Alone in the Dark

 PlayStation 2
Metascore
47

Generally unfavorable reviews - based on 10 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 1 out of 10
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 10
  3. Negative: 5 out of 10
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  1. Gamer 2.0
    78
    Alone in the Dark proves that with a little time and patience, a good game can be created from innovative ideas.
  2. Official Playstation 2 Magazine UK
    70
    Flawed, scruffy and inconsistent, but the small moments of magic [do] some way make up for the lack of overall polish. [July 2008, p.64]
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  3. Play UK
    58
    Annoyingly its potential is continually squandered by robot mechanics and tedious progression. [Aug 2008, p.104]
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  5. Thunderbolt
    50
    An ambitious and in ways progressive survival horror game, whose ambition is hampered by its own numerous flaws. Whether these problems are a result of porting a current-gen title to a last-gen console remains to be seen, but the PS2 edition is very clearly a stripped down version of the impressive 360 game Atari have been displaying.
  6. PTGamers
    50
    This version has serious technical and design flaws that make it not much fun to play and are indication of a rushed conversion.
  7. PSM3 Magazine UK
    47
    Tired, inconsistent and just plain ugly. [Sept 2008, p.78]
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  8. Cheat Code Central
    42
    Alone in the Dark can be played in a day. You can actually skip levels if you get too frustrated, but you can save a lot of frustration by just skipping the game entirely.
  9. Playstation Official Magazine UK
    40
    Worst of all, it never feels even vaguely scary. [Aug 2008, p.102]
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  10. PSX Extreme
    39
    Alone in the Dark is ambitious, but it trips, stumbles, and…well, breaks. It’s a bad PS2 game and we can’t imagine it would get that much better on the PS3.
  11. IGN
    30
    Nearly every gamplay mechanic fails in one way or another. While the game is functional, Alone in the Dark is a clear case of something that needed to be baked in the oven longer.

Awards & Rankings

52
#52 Best PS2 Game of 2008
20
#20 Most Discussed PS2 Game of 2008
13
#13 Most Shared PS2 Game of 2008

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User Score
5.1

Mixed or average reviews- based on 37 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 14 out of 37
  2. Mixed: 5 out of 37
  3. Negative: 18 out of 37
  1. Leontorres7
    Nov 15, 2018
    8
    A really good game, there are lots of cool things about it and it is a lot of fun to play.
  2. Pmstz
    Jan 30, 2023
    4
    Pretty bad horror video game
    Very VERY bad Alone In The Dark.

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  3. Meathook94
    Dec 25, 2019
    2
    It's been a long time since I played this game, but I just remembered it and was curious to see how it was rated. I'm surprised to see anyIt's been a long time since I played this game, but I just remembered it and was curious to see how it was rated. I'm surprised to see any positive reviews, because I thought this was one of the worst games I've played. I bought it and remember being highly disappointed. I would say avoid, but in the end it's your choice.… Full Review »
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