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  1. Sep 2, 2023
    8
    The Best Solo Action Game 2014,
    I was never so scared
    it took me 34 hours on hard, it's amazing
    Mission 9 is such a cool change and flashback that I have to watch the films again
    I'm getting all the DLCs now and trying to unlock all the achievements =D GJ Creative Assembly
  2. Sep 1, 2023
    8
    It's a scary good game. I think everyone should play it at least once and finish it, even if some parts are too difficult and frustrating.
  3. Aug 10, 2023
    9
    It's a cool game, with very good graphics, good game-play and story. Only thing I didn't like was somewhere at the end where you had to attack it with the fire to further. I didn't really understand why and didn't really wanted to cuz the most time before I tried to not get in touch in any way with the alien.
  4. Jul 18, 2023
    10
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  5. Jun 26, 2023
    9
    It is an excellent contribution to the Alien franchise.

    Pros.: - Story. - Homage of the first film. - Metroidvania style (slight). - Characters (surprise). - Many audio logs. You may feel the events of the game. - Graphical beauty - amazing effects. Amazing design. - Many levels of difficulty. Cons.: - Some lunacy with the Alien movement and his actions. - Long animations of
    It is an excellent contribution to the Alien franchise.

    Pros.:
    - Story.
    - Homage of the first film.
    - Metroidvania style (slight).
    - Characters (surprise).
    - Many audio logs. You may feel the events of the game.
    - Graphical beauty - amazing effects. Amazing design.
    - Many levels of difficulty.

    Cons.:
    - Some lunacy with the Alien movement and his actions.
    - Long animations of saving, using computers, etc. Which sometimes leaves you to imminent death. Regardless of accuracy or stealth.
    - Lunacy with the leaning back and breathing technique in the drawers.
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  6. Jun 8, 2023
    10
    When the game came out i didn't get the hate. I still dont get the hate for it. I played it abit ago and enjoyed alot about it. The alien AI is phenominal, better than Colonial marines by a long shot.
    This game brings the same atmosphere as the movie does and that was the point of the original movie, Give a gripping story and a scary enemy. Well done creative assembly.
  7. Jun 4, 2023
    9
    I'm not a fan of horror games. Survival horror? Oh yea, give me more of that, but just horror on it's own? I'll pass. Straight horror is boring, and often gross. I don't like boring and gross things.

    Which is why I was shocked to find out that Alien Isolation is the pinnacle of it's genre. I've never played a spaceship mechanic stress simulator before, but this game made me want more.
    I'm not a fan of horror games. Survival horror? Oh yea, give me more of that, but just horror on it's own? I'll pass. Straight horror is boring, and often gross. I don't like boring and gross things.

    Which is why I was shocked to find out that Alien Isolation is the pinnacle of it's genre. I've never played a spaceship mechanic stress simulator before, but this game made me want more. Please make a sequel Creative Assembly
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  8. Apr 24, 2023
    10
    It is absolutely amazing. I think there is not a lot to talk about it. Every single thing is perfect in this game. Very good example of Masterpiece...
  9. Apr 20, 2023
    9
    Can't say it's a "10" because of bad AI & animations in stealth and combat. And because of the non-pickable weapons (it's a local shame, dear devs). Lost Contact - DLC with Axel!

    Gameplay: combat mechanics 5/10 stealth 5/10 atmosphere 10/10 Gameplay as immersive horror 9/10 Story 8/10 Graphics 10/10 Sounds & music 10/10 [good RU localization] . Surprise with a sci-fi
    Can't say it's a "10" because of bad AI & animations in stealth and combat. And because of the non-pickable weapons (it's a local shame, dear devs). Lost Contact - DLC with Axel!

    Gameplay:
    combat mechanics 5/10
    stealth 5/10
    atmosphere 10/10
    Gameplay as immersive horror 9/10

    Story 8/10

    Graphics 10/10

    Sounds & music 10/10
    [good RU localization]

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    Surprise with a sci-fi masterpiece? Cheers, Creative Assembly!
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  10. Apr 18, 2023
    9
    As an alien series lover, I loved this game. It is a successful game. The design of the graphics, atmosphere, lighting and sounds in the game is perfect. This game manages to stretch you without jumpscare.
  11. Mar 21, 2023
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Intro:
    Alien Isolation is one of the best atmospheric games I've ever played. Each part feels good to play and heightens the experience even further.

    Main Enemies:
    The main antagonist The Alien does its part and does it well. The Alien will learn as to be expected as it's supposed to be the perfect organism. Each restart of an area greatly increases the Aliens awareness towards the player, it will scavenge areas that are potential targets and will most likely you will be caught in.

    Side Enemies:
    The Working Joes (the evil ones) also act as a threat you also shouldn't ignore. While they aren't a 1 hit KO like the alien is, they still pose as threat, and can and will hunt you down.

    Face Huggers, what more can I say. They are sneaky, they are what you need them to be, if you wanted the alien, in a smaller form factor, then you have it. They pop out when it's least expected, and that can be worrisome.

    The Music:
    The OST is top notch, it gives a feeling unlike any other. It perfectly screams "run" or "you need to hide and be careful". The background sounds encapsulate the feeling of "look over your shoulder".

    The Weaponry:
    Blast, Distract, & just a fun good time. While saving ammo can be better, when you are being hunted, there is no shame in nearly using it all if needed.

    I don't have anything negative to say about Alien Isolation. It hits all the right points, at the right times, in the right moments even if you've never seen the movies, (which you should!).

    If you enjoy/enjoyed Outlast, you'll enjoy Alien Isolation.

    Giving Alien Isolation 10/10

    10/10 does not mean "perfect", 10/10 means there are no traits that could be improved even if it tried.

    PS: Here is hoping for Alien Isolation 2!
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  12. Feb 3, 2023
    9
    The first 2 alien movies are among my favorite movies. I had the same feelings while playing this game. It is similar in many ways to the ship design in the movie. The atmosphere is great. The sounds used in the game are awesome. The game is as an alien game should be. Fear and tension are high. Surival horror elements are very good. The depiction and atmosphere of space is very good. WhatThe first 2 alien movies are among my favorite movies. I had the same feelings while playing this game. It is similar in many ways to the ship design in the movie. The atmosphere is great. The sounds used in the game are awesome. The game is as an alien game should be. Fear and tension are high. Surival horror elements are very good. The depiction and atmosphere of space is very good. What I don't like; The alien sometimes follows too much, knows where he is and always hovers around. That's a little too much. The game has a slow gameplay. And the game is long. It could have been shorter. In general, it was a game worthy of the alien movie. I like it a lot. Expand
  13. Jan 18, 2023
    8
    The game is on of the best horror games ive ever played. The enviroment, audio, every little attention to detail is amazing. The AI can be a bit frustrating sometimes but once you get past that you get a good but not perfect game. As for the dlc, its not good. I felt the dlcs were way to short and lack value.
  14. Dec 21, 2022
    9
    Great game. It's more about stealth and path planning than an horror game. Even if there are several jump scares.

    The graphics, sound and overall quality is amazing. It's like playing the movie. The plot and lore is good although some events are quite forced and the end is anticlimactic. The game core mechanic is the Alien chasing you while you try to avoid it, hide or use something
    Great game. It's more about stealth and path planning than an horror game. Even if there are several jump scares.

    The graphics, sound and overall quality is amazing. It's like playing the movie.
    The plot and lore is good although some events are quite forced and the end is anticlimactic.

