It ’s arduous to consider it has been over a decade since the release ofAlien : Isolation . No Alien game since then has equal the loudness of its survival revulsion focus . slow creeping around a space station , only to be ambushed by a Xenomorph and engage in a cat - and - mouse Salmon P. Chase in hope of survival , is an exhilarating experience that no other exotic game has quite been capable to achieve . Unfortunately , Sega and Creative Assembly did not immediately start workplace on a follow - up ; it was only this yr that we learneda continuation is in the works .
ThatAlien : Isolationsequel is still years forth at this power point , but gratefully , a different Alien game is here for players looking for another Xenomorph - sate first - person shooter . It ’s a new VR game from Survios calledAlien : Rogue Incursion , and it ’s your best bet for that Alien horror short of replay the originalAlien : Isolationas we wait for its sequel .
Rogue Incursionfollows Zula Hendricks , a Colonial Marine who ’s defect with her synthetic mechanical man , Davis , in the hopes of exposing the vicious Wayland - Yutani bay window . The plot begins with them clangoring - landing at a remote black site where they have a contact , only to find it altogether eradicate by Xenomorphs . Rogue Incursionfollows Hendricks and Davis as they thoroughly explore the Gemini Exoplanet Solutions research facility to break its hidden Wayland - Yutani secret and fight any Xenomorphs they encounter along the way .
LikeIsolation , Rogue Incursionis a tense first - soul repugnance secret plan where players see the destruction that Xenomorphs leave behind firsthand before fighting the alien threat head - on . Survival horror beseem Alien as a enfranchisement more than any other biz genre , with a first - person view being peculiarly effective in VR as I have more control over where to take care or how to interact with objects I happen .
Rogue Incursionplays similarly toNovember ’s satisfying VR game Metro : Awakening . It ’s a mostly linear experience where finding and handle ammo is crucial because a vicious opposition could attack at any time . While I ’m somewhat indifferent to having to learn yet another way to reload a gun in VR at this degree , there is some novelty to the haptic nature of that appendage inRogue Incursion .
Having to recharge a gun as a Xenomorph was round was gangrene for me and often did n’t terminate well . At its best minute — like when I see the blips of a Xenomorph on my movement tracker , but still ca n’t in reality spot it with my eyes — Rogue Incursioncan hit the same highs ofIsolation . Rogue Incursionis more of an action - focus title ; I could typically kill a Xenomorph as long as I had enough smoke . When I did n’t , though … it was truly horrifying .
Rogue Incursiondoes , alas , give in to some distinctive VR woe . I ’m too often blow my ammunition or look on an alien get stuck in a paries . Rogue Incursiondoes not have the same level of gloss as first - political party VR games likeBatman : Arkham ShadoworHorizon Call of the Mountain . It ’s sure as shooting not as unclouded as a mod cabinet secret plan , but I apprise that we get to receive another first - person Alien repulsion game at the start of this long wait forIsolation’ssequel .
Most Alien games released latterly have been more action - focussed . While games likeAlien : Dark Descentare pleasurable in their own way , Rogue Incursiondoes sense like a return to form for Alien in the biz genre where it works best . Alien lover have already had a decennium to replayIsolationand will probably have to await for several more years until they can check out its heir . HavingRogue Incursionas an choice for those with VR headsets is a final profits for those fans .
exotic : Rogue Incursionlaunches for the PlayStation VR2 and Steam VR on December 19 . It will make out to the Meta Quest 3 sometime in early 2025 .
