"Alien Day" was celebrated across the internet on Friday, April 26. The 45th anniversary of Alien saw the classic sci-fi horror return to theaters. We also got the announcement of a brand new game set within the Alien universe.
Alien: Rogue Incursion was revealed this week as a new virtual reality game set within the terrifying Alien universe. As such, players will be transported into a virtual recreation of this iconic universe and experience the horrors first-hand.
Developed by Survios in collaboration with 20th Century Games, Alien: Rogue Incursion is a single-player, action-horror VR game with an original story. Created using Unreal Engine, Alien: Rogue Incursion is described as being "designed by Alien fans for Alien fans" and looks to offer a "technically advanced, and frightfully immersive Alien virtual reality game."
“Our team at Survios are huge fans of Alien and have been building Alien: Rogue Incursion for a long time, honing our ability to pair the most technically advanced, immersive, and engaging VR experiences with best-in-class franchises," said TQ Jefferson, Chief Product Officer at Survios. "This fully original story embraces all our favorite elements from 45 years of Alien, from kinetic action and heart-pounding exploration to our terrifyingly resourceful Xenomorphs that will truly make your skin crawl. We can’t wait for fans to get their hands on it this holiday season.”
Unfortunately, the announcement trailer doesn't give us much to go on, but the initial pan down is reminiscent of Ridley Scott's original Alien movie.
The key art at the end shows a Xenomporh hovering over a planet with just a lone survivor — presumably the player — left to deal with the horrors on their own. The official description of the game reads:
“Alien: Rogue Incursion fully immerses players in a harrowing VR journey deep into the Alien universe with an all-new storyline of an ultimate mission that tests their courage, wits, and skill to survive the terrors of the ‘Perfect Organism.’”
Alien: Rogue Incursion is set to arrive later this year during the holiday season for the PlayStation VR2, Meta Quest 3, and PCVR via Steam.
If VR isn't quite your thing, there have been multiple Alien games released in recent years. Aliens: Dark Descent is a single-player, real-time, squad-based tactics game that was last year to generally positive reviews.
In 2021, Aliens: Fireteam Elite was released, allowing players to step into the boots of a colonial marine. The game was billed as a standalone sequel to the original Alien movie trilogy and focused more on action rather than the survival-horror elements of the franchise.