Разработчик: Eden Games
Описание
With inspiration from the presentation style of popular action TV dramas, Alone in the Dark will be split into a number of distinct episodes. With approximately 30-40 minutes of gameplay comprising each episode, the structure of Alone in the Dark pulls you into world that delivers a fiercely gripping and terrifying experience. Each time the player launches a saved game, the episode will begin with a video summary of the previous episode to quickly re-immerse the player in the story and removing the need to remember where they were or what they were doing. Every episode will close with a nail-biting cliff-hanger ending to rattle players' nerves, and if the player is leaving the game a video teaser of the next episode will play to leave them wanting more.
Alone in the Dark will provide a complete next-generation, action packed experience within a highly detailed, free roaming environment, featuring a mixture of real-time physics and full environmental interaction. The game will mark a new beginning for the Alone in the Dark series.
Features
- Action oriented gameplay that features intense "edge of your seat" thrills and twists
- Immersive free-roaming, interactive environments intricately based on NYC's Central Park
- Episodic Structure: 30 to 40 minute episodes grip you in a constant, high level of intensity
- Story written by Lorenzo Carcaterra (NY Times Bestselling author of "Sleepers" and "Apaches")
- Wide range weapons to destroy both enemy agents and eventually the source of the evil itself .
- Vehicles not only offer a means of transportation, but become actual game mechanics which are part of puzzles and solutions to in game challenges.
- Eden's new TWILIGHT engine creates a lavishly detailed game world with highly realistic effects such as moisture, reflections and advanced cinematography.
Поддерживаемые языки: english, french, italian, german, spanish - spain
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows® XP/Vista 32, 64 bit
- Processor: Intel Pentium® D 2.6 GHz, AMD Athlon™ X2 3800+
- Memory: 1 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 7600, ATI Radeon X1650 XT
- DirectX: Version 9.0c
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 9 GB available space
- Additional Notes: An internet connection is needed at install, first launch and to revoke license.
- OS *: Windows® XP/Vista 32, 64 bit
- Processor: Intel® Core™2 Duo 2.2 GHz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- Graphics: NVIDIA GeForce 8800 GTS, ATI Radeon HD3850
- Network: Broadband Internet connection
- Storage: 9 GB available space
- Additional Notes: An internet connection is needed at install, first launch and to revoke license.
Отзывы пользователей
unfortunately underrated
(ENGLISH + SPANISH)
First of all, let me make one thing very clear: the PC version of this game is completely broken. It's a disaster.
There are bugs that will drive you mad, optimization is practically nonexistent, and the controls.... They’ve aged terribly. They're clunky, uncomfortable, and to make matters worse, trying to connect a joystick is an absolute nightmare. So, my straightforward advice is this: if you want to play this game, do it on an emulator, but stay as far away from the PC version as possible.
And honestly, it's a shame to say this because both the classic Alone in the Dark trilogy and this game, in particular, have incredibly interesting and well-crafted stories. But here’s the problem: time has not been kind to this game.
The PC version didn’t just age badly—it’s downright unplayable. It doesn’t matter how much you try, not even with fixes or patches from the most dedicated modders. Nothing can save this version; there’s simply no way to get it running properly.
Now, let me be clear about something important: the game itself is good. It has an engaging plot, creates a captivating atmosphere, and was clearly a standout title in its time. But unfortunately, the PC version does it no favors. So, this "not recommended" review isn’t because the game is bad, but because this version specifically isn’t worth it—not even if it’s free.
If you truly want to experience this game as it was meant to be, the solution is simple: use an emulator.
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En primer lugar, permítanme dejar una cosa muy clara: la versión para PC de este juego está completamente rota. Es un desastre.
Hay bugs que te volverán loco, la optimización es prácticamente inexistente, y los controles.... han envejecido terriblemente. Son toscos, incómodos y, para colmo, intentar conectar un joystick es una auténtica pesadilla. Así que mi consejo es el siguiente: si queres jugar a este juego, hacelo en un emulador, pero mantenete lo más alejado posible de la versión para PC.
Y sinceramente, es una pena decir esto porque tanto la trilogía clásica de Alone in the Dark como este juego, en particular, tienen historias increíblemente interesantes y bien elaboradas. Pero aquí está el problema: el tiempo no ha sido bueno con este juego.
