A sequel to Alien Isolation, the most effective survival horror video games of all time, is actual – and it's in growth now

Did you get off on outsmarting enemies, tiptoeing across the xenomorph, and praying that your save file isn’t going to get permenantly screwed by a misjudged go to to a terminal within the unique Alien: Isolation? Sure? Nicely then, you’re going to be thrilled to search out out {that a} sequel is actual, and in manufacturing at Sega.

Many people have been asking for a follow-up to 2014’s survival horror masterclass, Alien: Isolation, just about since we hit credit within the first sport again on the PS4, Xbox One or PC – and now, I’m psyched to report, our prayers have lastly been answered. Anybody that was a fan of the lo-fi, retro-futuristic vibes of Alien, as realised by Artistic Meeting, goes to need to preserve their eyes peeled on this.

Per an announcement on Twitter, Alistair Hope returns from the event group of the unique for the sequel – proving that Sega is listening, and is eager to ship one thing particular for the sequel.

The sport is in growth in the meanwhile, and can (probbaly) launch on PlayStation 5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC in 2025. We’ve beforehand heard from Tim Heaton, former Artistic Meeting head, {that a} sequel was “not out of the query” however was financially unfeasible – not less than again in 2015. No matter has modified behind the scenes have to be good, then, for the follow-up to lastly be on the playing cards. Hey, I’m not complaining.

I’ve written beforehand that Alien: Isolation is the very best horror sport I’ve ever performed. If the sequel leverages what made the unique so nice – particularly, which you can’t predict how any given stage goes to play out – selecting it up goes to be a no brainer.

What I beloved in regards to the unique is which you can slink from doorway to doorway a thousand instances, and by no means know whether or not the Xenomorph is tucked away in a vent above you, stalking the canteen over there, or proper behind you, able to tear your face off. It understands and performs on all of the insecurities of the survival horror style, and is an outstanding sport becasue of it.

If you wish to get within the temper forward of the sequel’s launch, you possibly can decide up Excellent Organism: An Alien Isolation Companion, written by video games media artisan, Andy Kelly. The e-book dives into the artwork path, design philosophy, and historical past of the sport, and does a incredible job of constructing you respect the nuance and deft hand that put the sport collectively. I’m due a replay of the unique sport after studying it, and I can already inform that it’s going to massively enhance the expertise.

Probably the most fascinating issues in regards to the e-book is that it delves into sure options that by no means made the minimize within the unique sport; maybe we’ll see a few of them lastly come to life on this as-yet-untitled sequel.

We’re going to have to attend till the sport launches – undoubtedly no sooner than 2025 – to search out out for positive.