    The game core mechanic is the Alien chasing you while you try to avoid it, hide or use something to scare him. The Alien is really smart and fast doing so, what makes you stay always stressed and feeling in danger.
    The game difficulty is quite high, specially at the beginning when you don't have any way to get rid of the Alien.

    There are several sections forcing you to go back and forth from long distance to switch some controls that feel a bit forced. Are just there to make the game longer and increase the difficulty.

    The most frustrating thing is when you expend 15-20min opening closed doors, accessing terminals, activating switches, ... while avoiding/fighting the Alien and suddenly you are killed by him. Then you need to start over again from the beginning as there are few save points and usually are in the beginning of the chapter.
    Anyway I need to say that without this mechanic the level of pressure and stress will not be the same so the game will feel more casual.
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  15. Dec 18, 2022
    10
    Alien Isolation - это когда у тебя в арсенале есть дробовик, огнемет, револьвер, а тебе все равно страшно даже сдвинуться с места. Здесь есть всё, что должно присутствовать в игре жанра survival horror. Фанаты серии будут довольны, а первопроходец серии откроет для себя одну из лучших игр в этом жанре.Alien Isolation - это когда у тебя в арсенале есть дробовик, огнемет, револьвер, а тебе все равно страшно даже сдвинуться с места. Здесь есть всё, что должно присутствовать в игре жанра survival horror. Фанаты серии будут довольны, а первопроходец серии откроет для себя одну из лучших игр в этом жанре.
  16. Dec 16, 2022
    9
    A really good and scary game. Took some time to get into at the beginning but a worthwhile journey. Enjoyed it a lot.
  17. Dec 15, 2022
    10
    The best horror game you've played so far. Alien's AI is perfect and the game has no unfair jumpscares, with an amazing and scary environment. My top 10 games of all! I loved!
  18. Nov 30, 2022
    8
    Gizlilik oyunu dendiği zaman, akan sular durur.............................
  19. Nov 28, 2022
    10
    This is a one off experience of a game, its not perfect even thought I'm giving it a 10. Many of the comments and complaints here are more then valid, however it really is one of the very few games that can be called horror (just youtube Alien Isolation reactions). Sadly many games with the title are really more 3-d snuff games.

    Visuals are unbelievable, if the game was released this
    This is a one off experience of a game, its not perfect even thought I'm giving it a 10. Many of the comments and complaints here are more then valid, however it really is one of the very few games that can be called horror (just youtube Alien Isolation reactions). Sadly many games with the title are really more 3-d snuff games.

    Visuals are unbelievable, if the game was released this year I'd believe it.

    That said it is brutally hard (even on normal) and does drag on a little too long for its own good. So much so I found myself hating the game in the end... It wasn't till a week or two later that I came back to change my verdict as very few games have left me thinking about them after beating them.
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  20. Nov 3, 2022
    10
    This is the most tense game I ever played in my life! Even tho it's 2014 game graphics are still great and gameplay smooth. Everything in this game is made to be perfect stealth game, no jumping option, slow movement and fast hideout. On top of that when you add amazing horror background music, environment audio, futuristic interior design with computers resembling late 70's etc. thats aThis is the most tense game I ever played in my life! Even tho it's 2014 game graphics are still great and gameplay smooth. Everything in this game is made to be perfect stealth game, no jumping option, slow movement and fast hideout. On top of that when you add amazing horror background music, environment audio, futuristic interior design with computers resembling late 70's etc. thats a one star extra. No distractions with extra fancy stuff, in Alien Isolation less is more. Sega did overkill with this one! 10/10 Expand
  21. Oct 16, 2022
    10
    Best alien game ever and the best scary game ever I love this game please made alien isolation 2.
  22. Oct 15, 2022
    9
    Очень атмосферная и страшная игра. Это именно survival horror. Атмосфера опасности и безнадежности первого Чужого передается прекрасно. На Станции "Севастополь" царит запустение и безнадега - оборудование не работает, все искрит, часть коридоров в темноте, остатки персонала пытаются выжить, сбиваясь в агрессивные банды, и каждый сам за себя.. Все время игрок чувствует незащищенность,Очень атмосферная и страшная игра. Это именно survival horror. Атмосфера опасности и безнадежности первого Чужого передается прекрасно. На Станции "Севастополь" царит запустение и безнадега - оборудование не работает, все искрит, часть коридоров в темноте, остатки персонала пытаются выжить, сбиваясь в агрессивные банды, и каждый сам за себя.. Все время игрок чувствует незащищенность, понимает, что за ним всегда охотятся.. Все на станции враждебно - и агрессивный выживший персонал, и сошедшие с ума андроиды, и неработающая техника, и ползающая по вентиляции инопланетная тварь.. Всегда думаешь, откуда в следующий раз выпрыгнет Чужой? Из вентиляции наверху? На стене? Из двери? Или просто из темноты?.. Прекрасная проработка деталей, типа ленточных магнитофонов, древних компьютеров, плакатов в стиле 60-х. Типа альтернативное будущее, как в Фоллауте:) Expand
  23. Sep 17, 2022
    10
    Incredible game incredible job terrifying you very nostalgic to the original movie and a unique take on horror games play in VR and you might have a heart attack
  24. Aug 30, 2022
    10
    Easy one of the best horror games ever. I'm the type of person that don't get scared of horror games at all but still, Alien Isolation is very good horror game, beautiful graphics but also very well optimized, the AI of the Xenomorph in this game is a next level. Highly recommended.
  25. Jul 21, 2022
    9
    8.5/10. Одна из лучших хоррор игры, в которую я играл. Классная атмосфера и классные чужие. Но спорная часть игры с огнеметом.
  26. Jul 13, 2022
    10
    If I had to pick a favourite game of all time, it may very well be Alien Isolation. Its visually stunning, electric, fun, terrifying, so perfectly balanced - and held me perfectly in its grip of exhiliration and fright right to the end. At times I turned the volume right down, to prevent me from soiling my grungies. Im a fan of Alien(s) and the experience was everything I always wanted,If I had to pick a favourite game of all time, it may very well be Alien Isolation. Its visually stunning, electric, fun, terrifying, so perfectly balanced - and held me perfectly in its grip of exhiliration and fright right to the end. At times I turned the volume right down, to prevent me from soiling my grungies. Im a fan of Alien(s) and the experience was everything I always wanted, without me ever knowing THIS was what Id always wanted to play.

    Verdict: If you even vaguely kinda like Aliens, just add this to your library. It's so worth it! Read nothing more about the game, except to google help if you get stuck (you wont get stuck often).

