Hardcore Gamer

Alien: Isolation 2 Had Our Hearts Racing

Isolation was released. This placed players on a familiar ship where a Xenomorph alien still haunts the halls, but unlike ...

Alien Isolation 2 really ramps up the tension, but it hasn't scared me yet

We finally got out hands on the long-awaited Alien Isolation 2 at Summer Game Fest, and the way it ramps up the tension is ...

Creative Assembly thinks Alien: Isolation 2 will be just as scary and memorable as the first game

Creative Assembly has said it was "absolutely the intention" for Alien: Isolation to feel "too scary" for players, and the ...
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

First teaser for Alien: Isolation's long-awaited sequel doesn't feature a Xenomorph, but it's very eerie

Sega and Creative Assembly finally shared a brief teaser for their long-awaited sequel to Alien: Isolation to celebrate Alien Day 2026. The teaser, which you can watch below, is titled "False Sense of ...
Dread Central

This is Still the Scariest ‘Alien’ has Ever Been

Instead, Alien: Isolation harkens back to the survival horror template of the genre’s heyday. The stalking, creeping Xenomorph, a marvel of contemporary artificial intelligence in gaming, cannot be ...