<s>
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
2014	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
Sega	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
was	O
designed	O
to	O
resemble	O
the	O
original	O
Alien	O
film	O
rather	O
than	O
its	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
1986	O
sequel	O
Aliens	B-Device
,	O
and	O
features	O
a	O
similar	O
lo-fi	O
,	O
1970s	O
vision	O
of	O
what	O
the	O
future	O
could	O
look	O
like	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
Assembly	O
intended	O
to	O
make	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
a	O
third-person	O
game	O
,	O
but	O
used	O
first-person	O
to	O
create	O
a	O
more	O
intense	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Several	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
which	O
relive	O
scenes	O
from	O
the	O
original	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
received	O
positive	O
reviews	O
and	O
sold	O
over	O
two	O
million	O
copies	O
by	O
May	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Its	O
retro-futuristic	O
art	O
direction	O
,	O
sound	O
design	O
,	O
and	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
were	O
praised	O
,	O
while	O
its	O
characters	O
and	O
length	O
received	O
some	O
criticism	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
saw	O
ports	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
2015	O
,	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
,	O
then	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
mobile	O
devices	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
also	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
service	O
in	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
is	O
a	O
single-player	O
action-adventure	O
game	O
with	O
an	O
emphasis	O
on	O
stealth	O
and	O
survival	O
horror	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Amanda	O
encounters	O
various	O
enemies	O
throughout	O
the	O
station	O
,	O
including	O
hostile	O
human	O
survivors	O
and	O
androids	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
Amanda	O
gains	O
access	O
to	O
a	O
revolver	O
,	O
a	O
shotgun	O
,	O
a	O
bolt	O
gun	O
,	O
a	O
flamethrower	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
stun	O
baton	O
over	O
the	O
course	O
of	O
the	O
game	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
emphasizes	O
evasion	O
over	O
direct	O
combat	O
by	O
providing	O
limited	O
ammunition	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
addition	O
to	O
the	O
campaign	O
mode	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
features	O
a	O
special	O
mode	O
,	O
called	O
Survivor	O
Mode	O
,	O
in	O
which	O
the	O
player	O
must	O
complete	O
objectives	O
within	O
a	O
time	O
limit	O
on	O
different	O
challenge	O
maps	O
while	O
being	O
hunted	O
by	O
the	O
Alien	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2137	O
,	O
15	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
original	O
Alien	O
film	O
,	O
Amanda	O
Ripley	O
,	O
daughter	O
of	O
Ellen	O
Ripley	O
,	O
learns	O
that	O
the	O
flight	B-Device
recorder	I-Device
of	O
her	O
mother	O
's	O
ship	O
,	O
the	O
Nostromo	O
,	O
has	O
been	O
located	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
flight	B-Device
recorder	I-Device
was	O
retrieved	O
by	O
the	O
salvage	O
ship	O
Anesidora	O
,	O
and	O
is	O
being	O
held	O
aboard	O
Sevastopol	O
,	O
a	O
Seegson	O
Corporation	O
space	O
station	O
orbiting	O
gas	O
giant	O
KG-348	O
in	O
the	O
Zeta	O
Reticuli	O
star	O
system	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Christopher	O
Samuels	O
,	O
a	O
Weyland-Yutani	O
android	B-Application
,	O
offers	O
Ripley	O
a	O
place	O
on	O
the	O
retrieval	O
team	O
so	O
that	O
she	O
can	O
have	O
closure	O
regarding	O
the	O
fate	O
of	O
her	O
missing	O
mother	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
While	O
exploring	O
the	O
station	O
,	O
Ripley	O
finds	O
the	O
flight	B-Device
recorder	I-Device
of	O
the	O
Nostromo	O
,	O
but	O
the	O
data	O
has	O
been	O
corrupted	O
,	O
and	O
also	O
discovers	O
that	O
the	O
station	O
is	O
out	O
of	O
control	O
due	O
to	O
a	O
deadly	O
Alien	O
creature	O
lurking	O
aboard	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Waits	O
explains	O
that	O
the	O
alien	O
was	O
brought	O
onto	O
the	O
station	O
by	O
Anesidora	O
captain	O
Henry	O
Marlow	O
,	O
who	O
,	O
after	O
recovering	O
the	O
Nostromo	O
flight	B-Device
recorder	I-Device
while	O
salvaging	O
its	O
remains	O
in	O
space	O
,	O
was	O
able	O
to	O
backtrack	O
the	O
Nostromo	O
's	O
