- Publisher: THQ Nordic
- Release Date: Mar 20, 2024
- Also On: PC, Xbox Series X
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- Developer: Pieces Interactive
- Genre(s): Action Adventure, Survival
- # of players: No Online Multiplayer
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Score distribution:
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Positive: 21 out of 76
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Mixed: 45 out of 76
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Negative: 10 out of 76
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Mar 19, 2024It’s really nice to have Alone in the Dark back in form. And for it to have its own identity. After being such a pioneer, this series has spent so long chasing the horror genre popular trends and trying to read the lowest common denominator that it became little more than a pale imitation of other good ideas. It’s genuinely nice to have something that heads in its own direction, and is comfortable in providing a taut atmosphere and a focus on a chilling narrative rather than visceral scares. You could call it “quaint,” but I like to think of it more like a game Stephen King would like to see rather than another cash-in from the Saw writers.
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Mar 19, 2024The game is quite short and doesn't outstay its welcome. We finished our first playthough in nine hours, and it left us wanting more. And in the age where some big games can feel really bloated with busy work, that was actually really refreshing...A few story threads are left dangling at the end, so here’s hoping Alone in the Dark does well enough to spawn some spooky sequels in a similar mould. We’d certainly come back for a return visit.
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Mar 19, 2024A stunningly designed game and a delight to explore with a fantastic cast and puzzles galore, although it can suffer from the occasional framerate issues and fewer monsters than I had hoped. Reviewed on PS5.
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Mar 19, 2024Alone in the Dark is a mid-tier title that successfully blends together elements of survival horror and adventure games, dripping with atmosphere but full of discouraging bugs. If you’re able to turn a blind eye to the noticeably limited development budget of this reboot, it can be really enjoyable.
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Mar 19, 2024Alone in the Dark leaves a lot to be desired compared to other survival horror games, but it manages to deliver a somewhat competent experience. The game doesn't really shine in any aspect, but has small positives and is a good return for a franchise that needed a restart to position itself among the genre it created many years ago. Alone in the Dark is not dead, and if it manages to fix mistakes it can have a bright future ahead.
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Mar 19, 2024Alone in the Dark is a collective of issues and fails to impress or add anything to the genre. It is hard to revive the beloved series, but the previous attempts and the final package here all signal that Alone in the Dark should remain a nostalgia.
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Mar 19, 2024After the excellent surrealist horror of Alan Wake 2, which revelled in its own strangeness while also delivering a clear, compelling story, Alone in the Dark is too staid, too clumsy, and too haphazard to invoke anything other than a shrug. The mystery surrounding Jeremy’s madness isn’t worth putting up with the ponderous unravelling, while the combat and puzzling are mere shadows of Resident Evil 2’s superior design. The curse, it seems, lives on.
