Alone in the Dark review: beautifully creepy visual design can't hide a lack of polish

Alone in the Dark review; two characters in a dark room.

(Image credit: THQ Nordic)

Publisher THQ Nordic
Developer Pieces Interactive
Platform Unreal Engine 4
Formats PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Price £49.99
Release 20 March

Alone in the Dark is an often overlooked game series, one that launched the survival horror genre and inspired Resident Evil; the 1992 original was a direct influence on Resident Evil’s Shinji Mikami. Part of that gaming memory loss can be down to diminishing returns from the franchise as well as some appalling movie adaptations.