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twentieth Century Games has announce that a fresh single - thespian title base on theAliensfranchise is in the works from Survios , the developer behind VR experienceThe Walking Dead : Onslaught . TheAliensseries is experiencing a revitalisation in the gaming medium after a brief drought , with squad - based shooterAliens : Fireteam Elitereleasing in 2021 andAliens : Dark Descentbeing announced with a trailerduring Summer Game Fest 2022 .
The last single - playerAliensvideo game to release was 2015’sAlien : closing off , a survival horror title developed by Creative Assembly . The game focused on Ellen Ripley ’s daughter Amanda as she run into a Xenomorph decade after her female parent ’s disappearing following the event of the firstAlienfilm . Although well - received , no sequel toAlien : Isolationwas ever developed , lead players short of any repugnance - orientedAliensproject , with the majority of game based on the franchise taking more divine guidance from James Cameron ’s sequel than Ridley Scott ’s tautness - filled original . One such example was Gearbox ’s much malignedAliens : Colonial Marines , which released with numerous bug in 2013 .
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twentieth Century Games andSurviosare team up up to develop anew single - playerAliensgamewith an activeness - horror focusing . The secret plan ’s prescribed title has n’t been harbinger , but Survios has shown off an figure of speech of several xenomorphs eerily emerging from a swarm of gage . The biz itself will boast a whole newfangled story localise in betweenAlienandAliens , and will concentrate on a " battle - hardened veteran " who has a " vendetta against the Xenomorphs " . Survios has also revealed that its newAlienstitle is being developed on Unreal Engine 5 , and will release on PC , consoles , and VR equipment .
Survios has n’t given much to go off with this declaration , butGame Informer ’s report on the reveal body politic that more info on thenewAliensvideo gamewill be revealed on July 21 at San Diego Comic - Con during the " Alien : enlarge a Dark and Frightening Universe " control board . In the meantime , there ’s plenty to theorize about . turn over the mention of VR support and Survio ’s retiring experience with that engineering , one would usurp this Modern biz will be first - person rather than third - mortal , bringing it closer to Creative Assembly’sAlien : Isolationthan the third - personAliens : Fireteam Elite . Tonally , however , it seems as if this game will skew more towardAliensthanAlien , particularly given the champion sounds like a Colonial Marine . In terms of setting , the crack betweenAlienandAliensis about 57 years , so Survios has plenty of room to maneuver within the franchise timeline .
News of another newfangled individual - playerAliensgame is pretty exciting - even if there is n’t currently much info surrounding the project - and is typic of the greater push toward the medium Disney - owned holding have drive over the last couple of year , withLucasfilm Games announce newStar Warsgameswith greater oftenness . Aliensfans now have two games ground on the franchise to look forward to , withAliens : Dark Descentset to release in 2023 . In the meantime , novel DLC forAliens : Fireteam Elite- titledPathogen- is set to set down August 30 , and will feature the Colonial Marines encountering the films ' secret Engineers .
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Sources : Survios , Game Informer
