But Creative Assembly isn't following that herd in particular. Rather, it's doing an Alan Wake 2 and promising to deliver a brand new terrifying adventure, building on its legacy rather than reconstructing it piece by piece. In a world where new horror IPs are hard to come by in the world of video games, I'll take it.

Today I’m delighted to confirm, on behalf of the team, that a sequel to Alien Isolation is in early development, ” reveals Al Hope, creative director of the first installment, in a message celebrating the anniversary.

Alien: Isolation now has a sequel in early development. If you don’t believe us, take the official X account’s word for it. We currently don’t have any other details on this sequel, but a look back at reviews for Alien: Isolation should give you hope we’ll get another solid game here.

I love any old alien as much as the next sci-fi fan, from Ted Chiang’s heptapods and Andy Weir’s Rocky, to Nope’s Jean Jacket and District 9’s prawns. But there’s one real winner for me, the one I’ve got etched into my skin.

W hether it’s coincidence or maybe because Amazon’s very good at reading the room, Alien: Isolation is free to play for Prime members through Halloween via its Luna cloud game

Alien: Isolation, the 2014 survival horror game from Creative Assembly and Sega that is regarded by many players as one of the best Alien games ever made, telling what was a new story that centers around Amanda Ripley—Ellen Ripley's engineer daughter—aboard the space station Sevastopol,