Alone in the Dark 1

Alone in the Dark 1

Steam Deck Playable

Infogrames · Action · Dec 13, 2016

Reviews look positive, but there are only a few so far.

It's at its lowest recorded price, $3.74.

92%
Very Positive
450 player reviews
Low confidence · few reviews
Buy it if you like
  • Story and characters: 38 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Graphics: 34 reviews raised it, mostly praise
  • Audio: 26 reviews raised it, mostly praise
Think twice if you dislike
  • Combat: 26 reviews raised it, mostly criticism
  • Difficulty: 9 reviews raised it, mostly criticism

Based on 450 player reviews · updated 6 days ago

What players think

The recurring themes across 186 analysed reviews: what players praise, what divides them, and what to know.

Why players love itThings to know
38% of themes are praise37% are divided25% are caveats
Story and characters
Players who bring up Story and characters mostly praise it.
While the choice of protagonist has minor narrative differences, both characters share the same overarching goal: to uncover the truth behind the strange events in the mansion and ultimately escape alive.
38 of 186 sampled reviews raised it
Graphics
Players who bring up Graphics mostly praise it.
While the graphics don't hold up and some of the animation look goofy as hell, the voice acting is actually pretty great, with some awesome narration for all the texts you can find inside the mansion
34 of 186 sampled reviews raised it
Audio
Players who bring up Audio mostly praise it.
The gameplay loop is incredibly solid, the atmosphere positively dripping, the writing shockingly interesting, the graphics and art direction impressive, and the soundtrack memorable and compelling.
26 of 186 sampled reviews raised it

Theme by theme

Every theme is scored by what reviewers actually said about it, not just whether they recommended the game.

LovedMixedComplained about
Players love3 themes
Story and characters38 reviews
Graphics34 reviews
Audio26 reviews
Divided opinion% still recommend
Gameplay28 reviews
89%
Interface13 reviews
92%
Bugs5 reviews
100%
Players complain% still recommend
Combat26 reviews
88%
Difficulty9 reviews
100%

Ranked by how many sampled reviews mention each topic. A topic sits in a column by what reviewers said about that topic; the percentage beside it is how many of them recommended the game anyway.

Should you buy it now?

Crit’s read on the price, from Steam price history.

Lowest ever recorded

Currently $3.74 (−75%). That's the lowest price we've ever recorded.

5 points recordedtoday · $3.74

The data behind the verdict

For the players who want the receipts.

Player review score
92%
Very Positive
Playing right now
Achievements
0
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Average playtime
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