La versión para PC no sólo ha envejecido mal, sino que es francamente injugable. No importa cuánto lo intentes, ni siquiera con fixes o parches de los modders más dedicados. Nada puede salvar esta versión; simplemente no hay forma de hacerla funcionar correctamente.
Aclaremos algo importante: el juego en sí es bueno. Tiene una trama atractiva, crea una atmósfera cautivadora y fue claramente un título destacado en su época. Pero, por desgracia, la versión para PC no le hace ningún favor. Así que esta reseña de «no recomendado» no se debe a que el juego sea malo, sino a que esta versión en concreto no merece la pena, ni siquiera si es gratuita.
Si de verdad quieres disfrutar de este juego como es debido, la solución es sencilla: utiliza un emulador.
Big fan of the AitD series... but don't touch this one. It is atrocious.
Man this game sucks way more than I remember
This game is a buggy, unwieldy, unpolished, charmless mess. I did not enjoy a single moment I spent with it.
Combat is unintuitive and unsatisfying; driving segments are awful and over-utilized; level pacing is uneven, plot progression is nonsensical, and both endings are underwhelming, abrupt, and devoid of meaning. The game's final act involves an open-world collectathon so tedious, overlong, and unrewarding that I very nearly put the game down right then and there.
Beyond all that, this version of the game barely even functions. You need a fan mod to stop it from hard-crashing on boot. You need another fan mod to stop it from crashing when you access the display menu. Borderless windowed mode does not function correctly. I won't even list all the other technical issues I ran into during my playthrough, but suffice to say requisite care was not afforded here, and the PC version is, frankly, a disaster.
I try really hard to stay pretty positive in my reviews on Steam. Even if I don't really enjoy a game, I'll try to find the good in it. The most I can say for Alone in the Dark 2008 is that the developers clearly had some interesting ideas for their physics and material engines, lateral puzzle solving, and an innovative two-handed item management system. For example, medicine spray bottles can be used to heal yourself - or equipped alongside a lighter to act as a tiny flamethrower.
You can equip a bottle of volatile liquid chemicals in one hand and a pistol in the other, throwing it and shooting it in midair to make a mini grenade. Or, you can combine the bottle with duct tape, equip a knife in the other hand to cut a hole in it, and throw it on an enemy to attach the bottle to their back. The enemy will walk around while the bottle leaks a trail of lighter fluid behind them, which you can then ignite with a lighter, setting all enemies ablaze in its path.
Again: very innovative ideas on display here, and a robust suite of item interactions to back those ideas up. Unfortunately the execution is so unrelentingly abysmal across every single dimension of the game that I truly, truly lament the final product. Visuals, audio engineering, enemy animations, monster design, controls, script, menu layout, conveyance...I truly despised this game. I do not recommend purchasing it.
Great soundtrack, though. Give it a listen.
Alone in the Dark (2008) is an ambitious reboot of the beloved survival horror franchise. It takes bold steps in gameplay design, narrative structure, and cinematic presentation, but its execution falls short in several areas.
The game’s strengths lie in its atmosphere and innovation. Set in a dark, twisted version of Central Park, the environments are detailed and foreboding, immersing players in a haunting world. The episodic structure, reminiscent of a TV series, creates a unique pacing that blends exploration, combat, and storytelling.
However, the game struggles with inconsistent controls and clunky mechanics, which often make gameplay more frustrating than engaging. The combat system, though creative, feels unpolished, and the frequent need to micromanage inventory disrupts the flow of the action. Puzzles, while clever, can sometimes feel tedious due to unclear objectives or poorly implemented physics interactions.
The story offers intriguing themes, mixing occult mysteries with modern apocalyptic horror. Yet, it struggles to convey the depth of the narrative.
For fans of survival horror, Alone in the Dark (2008) is worth experiencing for its atmosphere and ambition, but it may require patience to look past its flaws.
A mixed bag of innovation and frustration, Alone in the Dark (2008) is a bold attempt to reimagine survival horror that doesn’t quite stick the landing.
Gameplay:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TZlUGweaRsQ&list=PLKuVMkePc-_Pcel0v88xKBigc4qLUm1wF
THIS GAME IS UNPLAYABLE AND WILL CRASH IMMEDIATELY
Bad control and bad design.
