The Alien Isolation team is working on a sci-fi FPS

Several posts on Creative Assembly's official Twitter account provide more insight into the game. Unfortunately, it appears that it won't be using Unreal Engine 5 although it is still possible for the studio to shift engines mid-development.

Having said that, it is interesting that the studio is confident enough to spread its wings and work on a different niche. Creative Assembly is best known for working on real-time strategy games. The success of Alien: Isolation does help ease concerns, but there is a huge difference between a first-person stealth game and a first-person shooter. There is some concern among fans that the hype surrounding Isolation could put unnecessary pressure on the studio's next game to be just as good if not better. Not to mention, Creative has several other incoming sci-fi titles to worry about like Aliens: Dark Descent, Callisto Protocol, and the Dead Space remake.

It was already a tall ask for the studio to work outside of its comfort zone, and it does not help that it will have to make sure that the game stands out in a surprisingly crowded market.

Ultimately, it's worth keeping an eye on this new project if only because it's from the Alien: Isolation team.

Speaking of Alien, the franchise is getting a new TV series by Ridley Scott as well as a new film set in a separate continuity with Fede Álvarez at the helm.