A bold approach to the licensed game pays off in this inventive slice of deep space terror. I was nine years old when I first saw Ridley Scott's Alien. A schoolfriend ...

A metallic “clank” echoes above sending my nerves into hysterical overdrive. I freeze, too scared to gently push the analogue stick of my controller forward slightly just in case it makes a noise.

Apologies in advance to who this makes feel old, but Alien Isolation is going to be 10 years old on Monday. I know it’s not a universally loved game, and it definitely does have flaws, but I think ...