Alien: Isolation
Explore Sevastopol as Amanda Ripley, scavenging resources and crafting deterrents while using vents and shadows to evade an Alien that hunts you through the station.
- AI score · out of 10
- 8.6 / 10
About this game
Amanda Ripley comes to Sevastopol after learning that her missing mother's ship recorder has been found. Her investigation becomes a struggle to survive aboard the station, where an Alien hunts her. Explore the environment for resources and turn what you find into improvised weapons and deterrents. Moving onward involves evasion as well as scavenging: ventilation ducts and shadowed spaces form part of the environment you can use to avoid the creature. The art direction draws on the original Alien film. This Nintendo Switch release includes all seven DLC packs and supports gyroscopic aiming and HD rumble, adding motion-based input and controller feedback to the survival setup.
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AI review
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Best aligned with players who enjoy resourceful survival under pursuit.
Scavenging and crafting give exploration a practical purpose, while evasion makes the surrounding spaces part of your response to the Alien. These systems suggest an experience better suited to patient survival decisions than a preference for confronting every threat directly.
Strengths
- Crafting deterrents from gathered resources gives exploration a tangible role in survival.
- Vents and shadows provide environmental choices for players who enjoy evading a pursuer.
Weaknesses
- The emphasis on avoiding pursuit may feel restrictive to players seeking frequent direct confrontations.
Who it is for: Players interested in the original film's visual identity, searching environments for resources and deciding how to evade a pursuing threat.
View scoring basis
| Dimension | Review state | Score | Weight |
|---|---|---|---|
| Dimension Searching for supplies while needing to evade pursuit suggests a cautious exploration rhythm, rather than establishing a measured campaign pace. | Reviewed | 8.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Combining scavenging, crafted deterrents and environmental evasion may appeal to players who want survival to depend on preparation and route choices. | Reviewed | 8.8 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension The original film's influence on the art direction may make the station more compelling for players attached to that particular science-fiction aesthetic. | Reviewed | 9.0 / 10 | Not provided |
| Dimension Gyroscopic aiming provides a motion-based input feature that may interest players comfortable with that method, while HD rumble adds controller feedback. | Reviewed | 8.4 / 10 | Not provided |
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Core information
- Developer
- Feral InteractiveCreative Assembly
- Publisher
- SEGA
- Release date
- 2019
- Platforms
- Nintendo Switch
- Content kind
- Game
- Release state
- Released
- Region
- Worldwide
- Official website
- Not provided
- Offline minimum players
- Not provided
- Offline maximum players
- Not provided
- Online minimum players
- Not provided
- Online maximum players
- Not provided
- Categories
- Survival · Primary genre
- Tags
- Solo-friendlyDodgeMain Story Under 10 HoursThird PersonReal-time CombatPlatformingReplayableFast-paced3D GraphicsLinear Levels
- Supported game languages
- Not provided
- Requires base game
- Not provided
- Standalone
- Not provided
- Age ratings
- Not provided
- Play modes
- Single player
- Perspectives
- First person
Release editions
- Windows PCWorldwide2014
- Nintendo SwitchWorldwide2019
- Xbox 360Worldwide2014
- PlayStation 3Worldwide2014
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Sources
- www.nintendo.comSource revision: 1
- www.nintendo.com