Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare

Buy71%

Mostly Positive · 706 player reviews · Medium confidence

Worth it for the right player.

Steam Deck Playable
  • Windows

Darkworks · Adventure · Oct 29, 2013

Player review score
71%
Mostly Positive
Price
$6.99
Playing right now
All-time peak
Not charted

Steam only charts its most-played games, and this one isn’t among them.

Achievements
0
total to unlock
Steam does not publish achievement rarity.
Languages
1
Full audio1 of 1
Subtitles1 of 1

Should I buy Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare?

Buy it if you like
  • Story: 46 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Gameplay: 37 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 30 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 21 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Bugs: 19 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Interface: 14 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 706 player reviews · updated

What players think

The recurring themes across 247 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
33% of themes are praise25% are divided42% are complaints
Story
Players who bring up Story mostly praise it.
46 of 247 sampled reviews raised it
What this game does best is the in game lore/story and world building, which ties into items you find and what you are fighting.
Gameplay
Players who bring up Gameplay mostly praise it.
37 of 247 sampled reviews raised it
The flashlight mechanic is something that should of been copied by now in other games as it really gives a sense of discovery.
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
30 of 247 sampled reviews raised it
The lighting in general is fantastic and works both to reinforce the theme and mechanically impact the game.
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
15 of 247 sampled reviews raised it
This game has some of the best sound design of its era, and that is not an exaggeration.

Theme by theme

Scored on what reviews say about each topic, not the thumbs.

Players love
Story46 reviews
Gameplay37 reviews
Graphics30 reviews
Audio15 reviews
Divided opinion
Controls
69% still recommend
Characters
100% still recommend
Performance
75% still recommend
Players complain
Combat
81% still recommend
Bugs
47% still recommend
Interface
29% still recommend
Crashes
42% still recommend
Difficulty
89% still recommend

What you get

Can you play it alone, does a controller work, does it run on your machine.

Play modes

  • Single-player

Controller

Steam lists no controller support.

Store features

  • Family Sharing

Platforms

  • Windows

Valve device support

Steam DeckPlayable
SteamOSPlayable
Steam MachinePlayable

Should I buy it now?

Based on Steam price history.

Prices have been lower
$6.99

The lowest we've tracked is $1.74.

6 points recordedtoday · $6.99

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