Summary
Alien: Rogue Incursion, a brand-new game set in theAlienuniverse, has been announced and will be launching later this year. TheAlienfranchise has had a number of wildly different games over the years, with titles ranging from stellar to critical flops. While games like 2013’sAliens: Colonial Marinesare considered to be some of the worst licensed games made with the IP, others likeAliens: Dark Descentare decent enough entries that offer a fun experience. One game that most fans argue has yet to be surpassed in terms of horror isAlien: Isolation.
A lot of fans and critics considerAlien: Isolationto be one ofthe best survival horror games of all time, due to its heavy emphasis on atmosphere and the dangers of avoiding a super-intelligent Xenomorph enemy. The experience is enhanced by the entire game being in first-person, which makes the player feel immersed in the game’s world. A fewAliengames have followed in the same direction asIsolationby making them first-person VR experiences, with games likeAlien: Covenant In UteroandAlien: Descent. The upcomingAlien: Rogue Incursionwill be following the same route.
Developer Survios released its first teaser trailer forAlien: Rogue Incursionearlier today, with the game being a single-player action-horror game that will launch in Holiday 2024. Thisvirtual reality horror gamewill be launching on the PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 3, and PCVR platform via Steam. Fans can currently wishlist this game on the PS VR2 platform, with wishlisting on future platforms coming later.
Alien: Rogue Incursion - Teaser Trailer
Survios has a lot of experience with developing VR games. Its library consists of games likeCreed: Rise to Glory,Westworld Awakening, andThe Walking Dead: Onslaught, just to name a few. InAlien: Rogue Incursion, players will be partaking in a brand-new adventure set in the classic sci-fi universe, with Survios teasing that players will be surviving against the “Perfect Organism.”
In a statement released by Survios, it relays how the developers are big fans of the franchise and wanted to build the most immersiveAlienexperience in VR. The brand-new story is said to embrace all the elements of the 45-year-oldAlienfranchise, teasing that the game’s Xenomorphs will make fans' skin crawl, expressing excitement for fans to try it out. While not much gameplay was shown in the teaser, many fans are hoping this game will bea worthy successor toAlien: Isolation, based on its emphasis on survival horror.
