Ten years ago, Japanese game publisher Sega and its subsidiary Creative Assembly (Known for the Total War strategy game series) released the science fiction survival horror video game Alien: Isolation. The game has players take the role of Amanda Ripley (daughter of Ellen Ripley) as she tries to survive on a space station while being stalked by the dreaded Xenomorph.
The game received an extremely positive response from both players and critics, winning multiple Best Horror Game of 2014 awards from multiple outlets. It reportedly sold over 2 million copies, making it a massive success.
The game received multiple pieces of DLC content, which added more story, characters, and scenarios. For example, the “Last Survivor” DLC pack adds Ellen Ripley herself and is once again played by Sigourney Weaver, giving fans the ability to recreate the feeling of the original 1979 film.
Now, a decade later, after being inactive since November of 2021, the official Alien: Isolation X/Twitter account announced that a sequel/follow-up was in development.
Ever since 2014, when the game first launched, the Alien franchise itself has been in a bit of constant flux. Aside from Disney acquiring 20th Century Fox in 2019 (making them the new owner of the IP), There have been more films. The rather mixed Alien: Covenant in 2017 and the recently released Alien: Romulus, which has been fairly successful. There is also the upcoming Alien: Earth television series, which has a 2025 release date.
While we can definitely look forward to what the team has in store for the sequel to Alien: Isolation, it should be noted that the publisher Sega also released the infamous FPS game Alien: Colonial Marines, which many still forget happened. Hopefully, they don’t repeat that same mistake.
What do you think? Will the sequel to the survival horror game live up to the hype? Or will it float in the empty vacuums of space? Let us know your thoughts.
Source: IGN
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