Video games based on theAlienfranchise have been released since the early 1980s, and while there have been some gaps between releases, they have never really slowed down in a significant way. The past decade has seen the launch of games like theAlien: Isolationsurvival-horror title as well asco-op shooterAliens: Fireteam Elite. MoreAliengames are in development, though fans will have to wait before they can learn more about what exactly they have in store.
In the meantime, YouTube channel TeaserPlay has created an Unreal Engine 5 concept video imagining what a newAliengame could look like if it was built using Epic’s powerful new creation tool. The video showsAlienfranchise protagonist Ellen Ripley aboard a spaceship before switching to a first-person perspective. Ripley explores the spaceship, but quickly notices a xenomorph alien. The video ends with the xenomorph manages to sneak up on Ripley.
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This isn’t the first time that we’ve seen anAlienUnreal Engine 5 concept video, and both this video and the previous one seem to be taking inspiration fromAlien: Isolation.Alien: Isolationproved to be quite popular in the horror gaming community at the time of its release for its genuine scares and unscripted AI. Fans have been asking for a proper sequel for years, though one still has yet to materialize. Developer Creative Assembly has been busy working on strategy games like itsTotal Warseries.
AnAlien: Isolationsequelmay or may not ever happen, but fans can count on more video games based on theAlienfranchise. In fact, it was recently announced that virtual reality game developer is making a single-player horror game based onAliens, and that it will be built using Unreal Engine 5. This single-playerAliensgame is said to be set between the events of the originalAlienfilm and theAlienssequel, and it’s aiming for release on PC, PlayStation, and Xbox.
Besides PC and gaming consoles, thenewAliensgamewill also have a virtual reality version. There is a lot of potential for anAlienshorror game in VR, so it will be interesting to see if Survios manages to pull it off.
It will also be interesting to see how much theAlienshorror game has in common withAlien: Isolation. They sound like similar concepts on paper, but nothing has really been shown of the newAliensgame at the time of this writing.
