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''Alien: Isolation'' was designed to resemble the original ''Alien'' film rather than its more action-oriented 1986 sequel ''[[Aliens (film)|Aliens]]'', and features a similar lo-fi, 1970s vision of what the future could look like. It runs on an [[game engine|engine]] built to accommodate the alien's behaviour and technical aspects such as atmospheric and lighting effects. Creative Assembly intended to make ''Alien: Isolation'' a [[Virtual camera system|third-person]] game, but used [[First-person (video games)|first-person]] to create a more intense experience. Several [[downloadable content]] packs were released, some of which relive scenes from the original film.
''Alien: Isolation'' received positive reviews and sold over two million copies by May 2015. Its retro-futuristic art direction, sound design, and [[Artificial intelligence (video games)|artificial intelligence]] were praised, while its characters and length received some criticism. <!--DO NOT REMOVE THIS, SEE "ACCOLADES" SECTION-->Several publications named it one of the [[List of video games considered the best#2014|best games ever made]].<!--DO NOT REMOVE THIS, SEE "ACCOLADES" SECTION--> The game won several year-end awards, including Best Audio at the 2015 [[Game Developers Choice Awards]] and Audio Achievement at the [[11th British Academy Games Awards]]. It saw [[porting|ports]] to [[Linux]] and [[OS X]] in 2015, [[Nintendo Switch]] in 2019,
==Gameplay==
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===Accolades===
''Alien: Isolation'' received year-end awards including ''PC Gamer''{{'}}s Game of the Year 2014, Audio Achievement at the [[11th British Academy Games Awards]], Best Audio at the 15th [[Game Developers Choice Awards]], and four awards at the 14th National Academy of Video Game Trade Reviewers.<ref name="PCGamer GotY"/><ref name="BAFTA awards"/><ref name="GDCA awards"/><ref name="NAVGTR Awards"/> It was named the best game of 2014 by ''[[The Daily Telegraph]]'',<ref name="Telegraph top 2014" /> second-best by ''[[Empire (magazine)|Empire]]'' and ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]],<ref name="Empire top 2014" />''<ref name="Time top 2014" /> and fourth by ''[[The Guardian]].''<ref name="Guardian top 2014" /> The ''[[Daily Mirror]]'' named it one of the 10 best games of 2014, and ''Eurogamer'' readers voted it the third-best.<ref name="EuroG reader top 2014" /><ref name="Daily Mirror top 2014" /> In 2015, ''Kotaku'' named ''Alien: Isolation'' the
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In 2014, Napper said the team often discussed ideas for a sequel.<ref name="Possible Sequel" /> The Creative Assembly head, Tim Heaton, said in 2015 they were proud of ''Isolation'' and that a sequel was "not out of the question" but financially unfeasible.<ref name=":0" /> In 2017, ''[[Eurogamer]]'' reported that no sequel was in development and that most of the ''Isolation'' design team had left Creative Assembly.<ref name="Sequel rumor"/> On 7 October 2024, the 10th anniversary of the game's release, Creative Assembly announced that a sequel was in early development.<ref name=":1">{{Cite web |last=Yin-Poole |first=Wesley |date=2024-10-07 |title=Alien: Isolation 2 Confirmed |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/alien-isolation-2-confirmed |access-date=2024-10-07 |website=[[IGN]] |language=en}}</ref><ref>{{Cite AV media |url=https://www.ign.com/videos/alien-isolation-sequel-confirmed-creative-director-returning-ign-daily-fix |title=Alien: Isolation Sequel Confirmed, Creative Director Returning - IGN Daily Fix - IGN |date=2024-10-07 |language=en |access-date=2024-10-08 |via=IGN}}</ref>
Two comic book sequels, ''Aliens: Resistance'' and ''Aliens: Rescue'', were released in 2019.<ref name="Aliens Resistance" /><ref name="Aliens Rescue" /> A spin-off developed by D3 Go, ''Alien: Blackout'', was released for mobile devices on 24 January 2019.<ref name="Alien Blackout review" /> It was shut down on 31 October 2023.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pockettactics.com/alien-blackout/shutdown|title=It's lights out for Alien: Blackout as 505 Go shutters the mobile game|work=Pocket Tactics|last=Partleton|first=Kayleigh|date=13 October 2023|access-date=8 December 2023|archive-date=8 December 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20231208121314/https://www.pockettactics.com/alien-blackout/shutdown|url-status=live}}</ref> In 2016, a [[pinball video game]] adaptation, ''Aliens vs. Pinball'', was released for the ''[[Zen Pinball 2]]'' and ''[[Pinball FX 2]]'' video games developed by [[Zen Studios]].