The remake of the groundbreaking survival horror game Alone in the dark will be released on October 25, publisher THQ Nordic announced on Thursday, confirming that actors Jodie Comer (kill Eve, free guy) and David Harbor (stranger things, Black widow) will be the two protagonists of the game.
A playable preview of what’s new Alone in the dark is available now. THQ Nordic and developer Pieces Interactive released a prologue for the game on Thursday for PlayStation 5, Windows PC (via Steam) and Xbox Series X. In the prologue, players take on the role of a young girl named Grace Saunders trying to send a letter. There is no combat in the prologue; Developers said during a livestream on Thursday that the demo offers a glimpse of the atmosphere and mood of the new one, not the gunfight Alone in the dark
When the full game releases in October, players will have their choice between Comer’s Emily Hartwood and Harbour’s private investiga tor Edward Carnby as they attempt to unravel the mysteries of the haunted house – a remote country hospital known as Derceto Manor – and Emily’s missing uncle, Jeremy Hartwood .
Other characters in the game will react differently to you depending on which protagonist you play, and players will see different elements of the story as Emily or Edward. Players will find clues, solve puzzles, and engage in “intense and tough” combat. “You have to use every orb you can find,” said Mikael Hedberg, writer and game director of the new game Alone in the dark. In true survival horror fashion, players must fight with melee weapons or throwables when they run out of ammo.
As for the game’s puzzles, it sounds like the developers are giving players the choice of how difficult they want them to be. “Depending on how much you feel like a detective yourself, you can choose how much you want the game to help you find clues and where to go next,” Hedberg said.
The new Alone in the dark was announced last August. The remake is an update of the 1992 original and features a story by Hedberg, co-authored by Frictional Games’ soma And Amnesia: The Dark Descent. The remake will incorporate characters, locations and thematic elements from the first three games in the Alone in the Dark series.
Alone in the dark will be released for PS5, Windows PC and Xbox Series X. Check out some new images of the game in the gallery below.
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