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After an entire decade, a sequel to Alien: Isolationhas finally been announced. This announcement also comes months afterAlien: Romulus brought Xenomorphs, facehuggers, and corporate androids back to the big screen to significant financial and critical success. These Alien projects are very similar in both their strengths and weaknesses, as they both bring the franchise back to its absolute basics and must now figure out what to do next.

It's sometimes hard to believe that Alien: Isolation was released in 2014, considering not only how cutting-edge it was, but also how it was the last Alien product, outside of maybe Romulus, that truly nailed the feeling of being hunted by the titular creature. Alien: Isolation was a truly genre-defining game, offering plenty of chilling scares and tense moments thanks to its beautifully made AI, which made the Xenomorph feel suitably unpredictable and powerful. Outside some technical issues early on, Alien: Isolation has only grown more refined, so a sequel perhaps hasn't been on the minds of its fans.

It's taken ten long years, but the sequel to Alien: Isolation has finally been announced. A sequel to the beloved survival horror title Alien: Isolation is officially "in early development," according to a letter from Creative Director Al Hope, shared on the Alien: IsolationX . The letter thanks fans for their long-term devotion to the original game, which came out in 2014: "It's been nothing short of incredible to witness your ion for the game over the years and see it reach so many players around the world."

Alien: Romulus, so far, is one of the most intriguing additions to the Alien franchise, and it's even more exciting that its timeline makes one forgotten piece of media essential viewing before the new Alien movie drops. The first few trailers for Alien: Romulushave promised a return to the visceral horror and claustrophobic setting of the first movie. The seeming simplicity of Romulus' story setup is a welcome change after Ridley Scott's last few entries, Prometheus and Alien: Covenant, got too bogged down in the universe's lore.

Rumors suggest that a sequel to Alien: Isolationis currently in development alongside another survival game based on the sci-fi horror franchise. Developed by Creative Assembly, the 2014 title sees players use their wits and an arsenal of futuristic gadgets to evade a vicious alien Xenomorph and escape the Sevastopol space station. Alien: Isolation managed to successfully capture the franchise's horrifying roots, and two future games might be poised to do it again.

Past Predatorgames failed to capture the franchise's tone and terror, but following in the footsteps of Alien: Isolationcould finally deliver the ultimate extraterrestrial hunt. The beloved franchise started with John McTiernan's 1987 film, in which Arnold Schwarzenegger portrays paramilitary soldier Alan "Dutch" Schaefer and battles an otherworldly hunter in the jungles of Central America. The sci-fi franchise has been expanded over the years through film sequels, comic book runs, video game adaptations and crossovers with the Alien franchise. The 2020 asymmetric multiple game Predator: Hunting Groundsfailed to deliver a worthy adaptation of the series, but Alien: Isolation is the perfect framework to build a good Predator game around.

While Jurassic Parkgames have historically focused on building parks or shooting dinosaurs, a better experience could be found by drawing inspiration from Alien: Isolation. The 1993 movie spawned a 30-year franchise that ranges from sci-fi thrillers to disaster action movies, and tie-in games based on the IP vary just as much. Despite this range, few games come close to the themes and tone of the original film.

A new, unofficial trailer for Alien: Isolation has been released, showing what the game may have looked like were it developed in Unreal Engine 5. The original survival-horror game was released back in 2014 by developer Feral Interactive, and has since gone on to amass a dedicated fanbase. While this fanbase has been awaiting a sequel for the game, it doesn't appear to be forthcoming, although an Alien: Isolation mobile game did release in December of last year.

On December 16, award-winning survival horror game Alien: Isolation will creep onto Android and iOS devices with a mobile release helmed by developer Feral Interactive. Creative Assembly and Sega first launched the title on consoles and PC in 2014, offering the premiere Alien experience in the interactive medium. Despite long-held hopes for a proper Alien: Isolation sequel, there's currently nothing to suggest such a project is in the works.