Originally developed by
The Creative Assembly
Developed for Linux by
Feral Interactive Limited
Published for Linux by
Feral Interactive Limited
As part of the Steam download process, the game has already been installed on your computer. To start playing the game, read the Getting Started section.
If it is not already running, launch the Steam application.
Select Library.
In the library, select Alien: Isolation, then select Play. The game will launch.
After the loading screens, the Title screen will appear. Press any key to continue.
The Main Menu will appear. Select Play Game.
Select Alien: Isolation.
Select Start Game.
Select a difficulty setting for the game. The recommended setting is Hard, which provides a tense and challenging experience, but if you're new to survival horror games, you may prefer to play on an easier setting.
After the opening video, you'll find Amanda Ripley on board the courier ship Torrens. She's just woken from hypersleep after her journey to Sevastopol Station, where the Nostromo's recovered flight recorder may finally reveal the fate of her mother…
The most important factors in determining how smoothly Alien: Isolation plays are your CPU speed, the amount of built-in RAM, the type of graphics card in your computer and the in-game settings you select.
Alien: Isolation is playable with the minimum specifications listed below, but it will play more smoothly on faster computers with more RAM. However, if you are dissatisfied with the performance of the game on your computer, there are a couple of things you can do that are likely to improve performance:
In addition to these general actions, there are numerous specific in-game settings you can select to speed up the game. These are listed below in order of performance improvement (largest improvement first). Move down the list adjusting settings until you find an acceptable balance between performance and graphics.
NOTE: All of these settings are found within the game under Options → Video, accessible from the Main Menu.
To uninstall Alien: Isolation, follow these steps:
If it is not already running, launch the Steam application.
Select the Library tab.
In the library, right-click on Alien: Isolation™ in the list of games on the left-hand side of the window, then select Uninstall....
A dialog will appear confirming that you wish to delete all the game content. Select Delete.
You may also wish to remove the Alien: Isolation preferences, which are stored in the feral-interactive folder in your computer's ~/.local/share folder (where the "~" symbol refers to your home directory). Deleting the preferences folder will remove the save files, so all game progress will be lost.
NOTE: By default, the .local folder is hidden from Files. Press Control (ctrl) + H to reveal hidden folders.
NOTE: If you have more than one game from Feral installed, remember to check inside the folder so that you do not delete preferences for other Feral games.
Minimum System Requirements
Processor: Dual-core 2.6GHz
RAM: 4GB
Graphics: Nvidia 6xx series (driver version: 355.11)
VRAM: 1GB
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit, SteamOS
Hard Disk: 32GB
Input: Keyboard and mouse
Recommended System Requirements
Processor: Intel 3.2GHz
RAM: 8GB
Graphics: Nvidia 970 (driver version: 355.11)
VRAM: 4GB
OS: Ubuntu 14.04 64-bit, SteamOS
Hard Disk: 32GB
Input: Gamepad
NOTE: AMD and Intel graphics cards are not currently supported by Alien: Isolation.
Every effort has been made to make Alien: Isolation as compatible with current hardware as possible. However, if you are experiencing problems when running Alien: Isolation, please read on.
The FAQs for this version of the game can be found by following the link below:
http://support.feralinteractive.com/docs/en/alienisolation/latest/linux/faqs/
Contacting Feral
If the FAQs and/or updates do not solve your problem, then please feel free to contact us via email.
In your email, please include a brief description of the problem you have experienced with Alien: Isolation. We will do our best to help you.
This software is based in part on the work of the Independent JPEG Group.
The following libraries are used in this product:
These libraries are the property of their respective owners and are used under license.
The full license details for each library listed above can be found in the Licenses folder. To access the Licenses folder, follow these steps:
If it is not already running, launch the Steam application.
Select the Library tab.
In the library, right-click on Alien: Isolation in the list of games on the left-hand side of the window, then select Properties.
Select the Local Files tab.
Select Browse Local Files….
Double-click on the Share folder to open it.
Double-click on the Licenses folder to open it.
Please check the warranty information provided by Steam.