Alone in the Dark (2024)
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This page is for the 2024 remake. For the original, see Alone in the Dark. For the 2008 reboot, see Alone in the Dark (2008).
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| Developers | |
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| Pieces Interactive | |
| Publishers | |
| THQ Nordic | |
| Engines | |
| Unreal Engine 4[1] | |
| Release dates | |
| Windows | March 20, 2024 |
| Reception | |
| Metacritic | 67 |
| OpenCritic | 63 |
| IGDB | 75 |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | One-time game purchase |
| Microtransactions | Cosmetic |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Pacing | Real-time |
| Perspectives | Third-person |
| Controls | Direct control |
| Genres | Survival horror |
| Art styles | Realistic |
| Themes | Horror, Interwar, North America |
| Series | Alone in the Dark |
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Alone in the Dark (2024) is a singleplayer third-person survival horror game in the Alone in the Dark series.
General information
- Official Discord server
- GOG.com Community Discussions
- GOG.com Support Page
- Steam Community Discussions
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| GamersGate | |
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| GOG.com | |
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| Green Man Gaming | |
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| Humble Store | |
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. | |
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| Steam | |
Digital Deluxe Edition also available. DRM-free when launched from <path-to-game>\AloneInTheDark.exe.[2] |
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Version differences
- The Digital Deluxe Edition includes the base game, the Vintage Horror Filter Pack, the Derceto 1992 Costume Pack, the Director's Commentary Mode, the digital artbook and digital soundtrack.
Monetization
| Type | Notes |
|---|---|
| One-time game purchase | The game requires an upfront purchase to access. |
Microtransactions
| Type | Notes |
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| Cosmetic | Cosmetic items are available. |
DLC and expansion packs
| Name | Notes | |
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| Vintage Horror Filter Pack | |
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| Derceto 1992 Costume Pack | |
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| Director's Commentary Mode | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
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| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\AloneInTheDark\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\GameUserSettings.ini |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1310410/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| Windows | %LOCALAPPDATA%\AloneInTheDark\Saved\SaveGames\*.sav |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/1310410/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | |||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | Gameplay and GUI is Hor+, loading screens are stretched, and the main menu is pillarboxed.[3] Use Lyall's fix for pillarboxing/letterboxing in cutscenes. | ||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | 50°-90°. | ||
| Windowed | |||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | |||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | 2x-16x. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | DLAA is toggleable; otherwise, controlled by Anti-Aliasing Quality setting; Low disables AA, Medium uses FXAA, High and above use TAA.[4] | ||
| High-fidelity upscaling | FSR 2.0, DLSS 3.1 [5] |
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| Vertical sync (Vsync) | |||
| 60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Game defaults to uncapped (Unlimited) framerate. Can be capped to 30, 60, 90, 120, and 144 FPS. | ||
| High dynamic range display (HDR) | |||
| Ray tracing (RT) | |||
- The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.
Video settings.
Display settings.
Gameplay settings.
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Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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| Remapping | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | Called Inverted Vertical Camera. Can also invert X-axis (called Inverted Horizontal Camera). | |
| Controller | ||
| Controller support | ||
| Full controller support | ||
| Controller remapping | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | |
| Controller sensitivity | ||
| Controller Y-axis inversion | Called Inverted Vertical Camera. Can also invert X-axis (called Inverted Horizontal Camera). |
| Controller types |
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| XInput-compatible controllers | ||
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| Xbox button prompts | ||
| Impulse Trigger vibration |
| PlayStation controllers |
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| Generic/other controllers | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. |
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| Additional information | ||
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| Controller hotplugging | ||
| Haptic feedback | ||
| Digital movement supported | ||
| Simultaneous controller+KB/M |
| Steam Input | ||
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| Steam Input API support | ||
| Hook input (legacy mode) | ||
| Official controller preset(s) | ||
| Steam Controller button prompts | ||
| Cursor detection |
Control settings.
Keybindings.
Xbox One Core controller layout.
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Audio
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Audio and text settings.
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
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| Separate volume controls | Sound FX, music, voice. | |
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | Subtitle/text language can be set separately from spoken language; text size is adjustable. | |
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| English | ||||
| Arabic | ||||
| Simplified Chinese | ||||
| Traditional Chinese | ||||
| French | ||||
| German | ||||
| Italian | ||||
| Japanese | ||||
| Korean | ||||
| Polish | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
| Russian | ||||
| Spanish |
Issues unresolved
When playing in ultrawide, the main menu can display white bars on the side.
- This is a known issue, and the developers are working on a fix.[6]
Lost the Batiste key
It is possible for the Batiste key to be prematurely removed from the inventory, typically by attempting to use the key on the same door twice, resulting in the player being unable to progress in Chapter 2.[7][8]
| Reload a save prior to the key being lost[9] |
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Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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| Direct3D | 11 | [10] |
| Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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| Windows |
Middleware
System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i3-8300 AMD Ryzen 3 3100 |
Intel Core i5-12400 AMD Ryzen 7 3700X |
| System memory (RAM) | 8 GB | 16 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 70 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1050 Ti AMD Radeon RX 570 DirectX 11 compatible | NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2060 AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT DirectX 12 compatible |
- SSD recommended.
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/1310410/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (1310410) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ Alone in the Dark - Pre-launch FAQ - last accessed on 2024-03-19
- ↑ Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-03-20
- Tested by quitting Steam and running the game directly from its executable. Steam did not launch, and game ran normally.
- ↑ Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-03-20
- Tested using my 4K monitor set to the custom resolution of 3840x1080.
- ↑ Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-03-20
- Tested using Universal Unreal Engine 4 Unlocker and checking how the "Anti-Aliasing Quality" setting affects the "r.PostProcessAAQuality" variable, which is used to determine what kind of AA, if any, is used (see https://docs.unrealengine.com/4.26/en-US/TestingAndOptimization/PerformanceAndProfiling/Scalability/ScalabilityReference/#anti-aliasing for more detail).
- ↑ Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-03-20
- DLSS version checked by looking at version of
nvngx_dlss.dll, stored at<path-to-game>\AloneInTheDark\Plugins\DLSS\Binaries\ThirdParty\Win64.
- DLSS version checked by looking at version of
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - PSA for Steam Deck and Ultrawide users - last accessed on 2024-03-24
- "The game supports wide-screen. However, a visual bug can occur where the main menu shows white bars on the sides. This does not affect the gameplay and the pause menu. We apologize for this inconvenience and will fix it with the first patch."
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Game breaking Bug (Batiste key lost) - last accessed on 2024-03-24
- ↑ Steam Community Discussion - Game breaking Bug (Batiste key lost) - last accessed on 2024-03-24
- ↑ team Community Discussion - Game breaking Bug (Batiste key lost), reply #2 - last accessed on 2024-03-24
- ↑ Verified by User:Macgovern on 2024-03-21
- Confirmed using Special K v24.3.19.