The remake of seminal survival horror recreation Alone within the Darkish will likely 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 on the market proper now. THQ Nordic and developer Items Interactive launched a prologue for the sport on Thursday for PlayStation 5, Home windows PC (by way of Steam), and Xbox Sequence X. Within the prologue, gamers tackle the position of a younger lady named Grace Saunders as she makes an attempt to mail a letter. There’s no fight within the prologue; builders mentioned throughout a livestream on Thursday that the demo gives a glimpse into the ambiance and temper, not the gunplay, of the brand new Alone within the Darkish.
When the total recreation launches this October, gamers will select between Comer’s Emily Hartwood and Harbour’s non-public investigator Edward Carnby as they try and unravel the mysteries of the haunted mansion — a distant, countryside hospital generally known as Derceto Manor — and Emily’s lacking uncle, Jeremy Hartwood.
Different characters within the recreation will react in a different 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 interact in “intense and hard” fight. “You have to to make use of each bullet you will discover,” mentioned Mikael Hedberg, author and recreation director on the brand new Alone within the Darkish. In true survival horror trend, gamers might want to combat 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 arduous they’ll be. “Relying on how a lot you are feeling like a detective your self, you’ll be able to select how a lot you need the sport that will help you discover clues and the place to go subsequent,” Hedberg mentioned.
The brand new Alone within the Darkish was introduced final August. The remake is an replace to the 1992 unique, 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 collection.
Alone within the Darkish will likely be launched for PS5, Home windows PC, and Xbox Sequence X. Take a look at some new photos of the sport within the gallery beneath.