Game crashes when you click display settings 10/10
Would play again
This game is a piece of trash. It has stuttering, Horrible graphic, bad voice acting, bad controls, the story is already shit and I am only ten minutes in. I hate myself. I am a loser and a piece of garbage. I deserve every bad thing in my life but I have a little more self respect than to continue playing this piece of garbage.
Whoever made this game I hope you have no job, no family, and no respect in your communities. You all are scum and should be ashamed of yourselves.
I know there are plenty of negative reviews. Because of them I tried playing game "fresh", with no negative emotion. And I did right! Yes, game has a lot of not solved issues (like if you kill enemy not in the way dev's expected, e.g. dropping from cliff except burning it - and you doomed). Yes, it stuck sometimes. Yes, you are driving light matchbox instead of car. And yes, you do not need voice - who needs it anyway? (I'm joking - voice appears if you find "correct" output for the voice - some headsets just does not work.) But you have great graphics, innovative way of playing, FIRE (and terrible controls)! I know many says story is bad. Yes, it is. But it is AinD style - 2 and 3 game stories were not better. Long story short, if I knew before buying the game what I know now - I would buy it anyway. I had fun. Frustrating - sometimes, but I liked it because of the innovative decisions, searching for the new ways to create a game. To sum up - give it a try.
I'll recommend this, simply because I like the original game. But this PC port is terrible. I remember the controls and game play being really annoying even in the xbox version but the graphics in this have taken a huge downgrade from the xbox version, and I don't know why. You'd think this was made in 2000, not 2008.
Other than that, the story is still good and the music is good too. But it has a lot of issues. If you can get over those issues, you'll find it fun.
Edit:
I managed to use one of the fixes (There's a few of them) and get the resolution as it should be, with the graphics settings higher. I still can't access the graphics options or it'll crash, but it looks a lot better than it did before. I highly recommend you to use one of these fixes, it makes the game look like a 2008 game instead of a 2000 game.
yes
Virtually unplayable. As-is, steam is selling a game that won't even work without the user downloading patches and fiddling with it.
No controller support and the most obnoxious keyboard bindings ever also makes the game unplayable.
Alone in the Dark (2008) is one of the worst console ports I’ve played so far. Just getting it up and running on a modern PC was a struggle. The game uses SecuROM DRM, requiring activation with a key when starting it for the first time. After this, Windows Defender blocked the game from launching, so I had to download two unofficial patch files (d3d9.dll and d3d9.ini) to make it work. However, changing the resolution in-game caused crashes, so I had to edit the resolution in the res.aitd file manually to fix it. Once running, there were no more crashes, but frequent FPS drops occurred, especially during car sequences.
In this action-adventure game you play as Edward Carnby, the same character from the original Alone in the Dark trilogy, though they’ve completely revamped his look from a redhead with a mustache to a more generically attractive protagonist. The supporting character, Sarah, only accompanies you for part of the game, mainly staying in touch over the phone. Both characters suffer from inconsistent writing: Edward is a cynical action-hero type with “cool” one-liners, while Sarah’s personality shifts between tough, damsel-in-distress, and love interest. The dialogue is nonsensical and poorly written.
The story is okay, but also very cliché. You’re playing as an amnesiac Edward, trying to stop a dark force from obtaining a magical stone and destroying New York City. The two available endings resolve nothing and feel underwhelming. Also, for a series that is known for its horror theme, this game is pretty tame and boring.
The game is split into eight chapters, with sections set in an open-world version of Central Park. Navigating the park in a car was frustrating, as vehicles would get stuck on small objects or fail to climb even slight inclines. Driving often became a matter of finding a new car after the old one got stuck or destroyed. Aside from burning giant evil roots to unlock new abilities, such as seeing enemy weak points when you blink, there’s nothing else to do beyond driving to the next objective/quest.
Graphically, the game is okay for its time. Fire effects look great, and the environments are decent, but I did encounter some texture bugs, like wounds clipping through Edward’s jacket.
The controls are abysmal, with a keyboard and mouse layout that doesn’t feel right. In third-person, you’re stuck with tank controls, with a fixed camera that limits movement. First-person lets you rotate the camera freely, but the game forces you to constantly switch between both views during scripted scenes and certain actions. Combat is also divided—melee is locked to third-person, while you have to switch to first-person to use the game’s only gun, with no logical control consistency. For example, shooting a Molotov cocktail is done in third-person.
