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70/100
Players7 ratings
90/100
Critics3 reviews
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Metacritic8 critic reviews
78/100
Metacritic usersuser score
76/100
GameFAQsEasy/Just Right
2.5/5
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70% positive1,357 reviews
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US$39.99

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2024 · Survios · Action · Horror

Alien: Rogue Incursion

PlayStation console exclusive

This brand-new single-player, action-horror VR game features an original story that fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe.

Released
19 December 2024
Platforms
Meta Horizon OSMeta QuestPlayStation VRSteamVRWindows
Genres
ActionHorrorShooter
Developers
Survios
Publishers
20th Century Games
Series
Alien
Modes
Single-player
Perspective
Virtual Reality
Themes
ActionScience fictionHorror
Country
United States
Age ratings
ESRB M
Languages
Chinese (Simplified), Chinese (Traditional), English, French, German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Brazil), Russian, Spanish (Mexico)
Time to beat
6hmain story12hwith extras20hcompletionist

About

Alien: Rogue Incursion is a virtual reality game developed and published by Survios. It is based on the Alien franchise, taking place between the films Alien and Aliens. An action and survival horror game, it follows Zula Hendricks, a character from several Alien comics and novels, as she navigates a facility overrun by xenomorphs.

Announced in 2022, the game was written by Alien novel writer Alex White. It was published for the PlayStation 5 (via the PS VR2) and Windows on December 19, 2024, for Meta Quest 3 on February 13, 2025. A non-VR version of the game, titled Evolved Edition, was released for Windows, Xbox Series X/S and PlayStation 5 on September 30, 2025, and for Nintendo Switch 2 on April 21, 2026. It includes changes to the controls, camera angles, and pacing.

›Story

When ex-Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks receives an SOS from former squadmate Benjamin Carver, she and Davis 01 head to the remote planet Purdan to investigate. Before they know it, deeply personal stakes emerge to plunge both Zula and Davis deeper into the dark heart of Purdan to expose – and escape – the deadly horrors lurking within.

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Gameplay

Alien: Rogue Incursion is an action and survival horror game, set between the films Alien and Aliens. Zula Hendricks, a former Marine, has set out to stop the weaponization of xenomorphs. She receives a distress call from a friend who is on the planet Purdan, also known as LV-354. She travels there with her android companion, Davis 01.

Arriving at the Gemini Exoplanet Solutions facility, they find it overrun by xenomorphs and devoid of human life. The player assumes the role of Zula and must proceed through the facility, while killing or avoiding the xenomorphs, which can crawl on walls and leap great distances. Facehuggers, an early stage of the xenomorph, are also encountered.

Story

AWOL Marine Zula Hendricks and her android partner Davis head for the settlement Castor's Cradle on the planet Purdan, following the summons of one of Zula's old friends, Benjamin Carver. However, as they approach Castor's Cradle, they are suddenly attacked by anti-aircraft fire and their ship is shot down. As she surveys the damage to the ship, Zula plays a recording left behind by Carver who warns her that his current employer, Gemini Exoplanet Solutions (GES), needs to be exposed for their crimes. While Davis stays behind to repair the ship, Zula explores Castor's Cradle and is dismayed to find it infested with Xenomorphs.

As Zula and Davis explore the facility, they are eventually attacked and overwhelmed by the Xenomorphs. Zula is captured and impregnated by a Facehugger while Davis is critically damaged, forcing Zula to detach his head and upload his mind into her terminal. With little time before the Xenomorph embryo inside her emerges from her chest and kills her, Zula is determined to expose whatever GES is hiding in Castor's Cradle. They resolve to undo the communications blackout that has cut off the base from the outside world, and determine that it was caused by a saboteur, who is also likely responsible for the Xenomorph infestation.

Development

Alien: Rogue Incursion was developed by Survios with Unreal Engine 5. The game was announced in July 2022, and the title was unveiled in April 2024.

Survios had ventured into film-based VR games in recent years and tasked TQ Jefferson, the company's chief product officer, with finding its next project. Previously an executive for 20th Century Games, Jefferson had worked with developers on Aliens: Fireteam Elite (2021) and Aliens: Dark Descent (2023). He recalled later: "I dreamt about the kind of Alien game I would make if I could. As a fan, it had to be authentic to the film franchise, and I wanted people to feel immersed in the Alien world.

Reception

Alien: Rogue Incursion received "generally favorable" reviews according to Metacritic. Shaun Cichacki of Vice called it "a stellar addition" to the Alien franchise and "one of the best VR games I've played in a while." Ossi Mykkänen of Gamereactor wrote that it "isn't just a great VR game; it's one of the best Alien gaming experiences. The world is clearly built with love for Alien mythology".

Elijah Gonzalez, writing for Paste, stated that the game begins strong but "is eventually let down by repetition, technical issues, and motion sickness-inducing movement that left me much more nauseous than its body horror did." Don Hopper of UploadVR called it a "commendable yet flawed entry" in the franchise.

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Releases by platformdates and regions as published

PlatformReleasedRegions
PlayStation VR19 December 2024Worldwide
SteamVR19 December 2024Worldwide
Meta Quest13 February 2025Worldwide

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Alien: Rogue Incursion Evolved Edition
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