Alien: Isolation

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

English voiceActionOctober 7, 2014
Highly recommended
GamePickHub score
92% of 48,897 Steam reviews positive
Metacritic 81
-75%$39.99$9.99
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At a glance

● Pros

  • Steam reviews: "Very Positive" (92%)
  • Metacritic critic score 81
  • Full English voice acting
  • Full controller support
  • 75% off right now ($9.99)
  • Runs on low-end PCs (min. 4GB RAM)
  • Steam Deck Verified

● Cons

No notable downsides in the data.

Great for

  • Fans of punchy combat and action

Summarized automatically from Steam reviews, Metacritic, language support, price and spec data.

What players talk about

How often each topic comes up in 50 Steam reviews (English, Korean, Japanese, Chinese) · 94% of them recommend the game

  • Difficulty👍 12
  • Atmosphere👍 10
  • Graphics👍 9
  • Story👍 8 👎 1
  • Grind & repetition👍 6
  • Music & sound👍 5
  • Amount of content👍 3 👎 1
  • Bugs👍 3 👎 1
  • Controls👍 4

Counts how many reviews mention each topic, split by whether the review recommends the game.

“I see this game is on sale for $2 For anyone who is wondering today (04-26-2020) --- buy it I got 25hours out of it.”
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About the game

HOW WILL YOU SURVIVE?

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother's disappearance.

As Amanda, you will navigate through an increasingly volatile world as you find yourself confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless Alien.

Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive.

Overcome an ever-present deadly threat – Experience persistent fear as a truly dynamic and reactive Alien uses its senses to hunt you down and respond to your every move.

Improvise to survive – Hack systems, scavenge for vital resources and craft items to deal with each situation. Will you evade your enemies, distract them or face them head on?

Explore a world of mystery and betrayal – Immerse yourself in the detailed setting of Sevastopol, a decommissioned trading station on the fringes of space. Encounter a rich cast of inhabitants in a world scarred by fear and mistrust.

When she left Earth, Ellen Ripley promised her daughter Amanda she would return home for her 11th birthday. Amanda never saw her again.

Fifteen years later, Amanda, now a Weyland-Yutani employee, hears that the flight recorder of her mother’s ship, the Nostromo, has been recovered at the remote trading station Sevastopol. The temptation for her to finally understand what happened is too much to resist. When the crew arrive at Sevastopol, they find something is desperately wrong. It all seems to be connected to an unknown menace, stalking and killing deep in the shadows.

In order to uncover the truth about her mother, Amanda is forced to confront the same terrifying thing that separated them.

Created using the CATHODE™ engine.

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PC requirements

Minimum

OS *: Windows 7 (32bit)
Processor: 3.16Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Memory: 4 GB RAM
Graphics: 1GB (AMD Radeon HD 5550 or Nvidia GeForce GT 430)
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 35 GB available space
Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions

Recommended

OS *: Windows 7 (64bit)
Processor: AMD: Phenom II X4 955 - 4 Core, 3.2 GHz or Intel: Core 2 Quad Q9650 - 4 Core, 3.0 GHz
Memory: 8 GB RAM
Graphics: 2GB (AMD GPU: AMD Radeon R9 200 Series or Nvidia GPU: Nvidia GeForce GTX660)
DirectX: Version 11
Network: Broadband Internet connection
Storage: 35 GB available space
Additional Notes: Microsoft no longer supports Windows 10 or older versions

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