Summary
Alienfans might want to mark their calendars for December 19, as a brand-new VR game,Alien: Rogue Incursion, is set to bring players face-to-face with the dreaded Xenomorph like never before. TheAlienseries is one of the most iconic sci-fi horror franchises of all time, consisting of seven mainline films, two spin-off movies that pitted the Xenomorphs against the Predator, and numerous tie-in novels, comics, and video games spanning multiple console generations.
The Xenomorph has grown increasingly active in the world of gaming in recent years, with several games and guest appearances of various acclaim and quality. Thestandout among them is 2014’sAlien: Isolation, an atmospheric survival horror title that tasked players with evading a lone Xenomorph that adapted to their actions and strategies. Earlier this year, Sega announced that developer Creative Assembly is working on a sequel toAlien: Isolation, but fans will get the chance to test their skills against space’s deadliest monster much sooner.
Earlier today, VR developer Survios, the prolific studio behindtitles likeThe Walking Dead: OnslaughtandCreed: Rise to Glory, released a story trailer forAlien: Rogue Incursion, a new game that will launch on PlayStation VR2 and PCVR via Steam on December 19. Players take the role of ex-Colonial Marine Zula Hendricks, who embarks on a dangerous rescue mission on the planet Purdan alongside her AI companion Davis 01. This mission leads the pair to a mysterious research facility, which, in trueAlienfashion, was conducting clandestine experiments on Xenomorphs.
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From there, Hendricks’s objective turns to survival as she must navigate the haunting corridors of the facility, which have since becomeoverrun with fearsome Xenomorph creatures. Using various tools and firearms, the player has to fend off both the adult Xenomorphs and their younger Facehugger offspring with a new level of immersion thanks to VR.
Horror franchises likeAlienlend themselves well to VR video games,as the feeling of actually being up close and personal with enemies like the Xenomorphs helps to elevate the fear while playing. From what has been shown so far,Alien: Rogue Incursionlooks like it is doing a good job of recreating the dark and sinister atmosphere of the original movie and games likeAlien: Isolation. Gamers will be able to dive into the terror on PlayStation VR2 and PCVR on December 19, while Meta users will get to play the newestAliengame sometime in early 2025.
Alien: Rogue Incursion
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Alien: Rogue Incursionis a brand-new single-player action-horror VR game that immerses players in the world ofAlien. The game stars Zula Hendricks, an unbreakable ex-Colonial Marine, on a dangerous mission that brings her to the uncharted planet Purdan, and the secrets hiding beneath its surface.With her sentient AI companion, Davis 01, Zula must fight her way to the heart of the infested Gemini Exoplanet Solutions research facility. There she will need to survive deadly attacks from the most cunning Xenomorphs ever encountered and discover new horrors and threats that once unleashed could spell the end for humankind.
