Alone in the Dark reboot: Release date, plot details, trailers & more

Alone in the Dark, the classic survival horror series, is receiving a fresh breath of life in 2024. Here is the release date, voice cast and trailers for the upcoming Alone in the Dark reboot.

The spotlight is back on a beloved horror legend. The iconic Alone in the Dark is set for a next-gen revival that promises to bring back all the thrills and chills that made it a classic, only this time it stars some beloved actors and brings the creepy design to a higher light than ever before.

So, whether it’s your first time playing Alone in the Dark, or if you’ve missed the classic horror series, here’s everything you need to know about the upcoming reboot from its release date, who’s in the voice cast, and what platforms you can enjoy the game on.

Contents

• Alone in the Dark release date
• Trailers
• Alone in the Dark voice cast
• Alone in the Dark reboot storyline & gameplay
• What platforms will Alone in the Dark be on?

Alone in the Dark release date

The current release date for Alone in the Dark is March 20, 2024.

The game was originally supposed to launch on October 25, 2023. Its release date was pushed back to January 16, 2024, due to the number of video games on the horizon. Roughly a month before its January launch, it was again delayed to avoid crunch over the Christmas period.

“The year is coming to an end, and the Christmas Holidays are upon us. However, until today, it didn’t seem that way for Pieces Interactive, the team developing our upcoming survival horror game, Alone in the Dark. With our initially planned release date in January 2024, the Christmas season would have been filled with stress and anything but a jolly time for them.” The announcement from THQ Nordic reads.

“Therefore, THQ Nordic and Pieces Interactive have decided to give Alone in the Dark a new release date: March 20th, 2024.”

A playable prologue for the game is available to download now.

Alone in the Dark reboot trailers

An announcement trailer for the game showed off a combination of cutscene footage as well as gameplay elements. From the footage shown, the game has a visual and gameplay design similar to the Resident Evil reboot. It includes a first look at the two protagonists, supporting characters, as well as some of the monsters that players will encounter throughout the game. You can watch it below:

Then, on May 26, 2023, THQ released a spotlight on Alone in the Dark, detailing more about the game’s story, who will be part of the voice cast, and the highly anticipated release date. You can watch it below.

Alone in the Dark voice cast

As revealed in the spotlight trailer, Alone in the Dark will have a star-studded voice cast, featuring actors, David Harbor (Stranger Things) and Jodie Comer (BBC’s Killing Eve).

They will star as the two playable protagonists known as Edward (the detective) and Emily (the niece looking for her uncle).

Alone in the Dark reboot storyline & gameplay

The Alone in the Dark reboot will take place in the same location as the first game, the Derceto Mansion, and will essentially be a remake of the original entry from 1993. Quite how faithful or loosely the reboot follows those events remains to be seen. However, the game will abandon all the previous timelines that have been established in various older Alone in the Dark games and start a new continuity.

It will include the original protagonists Edward Carnby and Emily Hartwood and is set to take place in New Orleans in the 1920s. At the beginning of the game, players will choose one of the characters to play as and will follow their campaign. Players can then select the second character and play their story, with both Edward and Emily having separate and distinct campaigns. They will feature heavily in the story of the other though.

As a result, the game will likely have great replay value. It will include monsters, puzzles, and a shocking mystery that will need to be uncovered by playing through both campaigns. 

It will be a traditional survival horror experience where players will have limited supplies and will be required to backtrack during sections of the game. The reboot will take inspiration from the recent Resident Evil and Dead Space remakes, including using the ‘over the shoulder style’ of aiming for action sequences.

What platforms will Alone in the Dark be on?

The game has been confirmed to be coming to PlayStation 5, Xbox Series S/X, and PC. There has been no news on whether it will be released on Playstation 4 or the Xbox One.

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