<ref name="Pinball adaptation"/> A [[novelisation]] by [[Keith DeCandido]],<ref name="Novelization"/> and a [[streaming television]] [[Alien: Isolation (TV series)|series adaptation]] by Jeff Juhasz and Fabien Dubois, were released in 2019.<ref name="Digital series"/> ''[[Alien: Romulus]]'' (2024) includes several elements from the game.{{efn|Multiple sources:<ref>{{Cite web |last=Mathai |first=Jeremy |date=
==Notes==
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<ref name="TA review">{{cite web |access-date=22 December 2021 |url=https://toucharcade.com/2021/12/16/alien-isolation-mobile-review-frame-rate-resolution-performance-battery-saver-ipad-pro-iphone-11-settings/ |title='Alien: Isolation' Review – A Phenomenal Conversion of a Survival Horror Classic |website=[[TouchArcade]] |last=Madnani |first=Mikhail |date=16 December 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211216090639/https://toucharcade.com/2021/12/16/alien-isolation-mobile-review-frame-rate-resolution-performance-battery-saver-ipad-pro-iphone-11-settings/ |archive-date=16 December 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Brave game">{{cite web |access-date=10 August 2015 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2014/11/23/alien-isolation-is-the-bravest-game-of-2014 |title=Alien: Isolation is the Bravest Game of 2014 |website=[[IGN]] |
<ref name="PCGamer GotY">{{cite web |access-date=17 August 2015 |url=http://www.pcgamer.com/game-of-the-year-2014-alien-isolation/ |title=Game of the year 2014: Alien Isolation |website=[[PC Gamer]] |date=18 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150426013042/http://www.pcgamer.com/game-of-the-year-2014-alien-isolation/ |archive-date=26 April 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Kotaku CGotY">{{cite web |access-date=17 August 2015 |url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/12/kotaku-awards-2014-console-game-of-the-year-2/ |title=Kotaku Awards 2014: Console Game Of The Year |website=[[Kotaku]] |
<ref name="Kotaku OGotY">{{cite web |access-date=17 August 2015 |url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/12/kotaku-awards-2014-game-of-the-year/ |title=Kotaku Awards 2014: Game Of The Year |website=[[Kotaku]] |
<ref name="GRadar Best Horror">{{cite web |access-date=17 August 2015 |url=https://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-2014/ |title=Game of the Year 2014 |website=[[GamesRadar]] |date=8 December 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150324035520/http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-2014/ |archive-date=24 March 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="GDCA awards">{{cite web |access-date=18 August 2015 |url=http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/winners/index.html |title=15th Annual Game Developers Choice Awards |website=[[Game Developers Choice Awards]] |date=2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150627103735/http://www.gamechoiceawards.com/winners/index.html |archive-date=27 June 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Kotaku BSotY">{{cite web |access-date=15 March 2016 |url=http://www.kotaku.com.au/2014/12/kotaku-awards-2014-biggest-surprise-of-the-year/ |title=Kotaku Awards 2014: Biggest Surprise Of The Year |website=[[Kotaku]] |
<ref name="Game Awards 2014 Nominees">{{cite web |access-date=16 March 2016 |url=http://www.gamespot.com/articles/2014-game-awards-nominees-announced/1100-6423734/ |title=2014 Game Awards Nominees Announced |website=[[GameSpot]] |author=Eddie Makuch |date=20 November 2014 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150104210328/http://www.gamespot.com/articles/2014-game-awards-nominees-announced/1100-6423734 |archive-date=4 January 2015 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="Novelization">{{cite web |access-date=10 October 2019 |url=https://titanbooks.com/70010-alien-isolation/ |title=Alien: Isolation |website=[[Titan Books]] |date=30 July 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190805190131/https://titanbooks.com/70010-alien-isolation/ |archive-date=5 August 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Old Story">{{cite web |access-date=7 January 2019 |url=https://www.pcgamer.com/uk/alien-isolations-lost-intro-sequence/ |title=Alien: Isolation's lost intro sequence |website=[[PC Gamer]] |