    If some games could get a 10/10 with a golden seal of total worthiness, in MY book, this game would surely carry that golden seal alongside the 10 score. Just buy it!
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  27. Jun 10, 2022
    10
    Do you want an unique well crafted experience?
    Do you look for a game so scary that it takes you days even months to complete?
    Look no more, this game is for you, this game is on my top tier horror games ever played, it has all what I expected from its well deserved reputation.
  28. May 13, 2022
    8
    good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good good
  29. May 6, 2022
    8
    The game is great, it creates a good foundation of dread and does an amazing job fleshing out the Aliens universe as seen in the films. For a horror game, it remains tense throughout as the Alien learns from your actions and adapts its behavior accordingly. My only gripe with the game is that besides the Alien itself, the other enemy types are predictable and easy to combat - it takes mostThe game is great, it creates a good foundation of dread and does an amazing job fleshing out the Aliens universe as seen in the films. For a horror game, it remains tense throughout as the Alien learns from your actions and adapts its behavior accordingly. My only gripe with the game is that besides the Alien itself, the other enemy types are predictable and easy to combat - it takes most of the real danger out of the encounters and makes any time the xenomorph isn't around a significant lull in the experience.
    A standout horror game from recent memory, while I admit this is nothing special to people that enjoy the genre, I think if you're not an avid horror game player, making the exception for this one will surprise you if you give it the chance.
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  30. Apr 6, 2022
    9
    Finally a game of the Alien saga done as it should. A rather difficult survival horror with the xenomorph that is always ready to put real anxiety and tension. I think the only flaw of this game is the very poor interaction with the game environment but we are still at very high levels
  31. Mar 20, 2022
    9
    Alien: Isolation is a 2014 survival horror game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Based on the Alien film series, Isolation is set 15 years after the events of the original 1979 film Alien, and follows engineer Amanda Ripley, daughter of Alien protagonist Ellen Ripley, as she investigates the disappearanceAlien: Isolation is a 2014 survival horror game developed by Creative Assembly and published by Sega for Windows, PlayStation 3, PlayStation 4, Xbox 360 and Xbox One. Based on the Alien film series, Isolation is set 15 years after the events of the original 1979 film Alien, and follows engineer Amanda Ripley, daughter of Alien protagonist Ellen Ripley, as she investigates the disappearance of her mother. The game emphasizes stealth and survival horror gameplay, requiring the player to avoid and outsmart a single Alien creature with tools such as a motion tracker and flamethrower. Expand
  32. Jan 22, 2022
    10
    Truly a masterpiece. From storyline to fidelity to the first alien movie. I've never been a fan of stealth-type games, but this one blows me out of the water and made me play three times so far. Everything from audio to music, alien AI and mechanics feel really polished and triple-A.

    Ps: don't trust IGN reviews.
  33. Dec 23, 2021
    9
    That feeling when you crouch-sneak through sevastopol halls with a fear in your bones, and then out of nowhere Alien pops up from the vents hole right in front of you! Excellent game with unique atmospheric gameplay which can rise your heart beat high.
  34. Dec 8, 2021
    10
    This is the most atmospheric game I've ever played. One of my favorite games
  35. Sep 13, 2021
    9
    Очень атмосферная игра, котора пугает больше атмосферой, а не скримерами. По настоящему живой чужой, без заученной траектории, перемещается в живых поисках. Вы можете сколько угодно изучать его маршрут и он никогда не повторится, это по настоящему большой шаг для в игровой индустрии.

    Сюжет 8 Атмосфера 10 Реализация стелса 9 (обязательный/опцилнальный одновременно из-за самой сути
    Очень атмосферная игра, котора пугает больше атмосферой, а не скримерами. По настоящему живой чужой, без заученной траектории, перемещается в живых поисках. Вы можете сколько угодно изучать его маршрут и он никогда не повторится, это по настоящему большой шаг для в игровой индустрии.

    Сюжет 8
    Атмосфера 10
    Реализация стелса 9 (обязательный/опцилнальный одновременно из-за самой сути непредсказуемости чужого)
    ИИ Чужого 10
    ИИ других 7
    Голивудские постановки 9
    Крафт 8
    Интерес к исследованию каждой комнаты 9
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  36. Aug 24, 2021
    9
    A Great game. Great atmosphere. Great Graphic. Great performance. Great gameplay. the story is good but the problem is the disappointing ending. the other problem is the length of the gameplay. It is too long. About 15 hours.
  37. Jun 28, 2021
    10
    Amazing game. Isolation sits on the same high level as Survival horror greats such as Sillent Hill , Resident Evil and Fatal Frame..The Atmospere , progression, combat, everything is perfect as a modern survival horror. Even the highly sucsessful RE 7 and RE8 games borrowed heavily from the formula Alien Isolation invented.
  38. Jun 15, 2021
    8
    Чужой настолько умный, что даже на среднем уровне сложности он меня закалибал. Постоянно ходит неподалёку от меня, чуть что, так сразу вылезает и пытается сожрать. Но плохо ли это? Конечно же нет. Чужой постоянно держит вас в напряжении, не давая отдохнуть в полную, что и должен делать настоящий хоррор.Чужой настолько умный, что даже на среднем уровне сложности он меня закалибал. Постоянно ходит неподалёку от меня, чуть что, так сразу вылезает и пытается сожрать. Но плохо ли это? Конечно же нет. Чужой постоянно держит вас в напряжении, не давая отдохнуть в полную, что и должен делать настоящий хоррор.
  39. Jun 13, 2021
    8
    This game was very surprisingly good. I expected a decent game based off of a movie. It looked fun and scary enough. What I didn't expect is such an amazing atmosphere and world. The story was engaging. This brings me to the part the game struggles at the most. While the story is interesting and provides enough variation in gameplay to keep things fresh and interesting, I do think the gameThis game was very surprisingly good. I expected a decent game based off of a movie. It looked fun and scary enough. What I didn't expect is such an amazing atmosphere and world. The story was engaging. This brings me to the part the game struggles at the most. While the story is interesting and provides enough variation in gameplay to keep things fresh and interesting, I do think the game runs a bit long. The game took me about 15 hours, and there were some parts of the game that I felt could have been shortened. Overall I think this is one of the strongest out of all of the games based off of movies and really captures the essence of what makes Alien great. Expand
  40. Jun 1, 2021
    9
    Attention: this is just my opinion!

    Alien Isolation - '' A horror game like an alien movie? '' So when it comes to this amazing game why is it so impressive. The first thing I would like to talk about and what surprised me the most was AI (Artificial Intelligence). The best AI is alien because he is so smart that you will not cheat on him and run away so easily. He feels so sure to
    Attention: this is just my opinion!

    Alien Isolation - '' A horror game like an alien movie? ''

    So when it comes to this amazing game why is it so impressive. The first thing I would like to talk about and what surprised me the most was AI (Artificial Intelligence). The best AI is alien because he is so smart that you will not cheat on him and run away so easily. He feels so sure to be a real alien because it was the most fun to play. Speaking of another bot (AI), I wouldn’t say the best unless the androids, and the worst were the people themselves because they sometimes felt very stupid. Now talking about the sound quality of the game which interested me a lot, but I don't know for me, it was the first game where I heard which side the enemy is coming from and where it is. The sound quality of the game is so great that you felt like in reality in that game, even the weapons themselves felt real. What I of course also liked was the guns they really didn’t feel so cardboard, of course there were few of them, but they were really enough. The very beginning of the game of course starts really boring especially as you are playing this game for the first time without knowing anything you can really get lost in this game and not understand what is going on here and what I do here (I really recommend watching this game practice on YouTube). In this game, I experienced a lot of pretty jump scare, maybe mostly because there was so much action going on that I wouldn’t even say counting. As a horror game it is definitely worth it. Now talking about the story itself is so simple for you in this game you don't see a lot of cutscenes and a lot of chatter. So speaking of the Cutscene itself, they felt a real cardboard about the voice of the character himself so pretty simple what was most expressed in the voice of the character was the feelings. So the game itself was inspired by the movie and really did quite well especially with the aliens and the whole technology just the story itself wasn’t very deep. The gameplay of the game itself was really fun because we were fighting, hiding from the alien, participating in most of the tense action. The design of the game itself is pretty perfect, everything feels great. Okay now speaking of the same flaws and downs according to me the most dislike of most map it was very complicated and the level design it was so very similar to that detail all sometimes very confusing as with the map. And the bombs themselves were jumping too much, and it was hard to hit the enemy because like a thrower, the bomb would bounce on it and fly somewhere.