path	O
to	O
LV-426	O
and	O
locate	O
the	O
derelict	O
alien	O
starship	O
,	O
containing	O
within	O
a	O
nest	O
of	O
alien	O
eggs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Ripley	O
makes	O
her	O
way	O
back	O
to	O
confront	O
Waits	O
,	O
but	O
Ricardo	O
reveals	O
that	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
service	O
androids	B-Application
have	O
abruptly	O
started	O
slaughtering	O
the	O
remaining	O
crew	O
,	O
including	O
Waits	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Samuels	O
attempts	O
to	O
interface	O
with	O
the	O
station	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
APOLLO	O
,	O
to	O
cease	O
the	O
rampage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
At	O
the	O
reactor	O
,	O
Ripley	O
discovers	O
a	O
nest	O
with	O
hundreds	O
of	O
Aliens	B-Device
,	O
and	O
initiates	O
a	O
reactor	O
purge	O
to	O
destroy	O
it	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
There	O
,	O
Ripley	O
finally	O
discovers	O
the	O
Nostromos	O
flight	B-Device
recorder	I-Device
,	O
containing	O
a	O
personal	O
message	O
to	O
her	O
from	O
her	O
mother	O
,	O
thus	O
giving	O
her	O
closure	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
DevelopmentAlien	O
:	O
Isolation	O
was	O
developed	O
by	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
,	O
which	O
is	O
best	O
known	O
for	O
their	O
work	O
on	O
the	O
Total	O
War	O
strategy	B-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
series	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
game	O
based	O
on	O
the	O
Alien	O
series	O
from	O
20th	O
Century	O
Fox	O
was	O
conceived	O
when	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
finished	O
Viking	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Asgard	I-Application
in	O
2008	O
,	O
after	O
the	O
publisher	O
,	O
Sega	O
,	O
acquired	O
the	O
rights	O
to	O
develop	O
Alien	O
games	O
in	O
December	O
2006	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
Assembly	O
decided	O
to	O
design	O
the	O
game	O
more	O
in	O
line	O
with	O
Ridley	O
Scott	O
's	O
1979	O
film	O
Alien	O
as	O
opposed	O
to	O
James	O
Cameron	O
's	O
more	O
action-oriented	O
1986	O
sequel	O
Aliens	B-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
developers	O
also	O
met	O
Alien	O
and	O
Blade	B-Application
Runner	I-Application
editor	O
Terry	O
Rawlings	O
,	O
who	O
would	O
give	O
them	O
additional	O
insight	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
For	O
example	O
,	O
it	O
features	O
clunky	O
machinery	O
like	O
phone	O
receivers	O
,	O
monochrome	O
displays	O
,	O
and	O
distorted	O
CRT	B-Device
monitors	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Creative	O
Assembly	O
wanted	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
to	O
have	O
a	O
story	O
that	O
was	O
closely	O
related	O
to	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
a	O
result	O
,	O
the	O
team	O
decided	O
to	O
explore	O
a	O
story	O
set	O
15	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
events	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
which	O
would	O
involve	O
Ellen	O
Ripley	O
's	O
daughter	O
and	O
the	O
Nostromos	O
flight	B-Device
recorder	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
Along	O
with	O
Weaver	O
,	O
the	O
original	O
Alien	O
cast	O
,	O
which	O
includes	O
Tom	O
Skerritt	O
,	O
Veronica	O
Cartwright	O
,	O
Harry	O
Dean	O
Stanton	O
,	O
and	O
Yaphet	O
Kotto	O
,	O
reprised	O
their	O
roles	O
for	O
the	O
separate	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
missions	O
,	O
marking	O
the	O
first	O
time	O
they	O
were	O
brought	O
back	O
together	O
since	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Previously	O
used	O
in	O
Viking	B-Application
:	I-Application
Battle	I-Application
for	I-Application
Asgard	I-Application
,	O
the	O
engine	O
was	O
adapted	O
to	O
accommodate	O
technical	O
aspects	O
such	O
as	O
the	O
atmospheric	O
and	O
lighting	O
effects	O
and	O
the	O
alien	O
's	O
behavioural	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
major	O
toolchain	B-General_Concept
update	O
occurred	O
six	O
months	O
into	O
development	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
new	O
tools	O
eventually	O
improved	O
workflow	B-Operating_System
,	O
they	O
initially	O
caused	O
major	O
disruptions	O
because	O
previous	O
work	O
had	O
to	O
be	O
discarded	O
or	O
ported	O
into	O
the	O
new	O
tools	O
,	O
taking	O
valuable	O
development	O
time	O
away	O
from	O
the	O
team	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
alien	O
