Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

 PlayStation
Metascore
77

Generally favorable reviews - based on 15 Critic Reviews

Critic score distribution:
  1. Positive: 11 out of 15
  2. Mixed: 4 out of 15
  3. Negative: 0 out of 15
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  1. Games Radar
    100
    This is as unsettling and absorbing an adventure as you could hope for.
  2. Gamezilla!
    92
    With eye-popping graphics and outrageous sound effects, Alone in the Dark excels at being creepy.
  3. Total Video Games
    90
    Truly a fantastic game and shines like a diamond stone. With the limitations of the PlayStation, the developers have still managed to cram every last bit of detail into this one. Go out a buy it. Now!
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  5. GamePro
    90
    The prerendered scenery would be stunningly beautiful if it wasn’t so darn creepy—it’s some of the best scenery on the PlayStation.
  6. GameZone
    83
    This game is tough – but from my general experience, this is what survival horror games are all about.
  7. PSX Nation
    83
    It does enough things right to merit the attention of the few gamers still willing to put up with 32-bit "RE" gameplay (circa 1996) in the year 2001.
  8. GameShark
    80
    An above average survival horror game with a few new twists and a compelling story.
  9. Hot Games
    80
    Even with the graphical limitations of the PS One, the game still looked good enough to scare the wits out of us, and often seemed more threatening and tense than the "Resident Evil" games.
  10. Core Magazine
    75
    Graphically the game is unequaled on the PSone, but things like poor scripting, painful voice acting and tired puzzle elements reduce the overall appeal significantly.
  11. Game Revolution
    75
    a satisfying horror game with many of the sinister elements that made the original so good. But its failure to do anything new that "Resident Evil" hasn't already done (other than a cool flashlight) leaves this zombie hungering for something more. Brains, anyone?
  12. Gaming Age
    75
    It has enough graphical flair, intriguing storylines, and just down right creepiness, to make you forget this is being played on a 6 year old system.
  13. Games Domain
    70
    Even with its dodgy graphics and other niggling problems, Alone in the Dark will still make you jump - even with the lights on.
  14. Electric Playground
    66
    AID:TNN comes off, despite its graphical wizardry, a little…sophomoric. The majority of the cinematic cuts and voice acting are god-awful-bad, and not even in that charming, maybe-they-meant-it, B-movie Resident Evil way.
  15. GameSpot
    64
    With versions in the works for both the PlayStation 2 and the Dreamcast, though, owners of multiple consoles are probably better off waiting for the graphical enhancement that will come with a more powerful console.
  16. Electronic Gaming Monthly
    57
    Illogical puzzles, vague directions and objects almost impossible to spot against the backgrounds cause you to waste too much time wandering the same rooms again and again. [Sept 2001, p.147]
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Awards & Rankings

11
#11 Best PS1 Game of 2001
10
#10 Most Discussed PS1 Game of 2001
2
#2 Most Shared PS1 Game of 2001

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User Score
8.4

Generally favorable reviews- based on 81 Ratings

User score distribution:
  1. Positive: 60 out of 81
  2. Mixed: 19 out of 81
  3. Negative: 2 out of 81
  1. KateJN
    Jun 4, 2023
    10
    One of the best survival horror games. It's a masterpiece. The atmosphere, the sound design and the animations are so impressive for a PS1One of the best survival horror games. It's a masterpiece. The atmosphere, the sound design and the animations are so impressive for a PS1 game. Can't wait for the new Alone In The Dark this October!… Full Review »
  2. Subject98
    May 31, 2012
    9
    One of the first games that was able to scare me. Many have called it a resident evil rip off but it actually sticks pretty close to theOne of the first games that was able to scare me. Many have called it a resident evil rip off but it actually sticks pretty close to the gameplay mechanics and style of the original alone in the dark games, which predate RE by a few years... so who borrowed from who again? Anyway, Shadow Island is a creepy place to explore and you get to do it in two different scenarios, which are actually much different from each other and both just as fresh and exciting. It's the best in the series, but also the last good entry to date.… Full Review »
  3. VLG
    Aug 23, 2023
    7
    I played this when i was too young, i didnt know where to go or what to do most of the time. I also couldnt save the game because it was aI played this when i was too young, i didnt know where to go or what to do most of the time. I also couldnt save the game because it was a limited resource lol. But i loved it.… Full Review »
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