Editing Alone in the Dark (section)

==Games==
{{VG Series Reviews
| game1 = [[Alone in the Dark (1992 video game)|Alone in the Dark]] (1992)
| mc1 = (3DO) 70/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/3do/584305-alone-in-the-dark/index.html |title=''Alone in the Dark'' (1992) Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs|[[GameRankings]] score}}<br>(iOS) 50/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark/critic-reviews/?platform=ios-iphoneipad |title=''Alone in the Dark'' (1992) Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref><br>(PC) 90/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/564567-alone-in-the-dark-1992/index.html |title=''Alone in the Dark'' (1992) Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}
| game2 = [[Jack in the Dark]]
| mc2 = (PC) 60/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/564569-jack-in-the-dark/index.html |title=''Jack in the Dark'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}
| game3 = [[Alone in the Dark 2 (video game)|Alone in the Dark 2]]
| mc3 = (PC) 70/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/564568-alone-in-the-dark-2/index.html |title=''Alone in the Dark 2'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}<br>(SAT) 42/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/saturn/573922-alone-in-the-dark-one-eyed-jacks-revenge/index.html |title=''Alone in the Dark: One-Eyed Jack's Revenge'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}
| game4 = [[Alone in the Dark 3]]
| mc4 = (PC) 60/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/pc/565051-alone-in-the-dark-3/index.html |title=''Alone in the Dark 3'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}
| game5 = [[Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare]]
| mc5 = (DC) 75/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark-the-new-nightmare/critic-reviews/?platform=dreamcast |title=''Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare'' Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref><br>(GBC) 62/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.gamerankings.com/gbc/375070-alone-in-the-dark-the-new-nightmare/index.html |title=''Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare'' Reviews |publisher=[[GameRankings]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>{{efn|name=GRs}}<br>(PC) 66/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark-the-new-nightmare/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=''Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare'' Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref><br>(PS) 77/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark-the-new-nightmare/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation |title=''Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare'' Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>
| game6 = [[Alone in the Dark (2008 video game)|Alone in the Dark]] (2008)
| mc6 = (PC) 55/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=''Alone in the Dark'' (2008) Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref><br>(PS2) 47/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-2 |title=''Alone in the Dark'' (2008) Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref><br>(PS3) 69/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/playstation-3/alone-in-the-dark-infernoo |title=''Alone in the Dark: Inferno'' Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}{{dead link|date=November 2023|bot=medic}}{{cbignore|bot=medic}}</ref><br>(Wii) 39/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark/critic-reviews/?platform=wii |title=''Alone in the Dark'' (2008) Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref><br>(X360) 58/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-360 |title=''Alone in the Dark'' (2008) Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>
| game7 = [[Alone in the Dark: Illumination]]
| mc7 = (PC) 19/100<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark-illumination/critic-reviews/?platform=pc |title=''Alone in the Dark: Illumination'' Reviews |website=[[Metacritic]] |access-date=December 8, 2014}}</ref>
| game8 = [[Alone in the Dark (2024 video game)|Alone in the Dark]] (2024)
| mc8 = (PC) 67/100<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alone in the Dark for PC reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark/critic-reviews/?platform=pc|access-date=2024-03-20|website=Metacritic |language=en}}</ref><br>(PS5) 63/100<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alone in the Dark for PlayStation 5 reviews|url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark/critic-reviews/?platform=playstation-5|access-date=2024-03-20|website=Metacritic |language=en}}</ref><br>(XSX) 66/100<ref>{{Cite web|title=Alone in the Dark for Xbox Series X |url=https://www.metacritic.com/game/alone-in-the-dark/critic-reviews/?platform=xbox-series-x|access-date=2024-03-20|website=Metacritic |language=en}}</ref>
}}
=== Main series ===
{{Timeline of release years
| compressempty =
| range1 = 1992 –
| range1_color = #ccaa00 #886600 <!-- colors are based on the series' logos -->
| 1992 = '''''[[Alone in the Dark (1992 video game)|Alone in the Dark]]'''''
| 1993a = ''Jack in the Dark''
| 1993b = '''''[[Alone in the Dark 2 (video game)|Alone in the Dark 2]]'''''
| 1995 = '''''[[Alone in the Dark 3]]'''''
| 2001 = '''''[[Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare]]'''''
| 2008 = '''''[[Alone in the Dark (2008 video game)|Alone in the Dark]]'''''
| 2015 = '''''[[Alone in the Dark: Illumination]]'''''
| 2023 = ''Grace in the Dark: Prologue''
| 2024 = '''''[[Alone in the Dark (2024 video game)|Alone in the Dark]]'''''
}}

===''Alone in the Dark'' (1992)===
{{Main|Alone in the Dark (1992 video game)}}
The first game in the series was developed by [[Infogrames]] and released for [[Personal computer|PC]] in 1992. It was one of the first two games to use [[polygonal]] characters over pre-rendered backgrounds. [[Guinness World Records]] awarded it the record of "First Ever 3D [[Survival Horror]] Game" in the [[Guinness World Records Gamer's Edition]] 2008 edition. [[Krisalis Software]] made a port for the [[3DO Interactive Multiplayer|3DO]] in 1994 that was released by [[Interplay Entertainment]]. A [[Macintosh|Mac]] version was released in 1994. In 2014, [[Atari, Inc. (1993–present)|Atari]] published a port to [[iOS]] developed by [[Kung Fu Factory]] but was pulled out of the [[App Store]] after the latest iOS updates.

