Isolation Sequel is Being Developed

As we close in on Halloween, there’s no shortage of horror games on people’s minds. It’s one of the reasons why Alien: Isolation was released in October, ten years ago.

And now, almost exactly ten years after the release of one of the best horror games of all time, a sequel has been confirmed. Alien: Isolation is getting a sequel.

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This information comes to us through Alien: Isolation’s official X page, celebrating the ten-year anniversary of the game with a special thank-you to players and an announcement that they’ve all been waiting for.

It’s been nothing short of incredible to witness your passion for the game over the years and see it reach so many players around the world. Your boundless enthusiasm, excitement, screams (!) and steely courage in the face of cinema’s greatest killer, have been profoundly rewarding.

Needless to say, this news has left fans ecstatic. A ten-year-wait was one thing, but negative publisher sentiment is a whole other beast. Quite infamously, SEGA considered Alien: Isolation to be a failure, despite its sales numbers.

“Performing below expectations” is a tough challenge for any game to overcome, and for most of those ten years, many suspected that Alien: Isolation would never find a successor.

And yet, despite the crushing weight of a corporation’s bottom line, fans got to hear the words they so desperately wanted to hear.

Today, I’m delighted to confirm, on behalf of the team, that a sequel to ALIEN: ISOLATION is in early development.

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As of now, many of the usual problems associated with ‘early development’ apply here too. We don’t have a clear vision of what the sequel will look like. Will it be a familiar, first-person cat and mouse experience? Will it even be called Alien: Isolation 2? What new mechanics will come into play?

The only real guarantee we have is a prediction that’s sure to impress absolutely no-one: we’ll probably see a Xenomorph at some point.

The Past and Future of Alien: Isolation

Xenomorph from Alien: Isolation staring into the camera.

Regardless of publisher perception, it’s no secret that Alien: Isolation has left a strong impression on players, even all these years later. Some fans have found ways to scratch a similar itch with other games, but rarely do things land in quite the same way.

It’s a game that still draws new eyes, especially since the Alien franchise is still putting out content for fans to enjoy.

With this amount of hype, there’s little doubt that a sequel like this will sell. But will it sell well enough to appease the men on high? If the passion of the developers and fans is to be believed, they’ll do all they can to make that happen.