Alien: Romulus is poised to terrify fans this year, but fans of Alien: Isolation can feel confident that they’re being seen as well. 2014’s Alien: Isolation was a masterpiece in horror gaming. Set between the events of and Aliens, it followed Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda, as she explored a derelict spacecraft to find out what led to her mother’s disappearance 15 years earlier.
The upcoming will be set in a similar window, taking place in Isolation. As such, fans are curious as to whether or not the hit game will tie into the film somehow. While we don’t know for sure how the tense Isolation will directly tie into the , fans can rest assured that the game hasn’t been forgotten by the film’s creators.
Alien: Romulus is clearly inspired by Alien: Isolation Right off the bat, there are definitive nods to Alien: Isolation in Romulus. A photo shared by director Fede Alverez reveals one of the iconic phone terminals from the game on the set of Romulus. Happy everybody! The terminal is also present in the background of the .
In Alien: Isolation, the phone terminals, called Registration Points, served as save points where players could record their progress. It’s clear that Isolation has been on Alvarez’s mind throughout filming. In , he shared a library of books that he used when developing Alien: Romlus, among which is the Alien: Isolation artbook.
He’s also revealed on social media that he’s , telling one fan he had finished all of the Alien tie-ing games e.