After an hour of struggling with mouse and keyboard, I tried switching to a controller, but the game doesn’t natively support controllers on PC. There is no option in the menu to switch controls, but having a console port that does not give you the ability to use a controller on PC seemed unlikely. Even the UI has a very clear console design (red and green circles like controller buttons). I got it to work by trying to rebind a key, but instead of pressing on my keyboard, I pressed a button on the controller, which then prompted a message that a controller was detected and if I wanted to switch to controller input. Why is that option so hidden?! With a controller, movement felt somewhat better, but now aiming and shooting were clunky and slow, especially when facing small, fast-moving enemies, despite the inclusion of aim assist.
The rest of the gameplay is similarly frustrating; nothing feels fluid or intuitive. Enemies can only be killed with fire, so after shooting them down, you must find something flammable, ignite it, and finish them off before they stand back up. Alternatively, you can skip combat and use a spray can and lighter for instant kills. While the inventory system is unique, where you just look inside your jacket instead of opening a menu, it’s slow and restrictive. Item combinations have to be done in a specific order, which makes tasks like creating a Molotov cocktail more tedious than they should be. Healing follows a similar pattern, where you examine wounds and manually apply bandages or sprays. The blinking mechanic had a few interesting uses and wasn’t too annoying, except during fights with enemies that spit poison, as blinking interrupted aiming.
I often had to replay sections, not because they were difficult, but because the controls and gameplay felt so unrefined and clunky. Without these issues, I could have completed the game in 5-6 hours. There is an option to skip segments of the game through a forward/backward button in the pause menu, but I wanted to finish everything on my own so I did not use it.
It is so bad its almost good. The Roots of evil and crashing is what really stops it from ironically being good,
Still if you enjoy bad games, definitely give it try.
Good game story, innovative inventory system, sluggish, annoying and didn't age well. I would only recommend to real fans. I didn't like the game because of its mechanics that over complicate even simple things makes it a chore to play.
Played it twice since the release in 2008 and I'm gonna treat it as a game that is (at the moment of writing this review) 16 years old.
Game introduced or used a lot of game mechanics that were new and fresh. High cinematic destruction, Big open world, great use of music to make every car chase feel really cinematic. The game (not without flaws) has the best inventory system that has ever existed in a game. That said it also has some BIG problems. Playing in native resolution causes crashes which requires downloading some third party dll's to even start it.
Controls in this game are really bad even for 2008 standards - probably the worst that have ever existed in any game. Game feels short even though it takes 5-7 to fully complete it due to the pacing of the story. Characters are flat and lines "read" by actors sound rigid and stiff probably due to a script.
That said it is still one epic game and one of a very few that have only bad endings .
honestly this is one of the most amazing games I've had the pleasure to experience from start to end. the amount of impressive additions and gameplay mechanics, make this a game like no other, from the impressive physics simulations, to the wonderfully realized fire mechanics, and much more! this game has impressed me on a level few games have managed.
in a time where the market is so oversaturated by the same old run of the mill shooters and such, this game is a breath of fresh air, despite having released over a decade and a half ago, it still holds up like I haven't seen many other games achieve.
now, that's not to say this game is perfect, with so much ambition also comes a good bit of jank. it can be quite difficult for a first player to adapt to this game's unique mechanics, like it's melee system, or the multiple functions one object may have depending on your inputs and even camera view, it's certainly not a game for everyone. it requires patience, premeditation, ingenuity, and fast thinking to achieve the goals set by it, but with it also comes a big sense of reward when that ingenuity and cleverness ends up paying off.
just a few tips: just because fire is the only way to truly kill off enemies for good, that doesn't mean you must use it every time, sometimes it's better to just knock an enemy out and bail out while it's down.
my only real issues with this game would be the lack of subtitles, which wouldn't be much of an issue if the voices themselves weren't so quiet in certain cutscenes. and the endings feeling sorta underwhelming for the build up they were given.
outside of that, I think this game is a great experience for those looking for something new and unique, something that attempted to push the boundaries of what was possible in games at that time, and something that in my humble opinion: is a whole lot of fun.
Thank you for reading! and have a good rest of your life!
devs took care to make most unbearable experience with possibly worst controls i have ever seen
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Eden Games |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 15.01.2025 |
| Metacritic | 67 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 39% положительных (343) |