    So in my opinion according to me the whole game is a perfect alien horror game as it incorporates into the action of the whole game so worth a lot of attention and worth buying, but the game itself is annoying that there is no practice and most things are very complicated. I would dedicate myself to this game 9/10.
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  41. May 26, 2021
    9
    Супер крутая игра по кинематографической вселенной. Лично для меня, это игра на которую должны равняться многие хоррор проекты.
  42. May 18, 2021
    9
    This is a game that you will not play without taking toilet paper. Fear, scream and excelent senario. Perfect game.

    Türkçe yorum: Oyun beni o kadar çok gerdi ki çoğu zaman 1-2 saat oynayıp oyundan çıkıyordum. Kaç kere çığlık attım hatırlamıyorum. Oyunun ağır temposu beni üzmedi. Oyun karakterlerinin çevreye hakim olduğu oyunlara alışkın oyuncular bundan yakınabililer ancak oyun
    This is a game that you will not play without taking toilet paper. Fear, scream and excelent senario. Perfect game.

    Türkçe yorum: Oyun beni o kadar çok gerdi ki çoğu zaman 1-2 saat oynayıp oyundan çıkıyordum. Kaç kere çığlık attım hatırlamıyorum. Oyunun ağır temposu beni üzmedi. Oyun karakterlerinin çevreye hakim olduğu oyunlara alışkın oyuncular bundan yakınabililer ancak oyun karakterlerinin aciz olmasının da vermiş olduğu lezzet inkar edilemez. Ayrıca tek tük öldürdüğümüz düşmanlar da çok keyif vericiler.
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  43. May 10, 2021
    10
    Chilling, intense and nerve wrecking
    Turn off the lights and enjoy
    Alien Isolation is one of the best horror/survival games ever
  44. Apr 22, 2021
    8
    the perfect game for fans of the series can scare at times, the downside is that for the game to be scarier you have to play hard to feel the atmosphere and a bit too long but good I recommend
  45. Apr 7, 2021
    8
    gameplay - 8/10
    story - 7/10
    atmosphere - 10/10
    ending - 7/10
    graphics - 9/10
    Quite good and atmospheric game.
  46. Apr 6, 2021
    9
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This is the ultimate survival horror, it is creepy, scary, visually beautiful and almost perfect, take my hands to the fire for it. I think this game and RE 7 are the real games that saved the genre. The story is good, real good. The game doesn't have any bosses, the alien is an almighty being and helps to keep the afraid and tension fueled up on the entire game. The available weapons are perfectly usable for a survival horror game. Amanda is too weak, but all is about the genre issues.
    This is not an action game, it can't be compared with some of that.
    All i can say is this is an awesome horror game. A great one for the fans of the survival horror or the Alien franchise, not a deception like the Mikami's last adventure, The Evil Within, that is very cuestionable when we talk about that kind of game. I can compare this game with Silent Hill 3, and I assure this is in tie wih it. The advantage that this game takes with the Team Silent's game is graphic, almostly and playable obviously, . But Silent Hill 3 takes the WOW advantage. A great game that must to be played, and this is the best part, it is in the Xbox and PC gamepass.
    This game is real good, and doesn't have any defects, the nine grade is because simply and impossibly there are best games in the genre, the only one that it cames to my mind is, for sure, the crown's ultimate jewell, Silent Hill 2. But if you want to play something ike that, you can prove Alien Isolation, I'm not gonna tell that is the most creepy and scary game in the market, but is true, it's the survival horror of the decade. A very underrated jewell.
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  47. 4y4
    Apr 6, 2021
    8
    It's quite a scary game. You are constantly terrified when you are playing this.
  48. Mar 29, 2021
    10
    Spectacular.

    Absolutely terrifying, beautifuly designed, with an engaging, long and perfectly paced campaign that has a good scenario that's full of surprises. The presentation is astonishing, some of the best audio/video I ever saw. There are some minor issues (occasional AI bugs, some technical bugs, characters that, despite interesting motivation, are rather flat), but they're
    Spectacular.

    Absolutely terrifying, beautifuly designed, with an engaging, long and perfectly paced campaign that has a good scenario that's full of surprises. The presentation is astonishing, some of the best audio/video I ever saw.

    There are some minor issues (occasional AI bugs, some technical bugs, characters that, despite interesting motivation, are rather flat), but they're overshadowed by Isolation being probably the most terrifying game in years, if not ever (I say this as a fan of the genre).

    Lastly, series' fans will appreciate the amount of homage this game offers towards the original Alien. Still, this it's beyond being pure fanservice. Taking cues from the likes of Bioshock, Amnesia or Outlast and solidifying them into a coherent whole, Alien Isolation is a new quality of video game horror.
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  49. Mar 27, 2021
    10
    I came here just to complain about Ryan McCaffrey's review of this game. Its a horror masterpiece.
  50. Mar 17, 2021
    10
    This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. You know what, I just discovered the best game ever, from story to sou d effects and yes to that Alien, it’s horrendous and really Scary, this game has an AI built in, so you know, experience gets even better Expand
  51. Jan 29, 2021
    10
    A great game, great graphics, great design and great story flow. This is clearly the best horror game from the 10s to 20s era by far. Gonna be a well remembered classic
  52. Jan 29, 2021
    10
    El mejor juego de supervivencia horror que jugué, saben muy bien como subir la contencioso en el momento indicado. muy recomendable :)
  53. Jan 10, 2021
    9
    IT IS JUST SO GOOOOD. Nothing else in the series made me feel original aliens vibe so well. The visuals, the music and sound design. If you like this franchise then you have to play it. The fact how scary and fun at the same time this game can be is another topic.
  54. Jan 8, 2021
    9
    A great survival horror game overall, would totally recommend it for fans of the genre as well as fans of the Alien world/franchise.

    The visuals and atmosphere are great by themselves in addition to that, they are really well-made to replicate how sci-fi was depicted in the movies true to its spirit. I would only wish that the sound would be a little more present at some later parts of
    A great survival horror game overall, would totally recommend it for fans of the genre as well as fans of the Alien world/franchise.

    The visuals and atmosphere are great by themselves in addition to that, they are really well-made to replicate how sci-fi was depicted in the movies true to its spirit. I would only wish that the sound would be a little more present at some later parts of the game, in the first sections it's beautiful.

