A few hours ago, SEGA released a teaser trailer for Alien: Isolation 2. And now, we have confirmation of the engine it will be using. According to Creative Assembly, Alien Isolation 2 will be powered by Unreal Engine 5, and not by the Cathode Engine.
This information comes straight from Creative Assembly. Right now, the company is looking for a Senior Development Manager. And, as the job listing specifically states, Alien Isolation 2 will be using Unreal Engine 5.
“This is an excellent opportunity for a talented Senior Development Manager to join the sequel to ALIEN:ISOLATION being built in Unreal Engine 5 (UE5). ”
This will obviously disappoint a lot of people. While Alien Isolation had some technical issues when it came out, it had an amazing atmosphere, and it ran incredibly well. Then again, that game came out over a decade ago. So, I guess the Creative Assembly did not update the Cathode Engine to be as advanced as UE5?
Anyway, the good news is that Alien: Isolation 2 is in a very early development phase. Since CA is looking for people to work on it, we can safely say that we won’t see it until 2028. We can also assume that it will at least be using Unreal Engine 5.6.
Unreal Engine 5.6 brought big improvements to how the engine handles Hardware Ray Tracing (HWRT). These changes help make Lumen Global Illumination run faster and smoother. Thanks to these upgrades, the engine removes certain CPU problems that used to slow things down. This means game developers can now create more detailed and complex scenes while still keeping a smooth 60FPS.
Now, our biggest gripe with most games that use UE5 is the stutters. The trailer also teased a big outdoor area. So, I really hope the devs will do their best to avoid the issues we’ve seen in most other open-world UE5 games.
Anyway, there is nothing more to add to this story. Alien Isolation 2 is years away. So, the use of Unreal Engine 5 could be a good thing. Or a bad thing. We’ll have to wait and see how things will turn out.
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