The remake of seminal survival horror sport Alone within the Darkish shall be launched on Oct. 25, writer THQ Nordic introduced Thursday, confirming that actors Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, Free Man) and David Harbour (Stranger Issues, Black Widow) will star as the sport’s twin protagonists.
A playable preview of the brand new Alone within the Darkish is offered proper now. THQ Nordic and developer Items Interactive launched a prologue for the sport on Thursday for PlayStation 5, Home windows PC (through Steam), and Xbox Sequence X. Within the prologue, gamers tackle the function of a younger woman named Grace Saunders as she makes an attempt to mail a letter. There’s no fight within the prologue; builders stated throughout a livestream on Thursday that the demo presents a glimpse into the environment and temper, not the gunplay, of the brand new Alone within the Darkish.
When the total sport launches this October, gamers will select between Comer’s Emily Hartwood and Harbour’s non-public investigator Edward Carnby as they try to unravel the mysteries of the haunted mansion — a distant, countryside hospital often known as Derceto Manor — and Emily’s lacking uncle, Jeremy Hartwood.
Different characters within the sport will react in another way to you relying on which protagonist you play as, and gamers will see totally different components of the story as both Emily or Edward. Gamers will discover clues, clear up puzzles, and have interaction in “intense and hard” fight. “You have to to make use of each bullet you will discover,” stated Mikael Hedberg, author and sport director on the brand new Alone within the Darkish. In true survival horror style, gamers might want to struggle with melee weapons or throwable objects in the event that they run out of ammo.
As for the sport’s puzzles, it sounds just like the builders will let gamers select how onerous they’ll be. “Relying on how a lot you’re feeling like a detective your self, you’ll be able to select how a lot you need the sport that can assist you discover clues and the place to go subsequent,” Hedberg stated.
The brand new Alone within the Darkish was introduced final August. The remake is an replace to the 1992 authentic, that includes a narrative from Hedberg, whose writing credit embrace Frictional Video games’ Soma and Amnesia: The Darkish Descent. The remake will incorporate characters, locations, and thematic components from the primary three video games within the Alone within the Darkish sequence.
Alone within the Darkish shall be launched for PS5, Home windows PC, and Xbox Sequence X. Try some new photos of the sport within the gallery beneath.
