite-ref-collection-osx-linux-41-0[41] to
Nintendo Switch on 5 December 2019,cite-ref-switch-announcement-42-0[42]cite-ref-switch-release-43-0[43] and to Android and iOS
devices on 16 December 2021,cite-ref-mobile-release-44-0[44] and was added to the Amazon Luna
service on 14 October 2021.cite-ref-luna-release-45-0[45]
Downloadable content
Alien: Isolation supports additional in-game content in the form of
downloadable content packs. The first two packs, Crew Expendable and
Last Survivor, were made available at the time of release.cite-ref-ign-dlc-19-1[19] Crew
Expendable, included in the "Nostromo Edition", relives a scene from
Alien and involves the player controlling Ripley, Dallas or Parker
attempting to flush an Alien from the Nostromo's air vents into the
ship's airlock.cite-ref-ign-dlc-19-2[19] Last Survivor, which was originally made available
to players who pre-ordered at certain retailers, is set during the
film's finale and involves the player controlling Ripley as she tries to
activate the Nostromo's self-destruct sequence and reach the escape
shuttle.cite-ref-ign-dlc-19-3[19]
Between October 2014 and March 2015, five additional downloadable
content packs were released, expanding the Survivor Mode with new
features.cite-ref-5-new-dlcs-46-0[46] A season pass to these five Survivor Mode packs could be
purchased before they were released.cite-ref-season-pass-47-0[47] The first pack, Corporate
Lockdown, was released on 28 October 2014 and includes three new
challenge maps where the player must complete certain objectives.cite-ref-5-new-dlcs-46-1[46]
The second pack, Trauma, was released on 2 December 2014 and includes a
new character for use in three additional challenge maps.cite-ref-trauma-dlc-48-0[48] The third
pack, Safe Haven, was released on 13 January 2015 and introduces a new
character and a new gameplay mode where the player must complete a
series of missions under a time limit.cite-ref-safe-heaven-dlc-49-0[49] The fourth pack, Lost
Contact, which was released on 10 February 2015, is similar to Safe
Haven, but offers a different playable character and setting.cite-ref-lost-contact-dlc-50-0[50] The
last pack, The Trigger, was released on 3 March 2015 and includes three
additional challenge maps and a new playable character.cite-ref-trigger-dlc-51-0[51] A collection
featuring the base game and all the downloadable content packs was
released for Linux, OS X, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One in late 2015.cite-ref-collection-osx-pc-ps4-xone-52-0[52]
Reception
Sales
According to Sega, Isolation had sold more than one million copies
worldwide by January 2015.cite-ref-sales-january-2015-53-0[53] By March, it had sold over 2.1 million
Critical response
Reception
| Aggregator | Score |
|---|---|
| Metacritic | PC: 81/100 PS4: 79/100 XONE: 78/100 NS:β¦ |
| OpenCritic | 76% |
| Publication | Score |
|---|---|
| Destructoid | 8.5/10 |
| Electronic Gaming Monthly | 8/10 |
| Eurogamer | 8/10 |
| Game Informer | 7.75/10 |
| GameRevolution | |
| GameSpot | 6/10 |
| GamesRadar+ | |
| GameTrailers | 7.4/10 |
| IGN | 5.9/10 |
| PC Gamer (US) | 93/100 |
| Polygon | 6.5/10 |
| The Guardian | |
| TouchArcade | |
Critical reception for Alien: Isolation was "generally favourable",
according to review aggregator Metacritic.cite-ref-metacritic-pc-56-1[56]cite-ref-metacritic-ps4-57-1[57]cite-ref-metacritic-xone-58-1[58] Josh Harmon of
Electronic Gaming Monthly felt that Alien: Isolation "succeeds as a
genuine effort to capture the spirit of the film franchise in playable
form, rather than a lazy attempt to use it as an easy backdrop for a
VanOrd praised the tense and frightening gameplay, stating that "when
all mechanics are working as intended, alien-evasion is dread distilled
into its purest, simplest form."cite-ref-gspot-review-5-4[5] However, he criticised the "trial
and error" progression and frustrating distances between save points.cite-ref-gspot-review-5-5[5]
Jeff Marchiafava of Game Informer stated similar pros, but criticised
the voice acting and dialogue.cite-ref-gi-review-63-1[63]
The visuals and atmosphere were praised. Polygon editor Arthur Gies felt
that Alien: Isolation is "a beautiful game, full of deep shadows and
mystery around every corner," while Dan Whitehead of Eurogamer praised
Ryan McCaffrey gave high marks to the retro-futuristic art direction and
sound design, writing: "From wisps of smoke that billow out of air vents
to clouds of white mist that obscure your vision when you rewire an
area's life-support systems in order to aid your stealthy objectives,
Isolation certainly looks and sounds like a part of the Alien
universe."cite-ref-ign-review-67-1[67] Similarly, PC Gamer said that the art design sets Alien:
Isolation apart from the likes of System Shock or Dead Space and creates
a "convincing science-fiction world, with machines and environments that
are functional and utilitarian, rather than overtly futuristic."cite-ref-pcgamer-review-2-5[2]
The characters were criticised; Game Informer stated that "Amanda
exhibits little growth or personality, other than concern for her fellow
humans and a desire not to die gruesomely,"cite-ref-gi-review-63-2[63] while Blake Peterson of
GameRevolution noted that none of the characters are fully developed.
