If horror had swung to one extreme, with too many enemies, guns and explosions, Amnesia dragged it back to the opposite pole: ...
These horror games turn silence into a weapon, using atmosphere and tension to create fear far more unsettling than jump scares.
Are you a fan of Alien: Isolation, the nail-biting horror game based on the 1979 movie, Alien? Well, strap in, because we’ve just caught wind of some exciting news: a sequel is in the works. Yes, as ...
Routine starts with you waking up in a small room in what appears to be a retro-flavored, futuristic resort built on the moon. You’re an engineer, and as soon as you stretch, gather your things, and ...
When Alien: Isolation was released in 2014, it quickly cemented itself as one of the most nerve-shredding horror experiences ever created. A decade later, its writer, Dion Lay, is still proud of how ...
One thing that makes Alien: Isolation such a uniquely tense experience is that it feels so personal thanks to its protagonist, Amanda Ripley, being the daughter of Ellen Ripley, the beloved hero of ...
Alien: Isolation is one of the most terrifying games I've ever played, and even its own writer admits it's straight-up too scary for a lot of people. Chatting on the FRVR podcast, former Creative ...
A developer recently came out and stated that Alien: Isolation‘s famously long 20-hour runtime was actually an unexpected outcome. In an interview with the FRVR podcast, the game’s writer, Dion Lay, ...
When Sega and Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation launched in 2014, I was deputy editor at Official Xbox Magazine. I remember getting the review copy from our contributor Alex "Game Over, Man" Dale, ...
Covering the video games industry since 2017, with experience in news, articles, lists, and reviews (and I blame The Legend of Zelda: Majora's Mask for that). If you are a fan of RPGs and want a third ...
The kind of game you want to pick next will somewhat depend on the elements of Alien: Isolation that you enjoyed, as there’s naturally no other game that’s an exact copy of it. Instead, here are some ...