12 years is a long wait to play the sequel to one of your favourite games of all time. During that decade-plus stretch, I’ve re-played the original Alien: Isolation multiple times, analysed its ...

In the decade-plus since the release of Alien: 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 ...

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 ...

One of the best horror games of the 2010s was Creative Assembly's Alien: Isolation, but it certainly took some time for audiences to see it in its proper light. Though it initially received mixed ...

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 ...

The long-running series in which readers answer other readers’ questions comes up with an epic extraterrestrial playlist for Earth’s first contact from beyond the stars This week’s new question: ...

Polygon Summer Game Fest 2026 Live game reveals, world premiere trailers, and what’s next from 40+ developers, publishers, and hardware makers. Dive in→ There are some movie scenes that just stick ...

It's one thing to watch "Close Encounters of the Third Kind" in a theater. Watching it with Steven Spielberg? That's a master class. Viewing a scene with Richard Dreyfuss, the conditions of filming ...

Hundreds of video games were shown at June’s annual bonanza. After watching more than 15 hours of showcases, our video games editor picks the highlights The sequel to a revered 2014 horror game from ...

Adrian has been writing, critiquing, and thinking about games since he first picked up an N64 controller many years ago. These days he writes reviews, news, and features for Game Rant and believes ...

Step into Albion and find out what it means to build an extraordinary life. This extended gameplay demo dives into the heart of Fable’s living population – a systemic, interconnected ...