    I also really enjoyed the gameplay and pacing during the first half of the game. The hiding mechanics are nice, AI of the Alien is really nice, tension and horror does not just consist of jump scares in a row

    The Only thing that bothered me quite a bit is that after the first half of the game, the climax of the story was reached and waited to be resolved, but the game actually went on for several hours longer without adding much of gameplay elements or story bits. These parts were still enjoyable, just felt a little bit of.
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  55. Jan 3, 2021
    10
    Truly the definition of the word 'masterpiece,' and undoubtedly a labor of love. The developers clearly had a lot of love for the original two iconic movies and their love and respect is echoed in everything from the impeccable score, art direction & level design, to the nerve-racking atmosphere and, of course, the omnipresent and ridiculously intelligent alien creature. Games like thisTruly the definition of the word 'masterpiece,' and undoubtedly a labor of love. The developers clearly had a lot of love for the original two iconic movies and their love and respect is echoed in everything from the impeccable score, art direction & level design, to the nerve-racking atmosphere and, of course, the omnipresent and ridiculously intelligent alien creature. Games like this are such a rare sight these days, which makes me cherish it all the more. You'll find the game even making its way into your dreams, that's how strong of an experience Amanda Ripley's escapades aboard the abandoned Sevastopol station really are. Expand
  56. Jan 1, 2021
    9
    I've played a lot of games (since 90s) and this one is one of the best I've ever played. As a fan of first Alien movie I've found the atmosphere, lighting & sounds in this game incredible. The pressure of unpredictable Alien (thanks to top notch AI) looking for you is really giving a lot of adrenaline. Maybe sometimes games is too hard and frustrating, but the overall experience is stillI've played a lot of games (since 90s) and this one is one of the best I've ever played. As a fan of first Alien movie I've found the atmosphere, lighting & sounds in this game incredible. The pressure of unpredictable Alien (thanks to top notch AI) looking for you is really giving a lot of adrenaline. Maybe sometimes games is too hard and frustrating, but the overall experience is still awesome. It's really sad that this game probably won't have a sequel due to low sales. Expand
  57. Dec 28, 2020
    9
    I stopped playing Cyberbug 2077 and started playing Alien Isolation when i got it for free from Epic Games Store and i haven't stopped playing till now. This is how games should be, sega should give lessons to neoobs of how game making works. And I'm not even an Alien movies fan.
  58. Dec 21, 2020
    8
    Jogo maneiro, IA muito foda, gráficos funcionais, bem imersívo, muito tenso e sabe ser um ótimo suspense, ainda n terminei o modo história mas estou satisfeito
  59. Dec 21, 2020
    10
    For me, definitely the best horror game I've ever played. It has a beautiful and long story. Jump scares that can not be easily predicted. And totally nice graphic. You really feel like you were in the alien movie. But you are creating the film and it is many times more extensive. I really can not describe how beautiful the studio worked out all the elements that it really looks like inFor me, definitely the best horror game I've ever played. It has a beautiful and long story. Jump scares that can not be easily predicted. And totally nice graphic. You really feel like you were in the alien movie. But you are creating the film and it is many times more extensive. I really can not describe how beautiful the studio worked out all the elements that it really looks like in the movie. And then there is the depth of the map. It's so huge. I just love it. It is connected by various trains, lifts, shafts, stairs. Really everything you imagine. There is also a lot of equipment and weapons in the game. Like a shotgun, a revolver, a flamethrower on an alien and many more. Then grenades, flares, jammers and again many more. Then equipment for opening doors like blowtorch, hacking machine, hammer. And finally, a motion tracker to track the alien's location like in movie. You use all this for survival on the ship. Because there are many enemies on the station: Alien, androids, crazy people. But the game enriches you even with parts of the original film like finding the first alien nest. And it will also get you into the universe a few times. The game really really excited me, and I can not find a thing I'd
    say against it. You will go through so many environments, you will die so many times and you will be afraid of every corner. Story and perfect processing will simply swallow you like alien.

    Ripley, Signing Off
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  60. Dec 19, 2020
    10
    The best Survival Horror Game to date! Period. And I am not a big fan of the Alien movies.
  61. Nov 29, 2020
    10
    another game from the past that was one of the best and really sad as it ended, they did not continue, that was a pity, these years later, almost 6/7 years later, it still reminds me ...
  62. Nov 23, 2020
    9
    We've all been waiting for years for that one Alien themed game, that would actually respect the original movie. True, we've got Aliens vs predator games, as well as Aliens: Colonial Marines, but none of them captured the atmosphere of the first Alien movie from 1979, and made you afraid of the xenomorph. Is Alien: Isolation that game?

    The story follows Amanda, the daughter of Ripley,
    We've all been waiting for years for that one Alien themed game, that would actually respect the original movie. True, we've got Aliens vs predator games, as well as Aliens: Colonial Marines, but none of them captured the atmosphere of the first Alien movie from 1979, and made you afraid of the xenomorph. Is Alien: Isolation that game?

    The story follows Amanda, the daughter of Ripley, as she tries to find out what happened to her mother. The game takes place on a station in space, called Sevastopol, located in relative proximity to where Ripley disappeared. Prior to Amanda coming to Sevastopol, a xenomorph is brought to the station by another ship, and starts killing people. The station looks great, shading, textures, art direction, it's all there, and it sounds great too, very faithful to the original movie. As Amanda, you need to survive, as well as to find any clues about Ripley, and the Nostromo ship. The main gameplay mechanic is avoiding, hiding, or running from the xenomorph. This is done well for the most part, the xenomorph is not constantly present, but when it is, it really puts you under pressure. In addition to the xenomorph, there are humans, as well as androids, in your way. Androids are slow, but strong, and humans are weak, but carry guns. If you make too much noise while dealing with those, the xenomorph will appear from the vents. You can use this as an advantage, to get rid of your opposition, or it can turn against you. You may also craft and use certain gadgets, as well as weapons, to help with such encounters, although the xenomorph can not be killed, just repelled. It's a good balance of stealth and occasional action, and if the difficulty is set right, the game won't be unfair, or frustrating.

    The game isn't perfect, though. Menus are a bit clunky, there is a small number of occasions set up so that the stacks are really against you. The game falls apart a little bit in the last third, as the encounters start to drag on, and there's a lot of backtracking. There are some questionable story decisions towards the end as well, and the ending isn't satisfying.

