Isolation 2 hands-on preview from Summer Game Fest 2026 shows that Creative Assembly still knows how to make the Xenomorph terrifying.

The moment of first contact with extraterrestrials is a staple of science fiction. It usually involves a frantic scientist having a Eureka moment, realising in a single dramatic instant that Earth is being visited by creatures from light-years away.

Isolation, the game never faded from the minds or mouths of horror aficionados. With such a tall legacy, I was excited to jump into Alien: Isolation 2 at Summer Game Fest to learn more about how Creative Assembly was planning to follow up on its smash horror hit.

Creative Assembly's Alien Isolation 2 has been 12 years in the making, and it picks up where it left off: with a terrifying game of cat and mouse. Get more

The Xenomorph is obviously the star of the show in 20th Century's Alien franchise, but after playing the prologue of Alien: Isolation 2 at Summer Game Fest, I found myself unexpectedly excited not by its legendary creature,

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