<ref name="Pinball adaptation">{{cite web |access-date=12 March 2019 |url=https://kotaku.com/aliens-is-much-less-terrifying-in-pinball-form-1772871352 |title=Aliens Is Not Nearly As Scary In Pinball Form |website=[[Kotaku]] |
<ref name="Alien Blackout review">{{cite web |access-date=7 January 2019 |url=https://www.polygon.com/reviews/2019/1/24/18194708/alien-blackout-review-ios-android |title=Alien: Blackout's clever premise never leads to a substantial game |website=[[Polygon (website)|Polygon]] |
<ref name="AV top horror">{{cite web |access-date=12 January 2019 |url=https://www.avclub.com/the-35-greatest-horror-games-of-all-time-1830082156 |title=The 35 greatest horror games of all time |website=[[The A.V. Club]] |date=31 October 2018 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20181103000942/https://www.avclub.com/the-35-greatest-horror-games-of-all-time-1830082156 |archive-date=3 November 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="Clive Gratton Engine Talk">{{cite AV media |people=Clive Gratton |date=21 June 2017 |title=A transformative approach to game engine development |medium=Presentation recording |publisher=Digital Dragons |language=en |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXKEiFUXBIo |access-date=7 January 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180103161207/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FXKEiFUXBIo |archive-date=3 January 2018 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name="Digital series">{{cite web |access-date=2 March 2019 |url=https://www.ign.com/articles/2019/02/28/how-alien-isolation-digital-series-expands-amanda-ripleys-story-from-the-2014-game/ |title=How Alien: Isolation Digital Series Expands Amanda Ripley's Story From the 2014 Game |website=[[IGN]] |
<ref name="Switch announcement">{{cite web |access-date=12 June 2019 |url=https://www.vg247.com/2019/06/12/alien-isolation-switch-2019/ |title=Alien: Isolation is heading to Nintendo Switch later this year |website=[[VG247]] |date=12 June 2019 |author=Stephany Nunneley |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190612194718/https://www.vg247.com/2019/06/12/alien-isolation-switch-2019/ |archive-date=12 June 2019 |url-status=live}}</ref>
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<ref name="Mobile release">{{cite web |access-date=18 November 2021 |url=https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alien-isolation-arrives-on-ios-and-android-on-december-16/1100-6498133/ |title=Alien: Isolation Arrives On iOS And Android on December 16 |website=[[GameSpot]] |date=17 November 2021 |author=George Yang |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20211118214730/https://www.gamespot.com/articles/alien-isolation-arrives-on-ios-and-android-on-december-16/1100-6498133/ |archive-date=18 November 2021 |url-status=live}}</ref>
<ref name=GamesRadar2015>{{cite web |url=http://www.gamesradar.com/best-games-ever/ |title=The 100 Best Games of All-Time |date=
<ref name=GTM2015>{{cite journal|journal=[[GamesTM]]|title=100 Greatest Games of All Time|date=September 2015|type=Special issue}}</ref>
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<ref name=GTM2018>{{cite journal|journal=[[GamesTM]]|title=The 200 Greatest Games of All Time|date=May 2018|issue=200}}</ref>
<ref name=HG101Bonus>{{cite web|title=HG101 Presents: The 200 Best Video Games of All Time - Bonus Edition|url=https://hg101.itch.io/hg101-presents-the-200-best-video-games-of-all-time|website=hardcoregaming101.net|access-date=6 July
<ref name=GLHFUSAToday>{{cite web |url=https://ftw.usatoday.com/lists/best-video-games |author=GLHF |title=The 100 best video games of all time, ranked |website=[[USA Today]] |date=
<ref name=GLHFSportsIllustrated>{{cite magazine|url=https://videogames.si.com/guides/best-games|author=GLHF|title=The best 100 games of all time, ranked|magazine=[[Sports Illustrated]]|date=
<ref name=GamingBolt2024>{{cite web |url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=T8Kg7HzboGs |title=TOP 30 Games of All Time You Need To Play [2024 Edition] |publisher=GamingBolt |website=[[YouTube]] |date=
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