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Alone in the Dark (2024)

THQ Nordic
Mar 20, 2024 - PlayStation 5, PC, Xbox Series X/S
Weak

OpenCritic Rating

64

Top Critic Average

41%

Critics Recommend

IGN
6 / 10
Eurogamer
2 / 5
PC Gamer
76 / 100
Game Rant
1.5 / 5
TheGamer
3 / 5
GamesRadar+
1.5 / 5
Metro GameCentral
6 / 10
GameSpot
4 / 10

Alone in the Dark (2024) Review Summary

WeakCritic Consensus

Outdated and clunky combat

Buggy performance and glitches

Lacks effective horror and scares

The 2024 installment of Alone in the Dark is a survival horror game that aims to revive the legacy of the original. Critics appreciate its atmospheric storytelling and nods to classic horror but found it lacking in critical areas. While some critics enjoyed exploring the creepy setting of Derceto, they criticized its outdated combat mechanics, buggy performance, and failure to bring substantial scares. The game's ambitions were noted, but many felt it fell short of a cohesive experience.


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Critic Reviews for Alone in the Dark (2024)

It’s not without its memorable moments, but Alone in the Dark fails to escape the shadows of the other contemporary survival horror titans that it helped spawn.

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Great ideas and a storied history are mired in mediocre combat and a disappointingly unpolished delivery.

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Unsettling and narratively ambitious, this is the best Alone in the Dark game since 1992.

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The 2024 Alone in the Dark is a deeply flawed game, but at least it's never boring. The first playthrough is fun despite its issues, mostly thanks to the campy story, and exploring Derceto is rewarding, even with the simplistic puzzles. The second playthrough is where it becomes apparent that there isn't much to the game. At best, it's an incredibly basic and generic survival-horror game that's stuck in the past, and at worst, it's buggy and doesn't justify its $60 price tag.

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Alone in the Dark is, interestingly, a more communal game than I tend to expect from survival horror. You're frequently running into the other inhabitants of Derceto. I enjoyed talking to them, though the writing isn't especially good, but the game never really delivers on its title and all that company prevents it from ever really getting scary. This is a solid enough retread if you've played through Dead Space and the Resident Evil remakes and want more. But it won't bring many converts to the genre. We'll have to settle for being alone, together, in the dark. Which sorta defeats the entire point when you think about it.

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A lackluster and fragmented game that never really comes together in any meaningful way. In almost every sense that matters, from story to combat, horror, and atmosphere, Alone in the Dark leaves much to be desired.

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Metro GameCentral

GameCentral
6 / 10
Metro GameCentral

A spirited attempt to revive the former glories of gaming's original survival horror but a lack of scares and sub-par action can't defeat the ghosts of the past.

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This reboot of a long-dormant horror franchise doesn't do enough to justify digging up the dead.

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