According to him, "we never spend enough time with them to build the
emotional bond necessary for their inevitable deaths to mean
anything."cite-ref-gamerev-review-64-1[64] GameTrailers said that most of the computer terminals
contain unoriginal logs to describe predictable events, but also
remarked that reading reports from different computer terminals "grounds
Sevastopol in an appreciable way."cite-ref-gt-review-66-1[66]
Writing for GamesRadar, David Houghton praised the Alien's advanced
artificial intelligence, stating that "progress becomes a case of 'if'
and 'how', not 'when'. Movement is measured in inches and feet rather
than metres, and simply remaining alive becomes more exhilarating than
any objective achieved."cite-ref-gradar-review-65-1[65] Peterson praised the gameplay as tense,
scary and effective, writing that Alien: Isolation is "a solid,
incredibly striking example of the [survival horror] genre that uses its
first person perspective to greater personalize the horror".cite-ref-gamerev-review-64-2[64] PC
Gamer credited the crafting system for creating "a lot of unexpected
depth", allowing players to outsmart enemies in multiple ways.cite-ref-pcgamer-review-2-6[2] The
Survivor Mode was praised by Chris Carter of Destructoid, who felt it
offered players different feelings and experiences each time they played
it.cite-ref-destruct-review-61-1[61]
Although the gameplay was praised by several reviewers, some found
a mixed review, McCaffrey felt that it did not offer many options of
survival, requiring players to spend most of their time hiding in
lockers "staring at the motion tracker".cite-ref-ign-review-67-3[67] Polygon criticised the
overexposure to the Alien, turning Alien: Isolation into an irritating
experience. As Gies explained, "Every time I thought I heard the
monster, every blip on my motion tracker, was a cause for a tightness in
my chest at first. By the 300th time I dived under a table or into a
locker, I wasn't scared anymore β I was annoyed."cite-ref-poly-review-68-3[68] Despite the
criticism, Alien: Isolation was considered "brave" by IGN due to its
difficult gameplay, a feature that is uncommon in games with large
development costs.cite-ref-brave-game-72-0[72]
Accolades
Alien: Isolation received year-end awards including PC Gamer's Game of
the Year 2014, Audio Achievement at the
11th British Academy Games Awards, Best Audio at the 15th
Game Developers Choice Awards, and four awards at the 14th National
best game of 2014 by The Daily Telegraph,cite-ref-telegraph-top-2014-77-0[77] second-best by Empire and
Time,cite-ref-empire-top-2014-78-0[78]cite-ref-time-top-2014-79-0[79] and fourth by The Guardian.cite-ref-guardian-top-2014-80-0[80] The Daily Mirror named it
one of the 10 best games of 2014, and Eurogamer readers voted it the
sixth-best horror game,cite-ref-kotaku-best-horror-83-0[83] and in 2018 The A.V. Club ranked it the
fifth-bestcite-ref-av-top-horror-84-0[84] and GamesRadar+ ranked it the third-best.cite-ref-radar-top-horror-85-0[85] GamesRadar,
named Alien Isolation one of the best video games ever made.cite-ref-94[a]
Legacy
In 2014, Napper said the team often discussed ideas for a sequel.cite-ref-possible-sequel-106-0[105]
The Creative Assembly head, Tim Heaton, said in 2015 they were proud of
Isolation and that a sequel was "not out of the question" but
was in development and that most of the Isolation design team had left
Creative Assembly.cite-ref-sequel-rumor-107-0[106] On 7 October 2024, the 10th anniversary of the
game's release, Creative Assembly announced that a sequel was in early
development.cite-ref-1-108-0[107]
Two comic book sequels, Aliens: Resistance and Aliens: Rescue, were
Blackout, was released for mobile devices on 24 January 2019.cite-ref-alien-blackout-review-111-0[110] It
was shut down on 31 October 2023.cite-ref-112[111] In 2016, a pinball video game
adaptation, Aliens vs. Pinball, was released for the Zen Pinball 2 and
Pinball FX 2 video games developed by Zen Studios.cite-ref-pinball-adaptation-113-0[112] A novelisation
Jeff Juhasz and Fabien Dubois, were released in 2019.cite-ref-digital-series-115-0[114]
Alien: Romulus (2024) includes several elements from the game.cite-ref-120[b]
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