    To sum it up, Alien: Isolation is the game we've been waiting for, a true Alien themed survival horror, that does its best to recreate the feel of the first movie. It's not perfect, but it's a must play for every Alien fan.
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  63. Nov 3, 2020
    9
    After several years in my library, I was brave enough to finished this game... lol. Had tried sometimes in the past but the slow pace and not being able to kill the creature (Dead Space fan here...lol) kept me away, I regret that now. But in 2020 with the all "lockdown thing" I decided to give it a try again end was not dissapointed. Being SO MUCH fan of 1978 movie I'm so glad aboutAfter several years in my library, I was brave enough to finished this game... lol. Had tried sometimes in the past but the slow pace and not being able to kill the creature (Dead Space fan here...lol) kept me away, I regret that now. But in 2020 with the all "lockdown thing" I decided to give it a try again end was not dissapointed. Being SO MUCH fan of 1978 movie I'm so glad about finishe it, and all love and detais that they put in this game. After all, something I want highlight, I'm a "hear guy", and sound design of this game is amazing and terrifing. Lighting effects is amazing as well. My opinion: Overall 8.8 Expand
  64. Oct 24, 2020
    9
    This is definitely the scariest game i have ever played. The environment, the graphics, the sound effects, the lightening everything is done to perfection. The alien AI is absolutely mind blowing abeit unsettling. Being a fan of alien franchise it is such a joy to see how impeccably this game manages to capture the whole aesthetics of it. This is without a doubt one of the best horror gameThis is definitely the scariest game i have ever played. The environment, the graphics, the sound effects, the lightening everything is done to perfection. The alien AI is absolutely mind blowing abeit unsettling. Being a fan of alien franchise it is such a joy to see how impeccably this game manages to capture the whole aesthetics of it. This is without a doubt one of the best horror game ever made. Expand
  65. Sep 10, 2020
    8
    I am a little late in playing this game and I am going to get straight to the point. So far I am really enjoying it and I like the fact that my anxiety is pretty much sky-rocketing during my first play-through. The ambiance feels very authentic and stays true to alien universe from the first two movies. The reason why I am only giving this an 8 out of 10 is because there is no multiplayerI am a little late in playing this game and I am going to get straight to the point. So far I am really enjoying it and I like the fact that my anxiety is pretty much sky-rocketing during my first play-through. The ambiance feels very authentic and stays true to alien universe from the first two movies. The reason why I am only giving this an 8 out of 10 is because there is no multiplayer mode available which I think was a missed opportunity! It would have been fun to have another 2-4 players working together to get from point A to point B while being hunted and picked off by the alien! Expand
  66. Jul 24, 2020
    10
    this is how an 'alien' game should be. Creative Assembly did a great job with this game. Hoping that they develop more 'Alien' game in the future.
  67. Jul 18, 2020
    8
    A great survival horror. The atmosphere of the game is outstanding, and game play is challenging yet fun. Well worth playing for fans of atmospheric and haunting games. Only frustrating at times was the save system but you can get past that.
  68. Jul 11, 2020
    9
    Самая лучшая и жаль что последняя часть моей любимой вселенной. Очень качественно проработали сюжет, звук, освещение, геймлей вообще за гранью понимания как для игры 2014 года, смотрится просто офигительно даже в 2020 и это тот случай, когда графика игры будет наверное еще лет 20 хорошей. В этой игре про ксеноморфов идеально все, ну кроме моментов ,если вы не любите по стелсу проходить, аСамая лучшая и жаль что последняя часть моей любимой вселенной. Очень качественно проработали сюжет, звук, освещение, геймлей вообще за гранью понимания как для игры 2014 года, смотрится просто офигительно даже в 2020 и это тот случай, когда графика игры будет наверное еще лет 20 хорошей. В этой игре про ксеноморфов идеально все, ну кроме моментов ,если вы не любите по стелсу проходить, а игра отбирает у вас оружие, прошел и так и так, получил кучю эмоций, всем советую, а за скидку в 95% разработчикам спасибо, не что бы я без нее не купил, но это все равно очень приятно. Expand
  69. Jul 6, 2020
    10
    Highly recommended, I have not been this scared while playing a game in a long time, it is definitely not for the faint of heart! For a game that came out in 2014, it looks visually stunning on the highest detail setting, which really helps with improving the atmosphere even further. It can get a bit frustrating at times when you have to repeat progress from the latest save point. IHighly recommended, I have not been this scared while playing a game in a long time, it is definitely not for the faint of heart! For a game that came out in 2014, it looks visually stunning on the highest detail setting, which really helps with improving the atmosphere even further. It can get a bit frustrating at times when you have to repeat progress from the latest save point. I decided to tune the difficulty down to medium after a while, which made it more enjoyable in this regard. I did not have a problem with the game length, it took me about 14 hours to finish with some optional content done, but not all. This might be a side effect of the medium difficulty. Also, I recommend giving the first two Alien movies a watch because it will make you appreciate all the little details in the game a lot more. Expand
  70. Jun 26, 2020
    8
    Estar tanto tiempo huyendo del alien llega a cansar, pero lo demás está muy bien.
  71. Jun 22, 2020
    8
    Perhaps the best horror game I have played, almost everything is successful, the atmosphere, the gameplay, the Alien. The only flaws that I see at the limit is the repetition of the quests and the lack of rhythm but otherwise this game was a pleasure from start to finish. I recommend it to all fans of horror games.
  72. May 27, 2020
    10
    awesome game- great game - amazing game - so scary - i bet u if u can play it with sounds
  73. May 22, 2020
    9
    a masterpiece. Alien isolation is one the best games ever made and i hope we'll get a sequel someday
  74. May 12, 2020
    8
    Let's start with the good.
    -The game is visually appealing.
    The environment is incredibly detailed and looks amazing especially when you out outside in SPACE everything looks really good even the same hallways that you pass a hundred times look great. I love the retro styled computers/techs and the game is really well optimized I only got a stutter once in the entire game. -Hallelujah
    Let's start with the good.
    -The game is visually appealing.
    The environment is incredibly detailed and looks amazing especially when you out outside in SPACE everything looks really good even the same hallways that you pass a hundred times look great.
    I love the retro styled computers/techs and the game is really well optimized I only got a stutter once in the entire game.
    -Hallelujah to the sound god.
    The sound in the game was one of the best **** my crappy ears have ever heard and listened to.
    The game pays close attention to the sound in the environment and every beep and noise can potentially show your location. And don't get me started on the soundtrack boyyyyy those were some amazing scores that got your heart pumping when they had to and let your heart relax when it had to.Overall loved the sound design and track of this game.Voice acting was also top notch.
    Now it's time for the Meh
    -Story and characters were your boring and samey as everywhere else.
    Don't get me wrong I liked the character we were playing as (RIpey was it?)but she wasn't that interesting for me and she seemed like every other action/horror main character you can find everywhere.The other cast was also pretty alright from all the characters I only enjoyed like 1-2 which were really well written characters.The story was pretty average with an OK ending.To be Fair I would've probably enjoyed the story even more if I remember any of the Alien's movie's which I barely don't.
    The pacing was also an incredible hassle.The story kept getting derailed every single **** time.
    Oooh look you almost got to the objective where you had to go. LOL NOPE time to take a detour because some jackass put his penis on an power generator and now you need to walk all the way back to remove the penis and start the generator again.Tedious pacing which kinda ruined some parts of the game for me.
    -Gameplay (The artificial length extension)
    At first the gameplay was pretty fun and exciting I gotta admit.Salvaging and saving up your resources just for the right moment was really fun. Hiding from the enemies and the object interactions were not bad and there were some times where my heart was skipping so fast when trying to Save in an area that is full with hostiles.The problem with the gameplay was that it kept getting Artificially Extended as I like to put it. Oooh look you have to go back to the same place just because you need an upgrade to this or now you need to wait for the elevator to come down and then go up.The Space Walks were visually appealing but the pace of the walk made them incredibly tedious. The constant button pressing and interacting with computers and objects was hell after the first 2 hours.The Androids were there just to fill the empty space and they got tiring really fast. The weapons were all pretty good but at the middle of the game you didn't need to try to save up resources because they were everywhere which removed most of the danger this game had to offer.No idea why they had to extend the game by making it an incredibly tedious chore to get from point A to point B.

    Verdict:Good game with incredibly visuals and sounds with an alright story and Ok characters with some parts exciting gameplay and most parts boring and tedious office type gameplay. 8/10
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  75. May 9, 2020
    8
    The game is a must play if you like the alien franchise. The gameplay is intense.
  76. Apr 30, 2020
    9
    Surprisingly well done survival horror game, very faithful to the source material and it stays very consistent, apart from some repetitive objectives midway through the journey, definitely recommended to alien fans and all horror game fans.
  77. Apr 28, 2020
    10
    GREAT GAME
    Just great....
    Everyone should try this game to have an unforgettable experience.
  78. Apr 20, 2020
    10
    What can someone tell about this game?? It is absolutely FANTASTIC!!!! I play games from 7 years old....from C64,Amiga,Spectrum,Amstrad etc.....this is definitely the best game I have ever played!! The atmosphere, the suspence, the music, the graphics, the AI of the Alien, everything!!! And it a very long and satisfying game!!! Please Creative Assembly, bring on Alien Isolation 2!!!
  79. Apr 15, 2020
    9
    Не помню игр страшнее. Готовьтесь отложить кирпичную фабрику. А еще все очень стильно оформлено.
  80. Apr 8, 2020
    10
    El mejor juego de la saga Alien que he jugado en mi vida. Una obra maestra imprescindible para los amantes de la saga.

