Alien: Isolation Reviews

Alien: Isolation is ranked in the 86th percentile of games scored on OpenCritic.
Oct 13, 2014

Missions have unclear objectives and way too much backtracking, made more frustrating by doors that go from sealed to open for no good reason and checkpoints triggered by obscure means.

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Oct 5, 2014

[Alien Isolation] is a remarkable work fueled by fearful tension and exhausting stress.

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Oct 3, 2014

Terrifying, tense and almost unbearable, this is the Alien adaptation you've always dreamed of. It's not quite flawless and the hide-and-seek gameplay can be tough going, but few other movie tie-ins work so hard to capture not just the look of the film, but the emotion and the pacing. It's also the scariest game since the original Dead Space. Consider yourself warned.

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Examiner
Top Critic
Oct 10, 2014

This is the best game that has ever been aligned with the Alien franchise and the rest aren't even close.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 6, 2014

As important as it is terrifying. A worthy successor to Scott's original vision and definitive proof that survival horror is back with a force.

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Oct 11, 2014

Despite its incredibly creative design, unique premise and genuinely tense moments, Alien: Isolation is far too lengthy, repetitive, and frustrating to be the game-changing survival horror title it strives to be.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 7, 2014

Alien: Isolation expertly captures the look and feel of the Alien universe, and The Creative Assembly's AI-controlled nemesis is an inspired move that will inform the survival horror genre, but the game is held back by some poor characterisation and storytelling.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 27, 2014

Alien: Isolation is an experience that takes you back to the vibe of the first film, where humans are powerless against the alien and must find a different way to win against it. For the die-hard Alien and survival horror fan, you won't disappointed. But if you're looking for the action of a first-person shooter, or even a stealth action game, you might be disappointed with the game's slow pacing.

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ACG
Top Critic
Buy
Oct 3, 2014
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EGM
Top Critic
8 / 10.0
Oct 3, 2014

Alien: Isolation might not deliver the scary, intimate experience players expected for its entire running time, but smart design, good pacing, and a ton of gameplay variety more than make up for the lack of chills.

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7 / 10.0
Oct 7, 2014

If you are an Alien fan like me and find yourself immersed throughout most of the game, you will surely find a lot to love, but for others coming for a new game experience they will find a game that mainly forces you to move slowly from point to point with little reward.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 10, 2014

If you can look past the technical hiccups, this is a challenging and entertaining horror game, irrespective of any franchise tie-in. Alien: Isolation reminds us what it means to be playing a survival horror game, with a heavy emphasis on survival. With amazing ambiance, a slow, high-tension pace, and even a decent use of the DualShock 4 and PlayStation Camera, The Creative Assembly has delivered a gem of a movie-based game, a feat that is seldom seen in this industry. This is a welcome addition to the horror genre, and the Alien series.

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8 / 10
Oct 3, 2014

And with the game's unwavering deference to the film's cinematic world building and detail, and its skillful adherence to Ridley Scott's original vision, Alien: Isolation is quite easily the best Alien game ever made too.

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8 / 10.0
Oct 14, 2014

Unflinchingly tense and gruelling, Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation is a better sequel to Ridley Scott's original movie than the film that followed it. Dripping with as much atmosphere and attention to detail as it is with acidic Xenomorph spittle, it's hardly let down by its weak narrative and unnecessary padding.

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8 / 10.0
Nov 29, 2019

Alien: Isolation might be one of the best licensed games ever made, and Feral Interactive has succeeded in preserving its harrowing gameplay on Nintendo Switch. Rare bugs and frame rate drops aside, this is the same intensely atmospheric and frightful game it was in 2014. The difference is that now you can play it on the go — as long as you crank the screen brightness settings way up.

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9 / 10
Nov 29, 2019

Feral Interactive has done a stellar job with this Switch port and the excellent motion controls and inclusion of all previously-released DLC only go to sweeten the deal. This is essential stuff for survival horror fans.

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9 / 10
Dec 15, 2019

Alien: Isolation was not a game that many thought would find a home in the Nintendo Switch but here we are. And the result could not be more satisfying: with its horrifying sensations, heart-pounding suspense, perfectly crafted environments and a sound component that's certain to cause severe frights, Alien: Isolation on the Nintendo Switch is a marvelous piece of work that deserves every second dedicated to it.

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8.5 / 10.0
Dec 14, 2019

Alien: Isolation has been released for five years but still remains an essential work not only for anyone who claims to be a fan of the xenomorph, but also for all fans of the survival horror genre.

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81 / 100
Dec 12, 2019

Atmospheric and detailed implementation of the SciFi film template, in which the alien gets a bit annoying in the last third

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8 / 10
Oct 29, 2014

A stealth-horror game designed, with precision, to make pretty much every single activity and objective as uncomfortable and tense as possible.

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