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Alone in the Dark

Third-person survival horror investigating a disappearance at a Louisiana asylum

Pieces Interactive · Published by THQ Nordic · Released Mar 20, 2024

ActionAdventure

Reviews
Mostly Positive
77% of 3,513
Recent reviews
Mostly Positive
75% of 37 in 30 days
Players
17
daily peak, Nov 7, 2026
Steam Deck
Playable
Last update on Steam
2 years ago
Jun 6, 2024
Minimum PC
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti
8 GB RAM · 50 GB disk
Full requirements

What is Alone in the Dark?

A third-person, single-player survival horror adventure set in an asylum in interwar Louisiana. Play as Emily Hartwood or private investigator Edward Carnby to explore Derceto Manor, unlock doors and fight creatures while searching for Emily's missing uncle.

For you if...

  • +you enjoy exploring eerie buildings and solving puzzles
  • +you prefer Lovecraftian mysteries to nonstop action

Not for you if...

  • −you prefer constant action over exploration and puzzles
  • −you want multiplayer horror rather than a solo story

What players say

77% of 3,513 reviews are positive · 75% of 37 in the last 30 days

Players praise the atmosphere, exploration and puzzles. Common complaints include clunky combat, stuttering and bugs; some players find the two character playthroughs too similar.

Players over time

▲ +87% vs a month ago

Players online on Steam, one sample a day.

Highest since Sep 2026: 47 players on Oct 31, 2026.

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Sep 22, 202616

How many players finish Alone in the Dark?

32% of Steam players have unlocked «Case Closed», the achievement for finishing the main story.

Share of everyone who owns the game on Steam, including those who barely played it. Updated weekly.

Screenshots and trailer

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Alone in the Dark system requirements

Minimum: GeForce GTX 1050 Ti, 8 GB RAM, 50 GB of disk space.

As published by the developer.

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Minimum

OS
Windows 10, 64 Bit
Processor
Ryzen 3 3100 / Core i3-8300
Graphics
GeForce GTX 1050 Ti / Radeon RX 570
Memory
8 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD recommended

Recommended

OS
Windows 10, 64 Bit
Processor
Ryzen 7 3700X / Core i5-12400
Graphics
GeForce RTX 2060 / Radeon RX 5700 XT
Memory
16 GB RAM
Storage
50 GB available space
DirectX
Version 12
Notes
SSD recommended

Does Alone in the Dark have co-op or multiplayer?

No: single-player only, no multiplayer modes declared.

Does Alone in the Dark run on Steam Deck?

Playable Playable: it runs on Steam Deck with some adjustments.

  • Some in-game text is small and may be hard to read
  • All functionality is accessible with the default controller configuration
  • Shows Steam Deck controller icons
  • Default graphics settings perform well on Steam Deck
  • External controllers are not supported for the primary player

PC version details

DRM
None declared on Steam
Controller
Full controller support
Platforms
Windows
Achievements
38
Steam features
Cloud saves, Family Sharing, Trading cards
Languages
Full audio: English, French, German, Japanese. Text only: Italian, Spanish - Spain, Arabic, Portuguese - Brazil, Traditional Chinese, Simplified Chinese, Korean, Polish, Russian, Hindi, Indonesian, Persian.

Does Alone in the Dark use AI-generated content?

No AI-generated content is disclosed on the game's Steam page.

Self-reported by the developer under Steam rules: it covers AI content that ships in the game, not tools used to make it. Steam page checked on Oct 25, 2026. How to filter AI games on Steam

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Recent updates

5 DLC available.

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