    - Graficamente se ve espectacular, la adaptación artística de las películas es increiblemente fiel y además, el juego funciona de maravilla incluso en sistemas poco potentes. Perfecto. - El apartado sonoro también es extraordinario, no solo es muy bueno, sino que
    El mejor juego de la saga Alien que he jugado en mi vida. Una obra maestra imprescindible para los amantes de la saga.

    - Graficamente se ve espectacular, la adaptación artística de las películas es increiblemente fiel y además, el juego funciona de maravilla incluso en sistemas poco potentes. Perfecto.
    - El apartado sonoro también es extraordinario, no solo es muy bueno, sino que además conserva y adapta la banda sonora de las peliculas. Un trabajo Excelente.
    - La historia es realmente excelente, podría pasar perfectamente como un guíon de una película de Hollywood y funcionar como película canónica de la saga. Sus personajes son creibles y desarrollados, la trama y el desarrollo de la história te atrapa y es muy inmersiva. Perfecto.
    - La jugabilidad será el punto que quizá no guste a todo el mundo. Este juego es un Survival Horror, no un juego de acción y disparos. La jugabilidad esta basada en el sigilo y en pasar desapercibido de los enemigos, lo cual crea un elemento de tensión que le viene estupendo al juego. Para mi gusto es excelente.

    Sin ninguna duda, Creative Assembly y Sega han hecho un trabajo excelente con este juego, ojalá saquen una secuela con el nivel de calidad que ha tenido esta entrega.
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  81. Mar 24, 2020
    9
    One of the best games in the "Alien" franchise. The atmosphere is great, music is fricking unnerving, story and gameplay are... WOW, but there were some glitches Also I found a glitch on Survivor Mode [Only on Xbox 360, yea I have two same games on the different platforms] that if you went to vent with escaping Xenomorph, it would kill you without death animation [It was LAGGY], butOne of the best games in the "Alien" franchise. The atmosphere is great, music is fricking unnerving, story and gameplay are... WOW, but there were some glitches Also I found a glitch on Survivor Mode [Only on Xbox 360, yea I have two same games on the different platforms] that if you went to vent with escaping Xenomorph, it would kill you without death animation [It was LAGGY], but instead of being dead, you still alive. Overall this is a great survival-horror game. Expand
  82. Mar 22, 2020
    9
    хочется иногда вернуться и обосраться. жду продолжение
  83. Mar 12, 2020
    9
    This game is really atmospheric. I liked the exciting and scary moments of this game. I played the main story and all DLCs of this game. I strongly advise it. 38hrs on record.
  84. Feb 11, 2020
    9
    Its such an amazing game on its own and for the fans of Alien even more. But it has a lot of backtracking and the android levels are meh.
  85. Dec 29, 2019
    8
    Alien Isolation is the best horror game I've played since the early Resident Evil titles. It has everything from unsettling silence; hiding while fearing for your life; running for your life; jump scares; fear from different threats such as the slow patrolling packs of men, unrelenting machines, and the often clever alien. Its an incredibly long game for a triple-A story-based title (aboutAlien Isolation is the best horror game I've played since the early Resident Evil titles. It has everything from unsettling silence; hiding while fearing for your life; running for your life; jump scares; fear from different threats such as the slow patrolling packs of men, unrelenting machines, and the often clever alien. Its an incredibly long game for a triple-A story-based title (about 25 hours compared to the usual 8-15), and while I don't necessarily see that as a good thing, its not nearly taxing. In fact, since there are basically no Triple-A games that do the 'hiding from intelligent hunter' mechanic,especially from a single AI hunter, the gameplay length is definitely welcome.

    However, the story rarely has any context or complexity, and the actual ending is precipitated by one tease after another. The exit is usually completely obliterated right before you get to the end anti-climatic and invoke Murphy's Law in an almost comical way. It's like, your ID card needs to be refiled, or a ventilation shaft connecting to your escape ship needs to be repaired.

    The final ending scene is horribly uneventful, makes no real sense, and is just there for a sequel placeholder. Despite the fact that I enjoyed the gameplay, I'd rather not have a repeat of this very long and repetitive game. In any case, the ending is so poorly thought out that most of it is done with TWO-DIMENSIONAL ANIMATION. What? The rest of the game used 3D cutscenes. They must have run out of budget by the 24th time your escape didn't work out.

