Jodie Comer and David Harbor in the reboot of the cult game Alone in The Dark

The game was released in 1992 and was created by Frédéric Raynal alone in the dark He left his mark on the world of video games. A third-person adventure game directly inspired by the great author HP Lovecraft, it was one of the first games to feature playable characters in polygonal pre-calculated environments.

The story is set in 1924 and takes place in an old mansion in Louisiana, known to be haunted, whose owner has just killed himself. In the shoes of private detective Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood, the niece of the deceased, the player leads the investigation in the estate and meets a terrible bestiary there.

Therefore, a revolutionary game that will spawn several sequels, unfortunately in the spine. To date, there are no less than six games, the last of which, Alone in the Dark: EnlightenmentReleased in 2015. And, unfortunately, it didn’t quite shine in the world of video games…

Below is some early footage from the 1992 game for the more nostalgic among you.

Regardless, publisher THQ Nordic, who now owns the license, is responsible for rekindling the flames, as a reboot of the first game is currently in development and should be released, if not delayed, on October 25th.

This new version builds on the roots of the original game. After receiving a disturbing letter from her uncle Jeremy Hartwood, Emily Hartwood turns to private investigator Edward Carnby to find out what happened to her. They visit Deserto Field Hospital, where Jeremy has been checking himself out after claiming to be haunted by an evil entity called the Black Man. Emily also struggles with a mysterious family affliction known as the “Heartwood Curse,” and their visit soon turns into a battle for their sanity and their lives…

The developers offered themselves the services of Hollywood talent, who lend their features and voices to the game. Jodie Comer ditches her medieval costumes from Ridley Scott’s final duel to slip into Emily Heartwood’s clothes, while comedian David Harbor (Jim Hopper. Stranger Things , among others) plays private detective Carnby.

Below, a brief overview of their respective performances in the game.

This resetalone in the dark I will offer you two stories; One for each character. We are going to keep our fingers crossed that the end result lives up to our expectations. Meanwhile, a demo in the form of a prologue featuring Grace Saunders, a little girl wandering around the Derceto Palace, the main theater of events, is now available on the PlayStation Store, Microsoft Store, and Steam.