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ActionHorrorSurvival HorrorSci-fiAliensAtmospheric

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Game description

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

Basic info

DeveloperCreative Assembly, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
PublisherSEGA, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux)
PlatformsWindows · macOS · Linux
Steam DeckVerified
Release dateOct 6, 2014
Price

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Minimum specs

OSWindows 7 (32bit)
Processor3.16Ghz Intel Core 2 Duo E8500
Memory4 GB
Graphics1GB (AMD Radeon HD 5550 or Nvidia GeForce GT 430)
Storage35 GB
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Review Analysis Score

Based on 434 reviews from the past 1 year

87.6/ 100
Top 30%

Steam rating: Very Positive (93%)

Metacritic: 81 /100

Review analysis summary (Reviewed Oct 22, 2026)

Being hunted by one unkillable alien drives this survival horror game, which scores 87.6 from 434 analyzed reviews.

👍 Strengths

271 reviews praise the atmosphere, saying creaking metal, sound design and an unpredictable alien make you feel truly hunted, and Story & World ranks 91st of 1096. 41 admire the visuals, with their faithful retro sci-fi look and rich light and shadow, and Visuals & Sound ranks 85th of 1249. 40 call it fun even at its most stressful, and some have finished it several times. Gameplay ranks 249th of 1396.

👎 Where it falls short

Some find the slow pacing and sudden deaths frustrating, though a few joke that the stress is the point. 34 reviews feel the middle stretches turn repetitive, with similar corridors, repeated puzzles and long spells of hiding in lockers. 20 report bugs, such as the alien getting stuck, black screens and broken scripts that force reloads, and some note old issues that were never fixed. Content Volume ranks 1002nd of 1351, and Tech & Support ranks 574th of 1399.

Representative reviews Original reviews ↗

“atmosphere carries hard, metal creaks and sounds make you feel hunted” · 271 reviews
“Beautiful graphics with pleasant colors, quality light and shadows” · 41 reviews
“game is super cool, whole family plays for hours” · 40 reviews

How it holds up

−50+5

Controls, difficulty, progression and depth
Mentioned in 53% of reviews · Top 20% of the games we've analyzed

Difficulty +2.30 · How hard it is, how the challenge ramps, and whether it feels fair
Positive “hard but always fair, heart racing and genuinely scary” · 17 reviews
Negative “pacing slow and frustrating deaths feel out of control” · 42 reviews

Progression 2% · Onboarding 3% · Freedom 3% · Strategy 11% · Controls & feel 5%

Plot, characters and the world
Mentioned in 85% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

World +4.38 · Lore, atmosphere, and how immersive the setting is
Positive “atmosphere carries hard, metal creaks and sounds make you feel hunted” · 271 reviews
Negative “lost its horror aspect and just became annoying” · 4 reviews

Story 28% · Characters 6%

How much there is to do, variety and replay value
Mentioned in 23% of reviews · Bottom 30% of the games we've analyzed

Variety -2.84 · Fresh content and situations versus repetition
Negative “some missions feel repetitive to extend game length” · 34 reviews

Volume 14% · Replayability 3%

Graphics, art style, music and sound
Mentioned in 46% of reviews · Top 10% of the games we've analyzed

Visuals +4.14 · Graphics, art style, and animation
Positive “Beautiful graphics with pleasant colors, quality light and shadows” · 41 reviews
Negative “poor anti-aliasing, character faces lack expression in cutscenes” · 2 reviews

Audio 28%

Playing with others, the community and servers

Not enough data — only 2% of reviews mention this.

Playing together +3.75 · Fun of playing with friends, teammates, or rivals

Community 0% · Servers & Connection 0%

Pricing, cheaters, balance and matchmaking
Mentioned in 5% of reviews · Top 40% of the games we've analyzed

Balance -0.07 · Whether classes, weapons, and builds are evenly matched
Negative “lower difficulties break balance, alien and humans become too weak” · 5 reviews

Anti-cheat 0% · Pricing 2% · Matchmaking 0%

Bugs, performance and developer support
Mentioned in 13% of reviews · Top 50% of the games we've analyzed

Stability -0.16 · Crashes, freezes, save loss, and game-breaking bugs
Negative “AI bugs like freezing in doorways, tail clipping issues in cutscenes” · 20 reviews
Positive “well optimized and runs without significant bugs” · 1 review

Performance 4% · Developer support 1%

Grey means too few reviews mention it to trust. — means almost no reviews mention it.

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