    The gameplay was good, the set design is very Alien franchise, but don't expect much from the story beyond some filler logs.
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  86. Nov 29, 2019
    10
    This game is really amazing! I cannot believe it was not successful financially and won't be continued. One of the best I've ever played. The atmosphere if unbelievable!
  87. Nov 24, 2019
    10
    Playing this through for the first time now ... and I'm mighty impressed. The game looks stunning and faithfully captures the unmistakable look and style of Ridely Scott's seminal movie. The gameplay mechanics are simple but very thoughtfully designed and implemented. It's super slick! I can't recommend this enough to fans of sci-fi, horror and just damn good games.
  88. Nov 18, 2019
    10
    Alien game which we all waited for so long.
    One of the best survival/horror type of game I ever played.
    Very challenging with outstanding atmosphere and visuals.
  89. Nov 3, 2019
    9
    One of the best horror games I played in a couple of years. It perfectly builds the tension without the use of annoying jump scares. The story is great tie-in for the original Alien movie and plays on Alien franchise tropes, sometimes subverting them. In terms of gameplay, the cat and mouse game with the titular alien is neatly done. It does not grow stale - the monster can surprise youOne of the best horror games I played in a couple of years. It perfectly builds the tension without the use of annoying jump scares. The story is great tie-in for the original Alien movie and plays on Alien franchise tropes, sometimes subverting them. In terms of gameplay, the cat and mouse game with the titular alien is neatly done. It does not grow stale - the monster can surprise you with new tricks as the story develops. Human and synthetic enemies offer a nice variance to the gameplay, and blasting those damn synths to smithereens with your bolt gun or luring the alien to kill a bunch of bandits is a great power fantasy moment. The game also handles backtracking nicely, and you actually feel good about knowing the layout of the station, because it gives you a big edge. Visuals and sound effects are amazing and contribute highly to the atmospheric experience. The music track contributes heavily to the tension and keeps you constantly on edge. I won't give the game a perfect 10 because I had some minor bugs, mostly when trying to enter ventilation ducts. All in all, I highly recommend this game for both Alien fans and horror game enthusiasts. Expand
  90. Oct 27, 2019
    10
    Очень хорошо визуально, великолепно в части звука, для фанатов фильмов - просто обняться и плакать от счастья. Технически работает идеально, сюжет - ожидаемый, но хороший. Чужой пугает, очень пугает. Загадки логичные, враги представляют опасность, про чужого вообще молчу. Обязательно к покупке всем. И хоть игра и не чистый хоррор, но за счет звука, свойств врагов - ночью играть не советую,Очень хорошо визуально, великолепно в части звука, для фанатов фильмов - просто обняться и плакать от счастья. Технически работает идеально, сюжет - ожидаемый, но хороший. Чужой пугает, очень пугает. Загадки логичные, враги представляют опасность, про чужого вообще молчу. Обязательно к покупке всем. И хоть игра и не чистый хоррор, но за счет звука, свойств врагов - ночью играть не советую, игра дико атмосферная, ужаса нагонит полные штаны Expand
  91. Oct 26, 2019
    9
    This game is soo good , even now 2019, I have a lot of fun playing this game. Words of respect and recognition for the studio that created this game. It's been a long time since I played such a great game. A game that to this day shines among the shoddy new productions that lack everything that makes the game great.
  92. Jan 23, 2019
    9
    Basically the best Alien game so far. An instant classic. You can notice the love for the franchise that people of Creative Assembly have on every detail across the game. Just play it now!
  93. Jan 6, 2019
    8
    This game has problems, like any other one, but back in 2014 the survival horror genre was lost in the wind, this came after P.T but it was in development long before. I really think this games deserves as much credit as pt gets. The horror in this game is present and the whole atmosphere SCREAMS (no pun intended) the first ridley scott movie. Maybe the Alien A.i is op at times and theThis game has problems, like any other one, but back in 2014 the survival horror genre was lost in the wind, this came after P.T but it was in development long before. I really think this games deserves as much credit as pt gets. The horror in this game is present and the whole atmosphere SCREAMS (no pun intended) the first ridley scott movie. Maybe the Alien A.i is op at times and the game feels padded towards the end but this is still to me one of the best in the genre. Expand
  94. Nov 25, 2018
    10
    Here is a terror game that I´ve never seen before ! Great game and one of my favorites.
  95. Oct 22, 2018
    8
    +Superb use of the license
    +Excellent 'metroidvania' level design
    +Fantastic soundscape / use of licensed soundtrack
    +Great depth of content
    +Story is surprisingly well told for a licensed game
    -Much repetition found in puzzles
    -Alien 'ai' follows you too closely at times breaking the illusion (of it having free roam of a gigantic spacestation)
  96. Sep 28, 2018
    9
    Alien: Isolation is a game that became a game of torture and dreadfulness (as you trying to stop a really hard to be killing machine from biting your frontal lobe all the way to the sensory strip [oh and it'll eat much more than your brain). It sparked up in 2014 and was played by many new and old Alien fans. I first saw game-play of this game back in 2015, but to me it just looked likeAlien: Isolation is a game that became a game of torture and dreadfulness (as you trying to stop a really hard to be killing machine from biting your frontal lobe all the way to the sensory strip [oh and it'll eat much more than your brain). It sparked up in 2014 and was played by many new and old Alien fans. I first saw game-play of this game back in 2015, but to me it just looked like some complex sci-fi game that wouldn't bestow any major threat. Boy was i wrong. Jump to spring 2018, and there I was buying the game with a bought $20 Steam gift card. The game's originally like $39.99 but I got it during the Alien:Isolation sale. I could have bought the DLC's that were also on sale but I didn't want to buy too much because I mainly bought the game to see if I would become intrigued. I wasn't into Alien, but I knew what the xenomorph was. The beginning of the game was something of a decent story. A ship of 5 sets out to find something they all seek, Amanda's being to get the nostromo flight recorder. On the way to retrieve the recorder, the people on board the 5 boarded ship (torrens) notice that the station (sevastopol) holding the recorder was damaged and so was the parking bay to park the torrens. Amanda, and two other comrades, Taylor, and Samuels head toward sevastopol in space but are separated onto the station after a huge explosion. Thus begins the game's true face of horror. The first few enemies are just standard humans and some small yet memorable run-ins with the alien and then robots, AND THEN come's the xenomorph's might of murder towards Amanda Ripley. That's what most of the rest of the game is:Amanda's attempt to find Samuels and Taylor while also attempting to escape the station as humans, droids (Working Joes), and above all the Xenomorph attempt to kill Ripley. But the people that made the AI and sound and feel production did the greatest at making the game a realistic horror. The fact that just one Alien can scare me so much makes so surprised and intrigued. The game even has throwbacks to the original Alien which I had to learn off of the internet. Thanks Internet! :)
    Also just a short little thing so you can see who hates who if you ever wonder.
    Enemy Survivors will fight against Working Joes, Allies, and the Xenomorph
    Allies will fight against Working Joes, Enemy Survivors, and the Xenomorph
    Working Joes will fight against Allies, and Enemy Survivors
    Xenomorph(s) will fight against Allies, and Enemy Survivors

    ***** S P O I L E R S*****

    If you've never ever played or watched this game and you want to know what happens to each character, they all have pretty sad endings, but they're done so well that I always let them pass even though they're so sad.
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  97. Sep 14, 2018
    9
    Watched from a walkthrough video. The atmosphere of the game is insane. Excellent thriller without lots of jumpscare scenes.
  98. Sep 12, 2018
    9
    this game man... almost a masterpiece.

    full of atmosphere and it is the closest thing to the 1979 classic "Alien" (video game or movie), the alien A.I is not your typical A.I that has a certain path he walks to and back, no. here he does whatever he wants and that creates such tension and immersion that is unmatched in the Horror video game genre. you feel helpless. gameplay is
    this game man... almost a masterpiece.

    full of atmosphere and it is the closest thing to the 1979 classic "Alien" (video game or movie), the alien A.I is not your typical A.I that has a certain path he walks to and back, no. here he does whatever he wants and that creates such tension and immersion that is unmatched in the Horror video game genre. you feel helpless.

    gameplay is unique cause you cannot Kill the Alien. only scare it off. so instead it relies heavily on stealth which is awesome

    the Story is great, Voice acting is really top notch, now why is it "almost a masterpiece" you ask? it has 1 set back. pacing. midway through the game the focus shifts to something else (which i liked) but it drags a tiny bit with it.
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  99. Aug 12, 2018
    9
    Alien: Isolation is an extremely gripping and atmospheric game that also has a satisfying, solid story to back it up. The Alien franchise is a perfect franchise to make a survival horror game out of and Creative Assembly has shown that to be true. When compared to Aliens: Colonial Marines, this game is a true palate cleanser.
  100. Aug 6, 2018
    10
    This is a great game ! A must-buy if you love the survival horror genre. Great atmosphere, high tension, difficulty is challenging but not boring. The story is awesome and loyal to the original Alien fiction.
Metascore
81

Generally favorable reviews - based on 41 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 32 out of 41
  2. Negative: 0 out of 41
  1. CD-Action
    Dec 13, 2014
    90
    This game makes you crawl like a goddamn worm, in constant fear of being squashed. I was scared to leave the closet I was hiding in, because the monster was somewhere out there. [Dec 2014, p.68]
  2. Nov 25, 2014
    60
    The Creative Assembly’s game, however, is cooked; left to boil so long it loses all flavor and texture. For 10 hours, Isolation is one of the best horror games ever made, until a second, poorly made game bursts out of its heart.
  3. Pelit (Finland)
    Nov 15, 2014
    87
    Alien Isolation can be frustratingly difficult at times, but nevertheless it’s easily the best game in the Alien franchise since the original Aliens vs Predator. The fact that the game mimics perfectly the 1970s look and sci fi stylings of Ridley Scott’s Alien film makes the experience even more endearing. By featuring absurd number of “surprise” twists, Alien Isolation’s final act could’ve used some trimming. [Nov 2014]