THQ Nordic has its showcase tomorrow morning and rumors started swirling earlier this week that an Alone In The Dark reboot was set to be revealed. This comes after THQ Nordic acquired the rights a few years ago.
Ahead of the expected announcement, information about the reboot, as well as the box art and also several screenshots were posted on Belgian retailer Smartoys, before being posted on Resetera.
It’s said that the game will take place in the 1920s in the deep south of the United States and pay homage to the classic game that originated in the 90s. You’ll be fighting monsters, solving puzzles and uncovering a truth. Similar to that of Resident Evil 2, you will play as two characters, Edward Carnby and Emily Hardwood, who will both have separate campaigns which overlap at certain points in the game.
The first screenshots look quite good and you can see them below.
The THQ Nordic Showcase takes place tomorrow morning at 5am AEST.
ALONE IN THE DARK LEAKED SCREENSHOTS AND FIRST INFO
Again, more properly announced later today.
I maybe teased it a bit too much in this tweet, but in fairness no one quite guessed it: https://t.co/ZJs5VSvMli
— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) August 12, 2022
Few more misc details:
-Two playable characters, Edward Carnby & Emily Hartwood. Both have separate campaigns with overlap.
-Set in the deep south in the 1920s.
-Survival-Horror, scarce supplies, backtracking, etc.Properly revealed later today, so won’t have to wait long. pic.twitter.com/rWsdrh6SBL
— AestheticGamer aka Dusk Golem (@AestheticGamer1) August 12, 2022
“Psychological horror and Southern Gothic meet in this revisit of the survival-horror classic Alone in the Dark This love letter to the cult game of the 90s will make you live a story as sinister as memorable through the eyes of one of the two protagonists. As Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood, explore the various environments, fight monsters, solve puzzles and discover the terrible truth about Derceto’s mansion…”
“In the deep south of the United States during the 1920s, Emily Hartwood’s uncle disappeared. Accompanied by private detective Edward Carnby, she goes in search of him in the mansion of Derceto, a psychiatric asylum where she prowls… Something. You will meet strange occupiers, nightmarish kingdoms, dangerous monsters, and lift the veil on an evil conspiracy. At the confluence between reality, mystery and madness, the adventure that awaits you may undermine your certainties. Who are you going to trust, what are you going to believe and what will you do next??”
- Explore Derceto’s mansion in this revisit of Alone in the Dark, a true love letter to the 90s horror classic.
- Go back to the roots of psychological horror and experience an atmospheric adventure worthy of the game that founded the genre.
- Immerse yourself in a world punctuated by sounds that will give you goosebumps against a backdrop of doom jazz as memorable as it is hypnotic.
- ?Feel the adrenaline as you desperately try to survive a world where reality is beginning to crumble, evil lurks in every shadow, and ammunition is scarce.
- Experience this nightmare from the perspective of Emily Hartwood or Edward Carnby and unearth the dark secrets of a Gothic mansion.
- Go beyond imagination through a complex psychological story written by cult screenwriter Mikael Hedberg, author of SOMA and Amnesia.