Alone in the Dark is one of the first survival horror games and the first to utilize 3D models superimposed on pre-rendered backgrounds, which would become a key inspiration for upcoming horror games at the time, like the Resident Evil franchise. The player can use various weapons, such as pistol, rifle, swords and knives, though it is possible to kill most enemies with melee attacks. Some opponents can be beaten by solving a particular puzzle, while a significant number of opponents cannot be killed at all or only with certain weapons.
Set in the 1920s Louisiana, the game follows the two playable protagonists for the player to choose, Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood, to uncover the mystery surrounding the suicide of Jeremy Hartwood in Derceto Manor, a mansion deep inside the swamps rumored to be haunted.
Infogrames
Interplay Entertainment, iMotion, Infogrames, THQ Nordic, MacPlay, Arrow Micro-Techs Corp., Krisalis Software
Arrow Micro-Techs Corp., Krisalis Software
Unknown
01/09/1992
Single player
Third person
Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark
In the Dark
Working title
AITD
Acronym
Call of Cthulhu: Doom of Derceto
Working title
Screams in the Dark
Working title
AitD
Abbreviation
鬼屋魔影
Chinese title - simplified
Alone in the Dark 1
Alternative title
Europe
ESRB
T anos
| Audio | Subtitles | Interface | |
|---|---|---|---|
| English: | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| French: | ✓ | ✓ | |
| German: | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Italian: | ✓ | ✓ | |
| Spanish: | ✓ | ✓ |
