Alone in the Darkwill feature David Harbour and Jodie Comer as Detective Edward Carnby and Emily Hartwood, respectively. THQ Nordic recently released a new spotlight video forAlone in the Darkthat gave horror fans a closer look at how exactly this new version of the horror classic will play.
TheAlone in the Darkremake features two playable characters for fans to choose from, Jodie Comer’s Emily Hartwood andDavid Harbour’s Edward Carnby. While the main story beats will mostly be the same, NPCs treat Hartwood and Carnby differently, plus there will be some slight variations in the story. This means that horror fans are going to have to play throughAlone in the Darkat least twice to get the full picture.
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Described as a survival horror adventure game, theAlone in the Darkremake is being built with Unreal Engine 4 and will launch on August 05, 2025. Gameplay looks very reminiscent of games like theResident Evil 2remake andResident Evil 4, with theAlone in the Darkremake employing an over-the-shoulder camera, exploration, and combat that would look at home in one of Capcom’s games. Since the originalAlone in the Darkheavily influenced the firstResident Evilgame, it’s only fitting that theAlone in the Darkremake is taking some of itscues from the newerResident Eviltitles.
Horror fans will have to wait until October to play the fullAlone in the Darkremakeexperience for themselves, but the good news is that a playable demo is available to try right now. EntitledGrace in the Dark: Prologue, this demo is set before the events of the main game and stars a character known as Grace Saunders. Fans should be able to download the demo right now across all platforms. It should giveAlone in the Darkfans a good idea of the game’s atmosphere and tone, but it should be noted that there will be no combat featured in the demo.
Those that are sold on theAlone in the Darkremake may want to pre-order the game. Those that do will be rewarded with the 1992 costume pack, which lets them play through the remake using character models that look like theoriginalAlone in the Darkcharactersinstead of David Harbour and Jodie Comer. There will also be a digital artbook available as well as filters like sepia and black and white to allow users to further customize their experience.
Alone in the Darklaunches October 25 for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X.
