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Alone in the Dark

Game cover art shows haunted looking house in the dark with two people looking from the outside.

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Marc Saltzman By Marc Saltzman , based on child development research. How do we rate?

age 16+

Fun but flawed horror remake serves tons of violence.

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Alone in the Dark is a fun update of the 32-year-old classic, with new puzzles, places to explore, and modern graphics. If you like a good scarem you'll enjoy this very creepy mystery-driven game, especially if you play with headphones and the lights off. Where this game really shines is in its exciting storytelling and surprise plot twists

It's not without its flaws, like some minot technical bugs, but a software update fixed many issues and added new content. Despite these small issues, Alone in the Dark shows that old games can be updated with new thrills to keep them fun for today.

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