Alone in the Dark

Description

Jeremy Hartwood has committed suicide in his Louisiana mansion, Derceto. You take the role of either Edward Carnby, a private investigator, or Emily Hartwood, Jeremy's niece, and investigate the suspicious death. The three-floor mansion is reputed to be haunted by its eccentric past owner. Very quickly, you realise that it is. Warped rats, zombies and giant worms are among the foes who are after you, and you must somehow escape.

Alone in the Dark is an action-adventure survival horror game. The action is displayed from a number of fixed viewpoints. The backgrounds are 2D painted images, while the player character, all items and monsters are rendered as 3D models.

To escape the mansion, you'll have to solve a number of puzzles. They usually involve finding an item and using it in a proper place. Apart from items necessary for the puzzles, you can also find books and documents that can be read, healing items which can be consumed to restore hit points, and weapons.

Weapons come in handy, since Derceto is full of various monsters. Some monsters can be killed with weapons, but others are either impossible to kill or require a bit of thinking to take down. Note also that you have limited amounts of ammunition, so you have to use firearms carefully.

Alternate Titles

• "鬼屋魔影" -- Chinese title (simplified)
• "Screams in the Dark" -- Working title
• "In the Dark" -- Working title
• "AITD" -- Common abbreviation

Part of the Following Groups

• Alone in the Dark series
• Games made into movies
• H. P. Lovecraft games

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User Reviews

Truly a remarkable game	DOS	Zovni (9114)
An excellent classic game. Period.	DOS	Yeba (60)
The original and best.	3DO	thesaunderschild (24)
The grand-daddy of survival horror	DOS	Alan Chan (3715)
What can I say? A game genre in itself!	DOS	James1 (248)
A landmark arcade adventure which started the survival horror genre.	DOS	Sycada (178)
Horror, Cthulhiana and great fun	DOS	Christian Svindseth (2)
Quite good, but far too short	DOS	Mr Creosote (139)
The House the Lovecraft Built	DOS	Terrence Bosky (5239)
An okay-game of horror and survival	DOS	Zsolt Pardi (7)

The Press Says

HonestGamers	DOS	Jan 14, 2004	10 out of 10	100
Absolute Games (AG.ru)	DOS	Jun 28, 2001	95 out of 100	95
Power Play	DOS	Jan, 1993	80 out of 100	80
Electronic Gaming Monthly (EGM)	3DO	Sep, 1994	8 out of 10	80
PC Player (Germany)	DOS	Jan, 1993	77 out of 100	77
Just Adventure	DOS	1999	B	75
Just Adventure	Macintosh	1999	B	75
GamePro	3DO	Nov, 1994	3.5 out of 5	70
The Good Old Days	DOS	Dec 13, 2000	4 out of 6	67
Imperium Gier	DOS	Dec 04, 1999	6.4 out of 10	64

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Trivia

Beside the obvious sequels Alone in the Dark 2 and 3, this game also "inspired" two other Infogrames Cthulu games, Shadow of the Comet and Prisoner of Ice. Two books in the game refer to Lord Boleskine and his ill-fated expedition to Illsmouth, which was later used as the basis for Shadow of the Comet's plot. Another book refers to the Prisoners of Ice who are featured in the Infogrames game of the same name.