Alien: Isolation
Shares rank 48 of 78 video games by recommenders
Recommended as a brilliant, under-appreciated masterpiece and the best Alien media since Aliens. Critics raise only minor complaints, mostly about a movie title font.
Recommended as a brilliant, under-appreciated masterpiece and the best Alien media since Aliens. Critics raise only minor complaints, mostly about a movie title font.
7 people gave an opinion
- recommend it
- 6
- criticize it
- 1
- approval share
- 86%
Recommended in 3 of 13 months
- November 2025: recommended
- December 2025: not recommended
- January 2026: recommended
- February 2026: not recommended
- March 2026: not recommended
- April 2026: not recommended
- May 2026: not recommended
- June 2026: not recommended
- July 2026: recommended
- August 2026: not recommended
- September 2026: not recommended
- October 2026: not recommended
- November 2026: not recommended (month in progress)
Why it doesn’t carry the badge
- 6 people recommend itNeeds 10 or more, not met.
- 6 recommenders for every criticNeeds 2 to 1 or better, met.
- Recommended in 3 of 13 monthsNeeds 4 or more, not met.
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What people say about it
The reasons people give, with the number of comments that give each one. Open a reason to read what they said.
Why people recommend it
Each mark is one comment
Called a masterpiece and one of the best games
“Alien: Isolation is still the best modern infusion into that universe, and one of the best games in my lifetime.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space Truckin' – The Nostromo (2012)” “Alien: Isolation truly is an under appreciated masterpiece. One of the best video games ever made IMO.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space Truckin' – The Nostromo (2012)” Best Alien media since Aliens
“Alien: Isolation is still the best modern infusion into that universe, and one of the best games in my lifetime.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space Truckin' – The Nostromo (2012)” “It's the best piece of media in the aliens universe since Aliens.”
Comment from 26 Nov 2025 in “Space Truckin' – The Nostromo (2012)”
Other video games people recommend
The four most recommended other video games, with the same counts for each, so you can compare like for like. The tick on each bar marks the 2 to 1 line the badge needs.
| Product | Recommend | Criticize | Approval | Months | Owned | Badge |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Helldivers 2 | 50 | 34 | 60% | 10 | 1.9 yrs3 owners | — |
| GPU building game | 49 | 16 | 75% | 2 | — | — |
| Triple-A Minesweeper | 40 | 25 | 62% | 1 | — | — |
| Quake II | 33 | 8 | 80% | 10 | — | Approved |
| Alien: IsolationThis page | 6 | 1 | 86% | 3 | — | — |
What people said
8 of the 9 comments that mention it, newest first. Each links to the original comment.
“Alien: Isolaton, those all will run much better over Wine”
“check the size (and the font used) of the movie title in the Alien Isolation movie”
“Oh yes, Alien Isolation is quite good.”
“It's the best piece of media in the aliens universe since Aliens.”
“Alien: Isolation truly is an under appreciated masterpiece. One of the best video games ever made IMO.”
“Visually it's a masterpiece.”
“A brilliant and extraordinary game. We completed it with my kid a couple days ago, tons of fun.”
“Alien: Isolation is still the best modern infusion into that universe, and one of the best games in my lifetime.”
Counts come from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026. How we count. Report a mistake.