's	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
was	O
programmed	O
with	O
a	O
complex	O
set	O
of	O
behavioural	O
designs	O
that	O
slowly	O
unlock	O
as	O
it	O
encounters	O
the	O
player	O
,	O
creating	O
the	O
illusion	O
that	O
the	O
alien	O
learns	O
from	O
each	O
interaction	O
and	O
appropriately	O
adjusts	O
its	O
hunting	O
strategy	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Hope	O
explained	O
that	O
,	O
in	O
third-person	O
view	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
would	O
have	O
become	O
"	O
a	O
game	O
about	O
jockeying	O
the	O
camera	O
and	O
looking	O
after	O
your	O
avatar	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
was	O
released	O
to	O
manufacturing	O
on	O
9	O
September	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Marketing	O
and	O
releaseAlien	O
:	O
Isolation	O
was	O
first	O
unveiled	O
on	O
12	O
May	O
2011	O
when	O
UK	O
government	O
minister	O
Ed	O
Vaizey	O
visited	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
and	O
revealed	O
on	O
his	O
Twitter	B-Application
account	I-Application
that	O
the	O
studio	O
was	O
hiring	O
for	O
an	O
Alien	O
game	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Although	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
name	O
was	O
anticipated	O
following	O
a	O
trademark	O
registration	O
in	O
October	O
2013	O
and	O
some	O
screenshots	O
leaked	O
in	O
December	O
2013	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
and	O
confirmed	O
for	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
3	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
Windows	O
,	O
Xbox	B-Operating_System
360	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
with	O
the	O
release	O
of	O
a	O
teaser	O
trailer	O
on	O
7	O
January	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
fact	O
that	O
Sega	O
's	O
previous	O
Alien	O
game	O
,	O
Aliens	B-Device
:	I-Device
Colonial	I-Device
Marines	I-Device
,	O
received	O
a	O
negative	O
public	O
reaction	O
did	O
not	O
affect	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
also	O
playable	O
on	O
the	O
Oculus	B-Device
Rift	I-Device
virtual	B-Application
reality	I-Application
(	O
VR	O
)	O
headset	O
that	O
was	O
shown	O
at	O
the	O
show	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
awarded	O
Best	O
VR	O
Game	O
and	O
was	O
nominated	O
for	O
Game	O
of	O
the	O
Show	O
,	O
Best	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
Game	O
,	O
Best	O
PC	O
Game	O
,	O
and	O
Best	O
Action	O
Game	O
at	O
the	O
IGNs	O
Best	O
of	O
E3	O
2014	O
Awards	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
was	O
released	O
on	O
7	O
October	O
2014	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
As	O
of	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
had	O
sold	O
over	O
2.1	O
million	O
copies	O
in	O
Europe	O
and	O
the	O
US	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
was	O
ported	O
by	O
Feral	O
Interactive	O
to	O
Linux	B-Application
and	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
in	O
late	O
2015	O
,	O
to	O
Nintendo	B-Application
Switch	I-Application
on	O
5	O
December	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
to	O
Android	B-Application
and	O
iOS	B-Application
devices	O
on	O
16	O
December	O
2021	O
,	O
and	O
was	O
added	O
to	O
the	O
Amazon	B-Operating_System
Luna	I-Operating_System
service	O
on	O
14	O
October	O
2021	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Downloadable	O
contentAlien	O
:	O
Isolation	O
supports	O
additional	O
in-game	O
content	O
in	O
the	O
form	O
of	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Between	O
October	O
2014	O
and	O
March	O
2015	O
,	O
five	O
additional	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
were	O
released	O
,	O
expanding	O
the	O
Survivor	O
Mode	O
with	O
new	O
features	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
collection	O
featuring	O
the	O
base	O
game	O
and	O
all	O
the	O
downloadable	B-Protocol
content	I-Protocol
packs	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
Linux	B-Application
,	O
OS	B-Operating_System
X	I-Operating_System
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
in	O
late	O
2015	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Critical	O
reception	O
for	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
was	O
"	O
generally	O
favourable	O
"	O
,	O
according	O
to	O
review	O
aggregator	O
Metacritic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Josh	O
Harmon	O
of	O
Electronic	O
Gaming	O
Monthly	O
felt	O
that	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
