


The conversation made me want to put my thoughts into print, and it’s apparently Halloween season already, so here I am. “Alien: Isolation” is a deeply uncomfortable game, in the best way. The more I thought about it, the word was spot-on. I’d added the caveat that “uncomfortable” might not have been the best word - uncomfortable generally has a negative connotation, yet I adore the game - but it was the best one that came to mind at the time. Among other basic descriptors, I told them that it was by far the most uncomfortable game I’d ever played. I was gaming with two friends recently when “Alien: Isolation” came up in the conversation.

Promotional image of Alien: Isolation (Sega, Feral Interactive)
