Alien: Isolation 2

Alien: Isolation 2 retains the survival horror and stealth-based structure of the original game, with players avoiding a persistent Xenomorph rather than confronting it directly. Gameplay shown in hands-on previews included hiding under tables, moving through vents and floor grates, listening for the Alien's movement, repairing damaged systems, and avoiding noise that could reveal the player's position.

The game takes place a few months after the events of Alien: Isolation. The playable character shown in preview builds is Blake, a member of a Weyland-Yutani survey team on a remote colony world. Blake and her team investigate a crashed vessel connected to Sevastopol Station, which brings them into contact with the Xenomorph.

After the release of Alien: Isolation, sequel ideas were discussed within Creative Assembly. In December 2014, lead game designer Gary Napper said that the studio had discussed sequel concepts, and that a possible sequel could retain the first game's focus on a single Alien while expanding environmental interaction. In 2015, studio director Tim Heaton said that a sequel was possible, but questioned whether Sega would fund another expensive AAA project after Alien: Isolation sold about 2.1 million copies without becoming a major commercial breakout. By 2017, a sequel was not in active development, and most of the original game's design team had left the studio.

Creative Assembly announced that a sequel was in early development on 7 October 2024, the tenth anniversary of Alien: Isolation. The announcement was made by Alistair Hope, who had been creative director on the original game. Dion Lay, co-writer of Alien: Isolation, credited Disney's acquisition of 20th Century Fox in 2019 as making an Alien: Isolation sequel "a lot more possible" as Disney wanted to use their newly acquired IP. Alien: Isolation 2 took 12 years to materialise due to the first game's initial mixed critical reception upon release with its subsequent reappraisal in the years since contributing to the sequel eventually being greenlit.