"	O
succeeds	O
as	O
a	O
genuine	O
effort	O
to	O
capture	O
the	O
spirit	O
of	O
the	O
film	O
franchise	O
in	O
playable	O
form	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
a	O
lazy	O
attempt	O
to	O
use	O
it	O
as	O
an	O
easy	O
backdrop	O
for	O
a	O
cash-in	O
with	O
an	O
ill-fitting	O
genre.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
editor	O
Arthur	O
Gies	O
felt	O
that	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
beautiful	O
game	O
,	O
full	O
of	O
deep	O
shadows	O
and	O
mystery	O
around	O
every	O
corner	O
,	O
"	O
while	O
Dan	O
Whitehead	O
of	O
Eurogamer	O
praised	O
the	O
lighting	O
and	O
unusually	O
compelling	O
environment	O
design	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Similarly	O
,	O
PC	O
Gamer	O
said	O
that	O
the	O
art	O
design	O
sets	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
apart	O
from	O
the	O
likes	O
of	O
System	B-Application
Shock	I-Application
or	O
Dead	B-General_Concept
Space	I-General_Concept
and	O
creates	O
a	O
"	O
convincing	O
science-fiction	O
world	O
,	O
with	O
machines	O
and	O
environments	O
that	O
are	O
functional	O
and	O
utilitarian	O
,	O
rather	O
than	O
overtly	O
futuristic.	O
"	O
</s>
<s>
Writing	O
for	O
GamesRadar	O
,	O
David	O
Houghton	O
praised	O
the	O
alien	O
's	O
advanced	O
artificial	B-Application
intelligence	I-Application
,	O
stating	O
that	O
"	O
progress	O
becomes	O
a	O
case	O
of	O
'	O
if	O
 '	O
and	O
'	O
how	O
 '	O
,	O
not	O
'	O
when	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Peterson	O
praised	O
the	O
gameplay	O
as	O
tense	O
,	O
scary	O
and	O
effective	O
,	O
writing	O
that	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
is	O
"	O
a	O
solid	O
,	O
incredibly	O
striking	O
example	O
of	O
the	O
[	O
survival	O
horror ]	O
genre	O
that	O
uses	O
its	O
first	O
person	O
perspective	O
to	O
greater	O
personalize	O
the	O
horror	O
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Polygon	O
criticised	O
the	O
overexposure	O
to	O
the	O
alien	O
creature	O
,	O
turning	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
into	O
an	O
irritating	O
experience	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Despite	O
the	O
criticism	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
was	O
considered	O
"	O
brave	O
"	O
by	O
IGN	O
due	O
to	O
its	O
difficult	O
gameplay	O
,	O
a	O
feature	O
that	O
is	O
uncommon	O
in	O
games	O
with	O
large	O
development	O
costs	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2015	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
was	O
ranked	O
6th	O
in	O
Kotakus	O
list	O
of	O
the	O
10	O
Best	O
Horror	O
Games	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Club	O
ranked	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
as	O
the	O
5th	O
greatest	O
horror	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
in	O
a	O
list	O
of	O
35	O
,	O
while	O
GamesRadar+	O
ranked	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
as	O
the	O
3rd	O
best	O
horror	O
game	O
of	O
all	O
time	O
out	O
of	O
20	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Later	O
,	O
it	O
was	O
revealed	O
that	O
most	O
of	O
the	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
design	O
team	O
no	O
longer	O
worked	O
at	O
Creative	O
Assembly	O
,	O
and	O
that	O
the	O
company	O
was	O
working	O
on	O
a	O
first-person	O
tactical	O
shooter	O
based	O
on	O
a	O
new	O
IP	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
2016	O
,	O
a	O
pinball	O
video	O
game	O
adaptation	O
,	O
Aliens	B-Device
vs.	O
Pinball	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
the	O
Zen	B-Application
Pinball	I-Application
2	I-Application
and	O
Pinball	B-Application
FX	I-Application
2	I-Application
video	O
games	O
developed	O
by	O
Zen	O
Studios	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Two	O
comic	O
book	O
sequels	O
,	O
Aliens	B-Device
:	O
Resistance	O
and	O
Aliens	B-Device
:	O
Rescue	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
novelisation	O
by	O
Keith	O
DeCandido	O
,	O
were	O
released	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
A	O
spin-off	O
sequel	O
developed	O
by	O
D3	O
Go	O
,	O
Alien	O
:	O
Blackout	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
for	O
mobile	O
devices	O
on	O
24	O
January	O
2019	O
,	O
while	O
a	O
web	O
television	O
series	O
adaptation	O
,	O
Alien	B-Application
:	I-Application
Isolation	I-Application
–	O
The	O
Digital	O
Series	O
,	O
was	O
released	O
on	O
IGN''	O
on	O
28	O
February	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
