Alien: Isolation
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Developers | |
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Creative Assembly | |
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OS X, Linux | Feral Interactive |
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CATHODE | |
Release dates | |
Windows | October 7, 2014 |
macOS (OS X) | October 27, 2015[1] |
Linux | October 27, 2015[1] |
Alien | |
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Aliens: A Comic Book Adventure | 1995 |
Alien Trilogy | 1996 |
Aliens Online | 1998 |
Aliens versus Predator (series) | |
Aliens: Colonial Marines | 2013 |
Alien: Isolation | 2014 |
Aliens: Fireteam Elite | 2021 |
Aliens: Dark Descent | 2023 |
Key points
- Excellent PC version: great performance,[2] many graphics and controls settings, Oculus Rift support, and editable game XML files.
- "Novice" and "Nightmare" difficulty modes were added in a free patch.
- This version lacks a voice detection feature from the console versions that can enable you to maintain the mic's noise level during the game.
- The anti-aliasing that comes with the game is rather poor, but can be rectified.[3] See Anti-aliasing (AA).
General information
Availability
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Amazon.com | ||||
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Humble Store | ||||
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Steam | ||||
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DLC and expansion packs
Name | Notes | |
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Season Pass | ||
Corporate Lockdown | Part of Season Pass and Collection. | |
Crew Expendable | Part of Collection. | |
Last Survivor | Part of Collection. | |
Lost Contact | Part of Season Pass and Collection. | |
Safe Haven | Part of Season Pass and Collection. | |
Trauma | Part of Season Pass and Collection. | |
The Trigger | Part of Season Pass and Collection. |
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
- It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.
Save game data location
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Field of view (FOV)
- Slider ranges from 47-75° vertical, with the higher FOV on the left side of the slider.
- Slider is using vertical FOV. See FOV Calculator for help.
- Slider can be customized to have different selectable values. See Menu Customization.
- FOV higher than 55° makes the player character's legs and feet disappear.
- FOV is locked at 47° during real-time rendered cinematics and when using terminals.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
- SMAA which shipped in the game isn't enough to remove the high intensity aliasing on edges of shiny surfaces.[3]
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Ambient Occlusion
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Input settings
Audio settings
Mute on focus lost
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Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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French | ||||
German | ||||
Italian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Czech | ||||
Polish | ||||
Russian | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Ukrainian |
VR support
3D modes | State | Notes | |
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Nvidia 3D Vision | Use Helix Mod: Alien: Isolation. |
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SteamVR | Use MotherVR Mod. | ||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Use MotherVR Mod. | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | This game might be playable with the Revive Compatibility Layer, or Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR. |
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Traditional controller | |||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Issues fixed
Missing sound effects
When frame rates are high, there are issues playing audio sound effects during the following (known) scenarios:
- "Alien kills Ripley" death scenes.
- "Working Joe kills Ripley" death scenes
- "Ripley struggles against Working Joe" combat scenes
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Game shows "Disk access" error while loading
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Brightness issues
- When using a flamethrower or plasma cutter, there is a chance that the whole screen will become excessively bright and blurry. The issue is likely connected with the trainer for the game.
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Other information
Lens Flare
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Menu Customization
- By editing
engine_settings.xml
, in-game video options are easy to modify, and changes will be reflected in the game's menu as well.
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- With this knowledge the FOV slider can be customized to show horizontal FOV values instead of the default vertical ones. Furthermore, we can cut off all values that don't show the main character's body anymore:
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Increased Planar Reflections
- It is possible to greatly increase planar reflections (floor reflections).
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Increased Shadow Map Resolution
- In-game settings allow for a maximum shadow map resolution of 2048. It is possible to change the settings and increase the value.
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Increased Level of Detail (Pop-in Distance)
- Default Level of Detail setting even on Ultra results in excessive object pop-in which can be rectified.
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SLI Fix
- Default SLI compatibility bits do not scale properly in certain areas. Use alternative bits to improve performance at expense of some minor UI & light shaft flicker in places.
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 7 (32-bit) | 7 (64-bit) |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core 2 Duo E8500 3.16 GHz AMD Phenom II X3 710 2.6 GHz |
Intel Core 2 Quad Q9650 3.0 GHz AMD Phenom II X4 955 3.2 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GT 430 AMD Radeon HD 5550 1 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible | Nvidia GeForce GTX 660 AMD Radeon R9 270 2 GB of VRAM DirectX 11 compatible |
macOS (OS X) | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | 10.10.4 | 10.10.5 |
Processor (CPU) | Intel 2.0 GHz | Intel 2.8 GHz |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 1 GB of VRAM | 2 GB of VRAM |
- The following graphics cards are not supported: AMD Radeon HD 4xxx series, ATI X1xxx series, ATI HD2xxx series, Intel Iris 5100, Intel HD5000, Intel Iris 6100, Intel HD6000, Intel HD5300, Intel GMA series, Intel HD3000, Intel HD4000, NVIDIA 1xx series, NVIDIA 9xxx series, NVIDIA 8xxx series, NVIDIA 7xxx series and NVIDIA 3xx series.
Linux | ||
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Minimum | Recommended | |
Operating system (OS) | Ubuntu 14.04.3 64-bit, SteamOS | |
Processor (CPU) | 2.6 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) | 4 GB | 8 GB |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | 35 GB | |
Video card (GPU) | 1 GB of VRAM | 2 GB of VRAM |
- Requires an Nvidia GeForce GTX 600 series graphics card or better running Driver version 355.11 or better. Intel and AMD GPUs are not supported.
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