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Alien: Isolation

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger.

macOS

Playable

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Released

2014

Playing Alien: Isolation on macOS

Alien: Isolation has been tested and is playable on macOS using any of the methods below:

CrossOver Playable

Alien: Isolation is playable on macOS using CrossOver. CrossOver is the most popular way to play Windows games on macOS.

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Heroic Playable

Alien: Isolation is playable on macOS using Heroic Games Launcher. Heroic is an advanced open source game launcher supporting Epic Games, GoG, and Steam.

See playability reports below for more information.

Playability Reports

Parallels
Broken
Mac mini M4
  • 24GB RAM
  • 10-Core CPU
  • 10-Core GPU
  • macOS Sequoia
Method
  • Parallels (Windows) v20.3.2
  • Epic Games
Graphics
Medium
Comments

It crashes when loading saved game.

CrossOver
Good
1440p < 1 Hour
Mac mini M4
  • 24GB RAM
  • 10-Core CPU
  • 10-Core GPU
  • macOS Sequoia
Method
Graphics
High
Comments

It plays OK other than glitchy lighting and pretty frequent frame drops.

Heroic
Good
1440p < 1 Hour 60 FPS
Mac mini M4
  • 24GB RAM
  • 10-Core CPU
  • 10-Core GPU
  • macOS Sequoia
Method
  • Heroic
  • Wine Crossover - 23.7.1-1
  • Epic Games
Graphics
Medium
Comments

It plays OK except for pretty frequent frame drops.

I turned off:

  • Motion Blur

  • Depth of Field

  • Chromatic Aberration

  • Planar Reflections

  • SSAO

About Alien: Isolation

HOW WILL YOU SURVIVE?

Discover the true meaning of fear in Alien: Isolation, a survival horror set in an atmosphere of constant dread and mortal danger. Fifteen years after the events of Alien™, Ellen Ripley’s daughter, Amanda enters a desperate battle for survival, on a mission to unravel the truth behind her mother's disappearance.

As Amanda, you will navigate through an increasingly volatile world as you find yourself confronted on all sides by a panicked, desperate population and an unpredictable, ruthless Alien.

Underpowered and underprepared, you must scavenge resources, improvise solutions and use your wits, not just to succeed in your mission, but to simply stay alive.

Overcome an ever-present deadly threat – Experience persistent fear as a truly dynamic and reactive Alien uses its senses to hunt you down and respond to your every move.

Improvise to survive – Hack systems, scavenge for vital resources and craft items to deal with each situation. Will you evade your enemies, distract them or face them head on?

Explore a world of mystery and betrayal – Immerse yourself in the detailed setting of Sevastopol, a decommissioned trading station on the fringes of space. Encounter a rich cast of inhabitants in a world scarred by fear and mistrust.

When she left Earth, Ellen Ripley promised her daughter Amanda she would return home for her 11th birthday. Amanda never saw her again.

Fifteen years later, Amanda, now a Weyland-Yutani employee, hears that the flight recorder of her mother’s ship, the Nostromo, has been recovered at the remote trading station Sevastopol. The temptation for her to finally understand what happened is too much to resist. When the crew arrive at Sevastopol, they find something is desperately wrong. It all seems to be connected to an unknown menace, stalking and killing deep in the shadows.

In order to uncover the truth about her mother, Amanda is forced to confront the same terrifying thing that separated them.

Created using the CATHODE™ engine.

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