Polygon

Alien: Isolation's Xenomorph doesn’t need to resort to try-hard jumpscares

Ridley Scott's inimitable 1979 sci-fi thriller, Alien, expertly ratchets up the tension by not having the titular alien show up on screen until roughly an hour into the film. Following in Scott's ...
Polygon

Alien: Isolation 2's most exciting new element isn't its Xenomorph

The Xenomorph is obviously the star of the show in 20th Century's Alien franchise, but after playing the prologue of Alien: Isolation 2 at Summer Game Fest, I found myself unexpectedly excited not by ...
Comicbook.com

Alien: Isolation’s Xenomorph Is the Scariest Video Game Monster of All Time (And It’s Not Even Close)

Few monsters manage to terrify me. Demons and ghosts do absolutely nothing for me, and while home invasion and crazed serial killers get a reaction out of me, it never lasts. Sure, there are instances ...

Alien: Isolation 2 preview – at Summer Game Fest no one can hear you scream

Many thought there’d never be a sequel to Alien: Isolation, but it’s real and we’ve already played a demo that suggests it ...
Game Rant

Alien: Games With The Best Stories, Ranked

Melody MacReady is a writer and transwoman (she/her), passionate about all things pop culture-related. From movies to shows to games to comic books, there is not much that she does not enjoy or ...
Comicbook.com

Alien: Isolation 2 Makes a Huge Change From the Original Game

Developer Creative Assembly has released a teaser trailer for a sequel to Alien: Isolation, exciting fans of the sci-fi horror game that became a cult classic. Many players praise the original Alien: ...
Den Of Geek

We Played Alien: Isolation 2 and It’s Utterly Terrifying

Among the most tantalizing reveals from Summer Game Fest 2026 was a more in-depth look at the upcoming Alien: Isolation 2. First announced in 2024, the sequel to Creative Assembly’s 2014 survival ...