===''Jack in the Dark'' (1993)===
A small game made during the second game's production, ''Jack in the Dark'', was used as a promotional game distributed during Christmas of 1993, just before the second installment's release. The game was on a single floppy disk in a golden wrapping featuring a [[Jack-in-the-box]] illustration on the top. It is a short adventure featuring the young child Grace Saunders. During [[Halloween]], she enters a small toy store after dark and gets locked inside. There, the toys are alive, and Grace must save [[Santa Claus]] from an evil Jack-in-the-box. ''Jack in the Dark'' is an [[adventure game]] that focuses purely on puzzles and has no combat. Later CD versions of both ''Alone in the Dark'' and ''Alone in the Dark 2'' came packaged with this game.

===''Alone in the Dark 2'' (1993)===
{{Main|Alone in the Dark 2 (video game)}}
Developed by [[Infogrames]] and released for [[Personal computer|PC]] in 1993, ''Alone in the Dark 2'' was a drastic departure from the original game, being more action-oriented than its predecessor, with a much greater emphasis on firearms and shootouts, and resulting in more difficult combat. Like the original, it was ported to the 3DO by Krisalis and released by Interplay. An enhanced port under the name of ''Alone in the Dark: Jack is Back'' (''Alone in the Dark: One-Eyed Jack's Revenge'' in the United States) was released in 1996 for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Sega Saturn]]. Both versions were also released in Japan under the original name.

===''Alone in the Dark 3'' (1995)===
{{Main|Alone in the Dark 3}}
''Alone in the Dark 3'' was the last game to utilize the same [[game engine|engine]] and characters as the original game. Released for [[Personal computer|PC]] in 1995, the game returned to the gameplay style of the original game. A version of the game for [[Windows 95]] was released as ''Alone in the Dark: Ghosts in Town'' in 1996.

===''Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare'' (2001)===
{{Main|Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare}}
The next generation game of the ''Alone in the Dark'' series was created by Darkworks as a [[video game console|console]] [[survival horror]] title, and shows significant influence from the ''[[Resident Evil]]'' series. The control scheme and gameplay are much closer to that of ''Resident Evil'' than the original ''Alone in the Dark'' games. Internally known as ''Alone in the Dark 4'', the game was released in 2001, developed by Darkworks for the [[PlayStation (console)|PlayStation]] and [[Dreamcast]], and by Spiral Studios for [[Personal computer|PC]] and [[PlayStation 2]], also with an alternative portable [[Game Boy Color]] version developed by Pocket Studios. The game unlike its predecessors is set in modern settings, features new main character design and no longer features [[Savate]] as unarmed combat method.

===''Alone in the Dark'' (2008)===
{{Main|Alone in the Dark (2008 video game)}}
Developed by [[Eden Games]] for [[Personal computer|PC]], [[PlayStation 3]] and [[Xbox 360]], and by Hydravision Entertainment for the [[PlayStation 2]] and [[Wii]], ''Alone in the Dark'' changed the focus of the series back to [[survival horror]]. Initially known as ''Alone in the Dark: Near Death Investigation'', the game was re-branded as ''Alone in the Dark'' despite having few connections with the original game. The game introduced 3D generated scenarios and interchangeable first and third-person view to the series. The environment plays a large role in core gameplay; any object, even decorative, can be used as a melee weapon or combined to make different styles of weapons. The [[PlayStation 3]] version was released several months after the other versions as ''Alone in the Dark: Inferno''. It had a few gameplay changes and fewer glitches.

===''Alone in the Dark: Illumination'' (2015)===
{{Main|Alone in the Dark: Illumination}}
''Alone in the Dark: Illumination'' was released on June 11, 2015. Unlike the previous installments, the game is only played online. The game was [[List of video games notable for negative reception|heavily panned]] by critics.

===''Alone in the Dark'' (2024)===
{{Main|Alone in the Dark (2024 video game)}}
Developed by Pieces Interactive, ''Alone in the Dark'' is a reimagining of the original 1992 video game in a similar style to the ''[[Resident Evil (franchise)|Resident Evil]]'' remakes. The game features a single-player narrative set in the 1920s, where players can choose to play as Edward Carnby ([[David Harbour]]) or Emily Hartwood ([[Jodie Comer]]), as they make their way through Derceto Mansion to uncover the mysteries within. It was released for [[Microsoft Windows]], [[PlayStation 5]] and [[Xbox Series X and Series S|Xbox Series X/S]] on March 20, 2024.<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.polygon.com/23303045/alone-in-the-dark-remake-2023-release-date-thq-nordic |title=New Alone in the Dark remake announced for PS5, Xbox Series X, PC |last=McWhertor |first=Michael |date=2022-08-12 |website=Polygon |publisher= Vox Media|access-date= 2022-08-13}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Square |first=Push |date=2023-12-07 |title=Alone in the Dark Delayed Once More, Now Out in March 2024 |url=https://www.pushsquare.com/news/2023/12/alone-in-the-dark-delayed-once-more-now-out-in-march-2024 |access-date=2023-12-07 |website=Push Square |language=en-GB}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web |last=Poropat |first=Valeria |date=2024-01-31 |title=Silent Hill 2 Remake, che fine ha fatto il gioco Konami? Tutto ciò che sappiamo sull'esclusiva PS5 |url=https://www.zak-site.com/2024/01/31/silent-hill-2-remake-che-fine-ha-fatto-il-gioco-konami-tutto-cio-che-sappiamo-sullesclusiva-ps5/ |access-date=2024-03-17 |website=zak-site |language=it-IT}}</ref>