Choose Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection
Choose Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection if you want the Multi-player and Co-op side of the pairing. On Steam, it's currently about 25% cheaper on the Steam Store. 4,221 Steam reviews back the pick.
Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection vs Alien: Isolation
Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection and Alien: Isolation both land in Action on Steam, which is why they keep getting compared. The comparison below is built from each game's Steam metadata — release year, genres, categories, Steam Deck status, price, and review score — refreshed daily by imho.run's scraper. Headline differences: Both are Action games on Steam. Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection (2012) is 2 years older than Alien: Isolation (2014). Alien: Isolation scores higher on Steam reviews (92.2% positive) than Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection (57.6% positive). No login or purchase needed — scroll for the full table, the verdict FAQ, and links to ranked similar games for both titles.
Which should you pick?
Choose Alien: Isolation
Choose Alien: Isolation if you want the Camera Comfort, Custom Volume Controls, and Stereo Sound side of the pairing. On Steam, it carries the stronger Steam consensus at 92.2% positive across 26,101 reviews.
Both Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection and Alien: Isolation sit in Action on Steam, so either pick lands in the same broad neighborhood. Use the side-by-side table for the feature view, or follow the "Games like" links below to see ranked alternatives for either title.
Side-by-side comparison
 Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection |  Alien: Isolation | |
|---|---|---|
| Released | 2012 | 2014 |
| Genres | Action | Action |
| Platforms | Windows | Windows, macOS, Linux |
| Steam Deck | Deck Playable | Deck Verified |
| Price | 29.99 USD | 39.99 USD |
| Steam reviews | 57.6% positive (4,221 reviews) | 92.2% positive (26,101 reviews) |
| Multiplayer | Multi-player, Co-op | Single-player only |
| Developers | Gearbox Software | Creative Assembly, Feral Interactive (Mac), Feral Interactive (Linux) |
Side by side
- Both are Action games on Steam.
- Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection (2012) is 2 years older than Alien: Isolation (2014).
- Alien: Isolation scores higher on Steam reviews (92.2% positive) than Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection (57.6% positive).
- Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection is currently ~25% cheaper on Steam than Alien: Isolation (29.99 USD vs. 39.99 USD).
- Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection has co-op; Alien: Isolation does not.
- Steam Deck: Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection is Deck Playable, Alien: Isolation is Deck Verified.
Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection vs Alien: Isolation — FAQ
- Which is better, Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection or Alien: Isolation?
- On Steam reviews Alien: Isolation scores higher (92.2% positive) than Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection (57.6% positive). Both have enough reviews to trust the signal, so for players using reviews alone, Alien: Isolation is the safer pick. Genre fit still matters — check the side-by-side table for the categories each game lands in.
- Should I play Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection or Alien: Isolation first?
- If you want chronology, Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection (2012) came out before Alien: Isolation (2014). If neither is a sequel to the other, order doesn't really matter — start with whichever fits your current mood, since both share enough on Steam to make either a reasonable opener.
- Are Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection and Alien: Isolation similar?
- They overlap on Action on Steam, so the catalogue groups them together — but "similar" depends on the specific mechanics. Use the genre + category rows above to decide whether the overlap matches what drew you to the one you've already played.
- Does Alien: Isolation have multiplayer like Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection?
- No. Aliens: Colonial Marines Collection supports multiplayer on Steam (Multi-player, Co-op), while Alien: Isolation is listed as single-player only.