The remake of seminal survival horror recreation By myself within the Darkish can be launched on Oct. 25, writer THQ Nordic introduced Thursday, confirming that actors Jodie Comer (Killing Eve, Loose Man) and David Harbour (Stranger Issues, Black Widow) will big name as the sport’s twin protagonists.
A playable preview of the brand new By myself within the Darkish is to be had presently. THQ Nordic and developer Items Interactive launched a prologue for the sport on Thursday for PlayStation 5, Home windows PC (by the use of Steam), and Xbox Collection X. Within the prologue, gamers take at the position of a tender woman named Grace Saunders as she makes an attempt to mail a letter. There’s no fight within the prologue; builders mentioned all through a livestream on Thursday that the demo gives a glimpse into the ambience and temper, no longer the gunplay, of the brand new By myself within the Darkish.
When the entire recreation launches this October, gamers will choose from Comer’s Emily Hartwood and Harbour’s personal investigator Edward Carnby as they try to resolve the mysteries of the haunted mansion — a faraway, geographical region health facility referred to as Derceto Manor — and Emily’s lacking uncle, Jeremy Hartwood.
Different characters within the recreation will react otherwise to you relying on which protagonist you play as, and gamers will see other parts of the tale as both Emily or Edward. Avid gamers will in finding clues, resolve puzzles, and have interaction in “intense and difficult” fight. “It is important to use each and every bullet you’ll be able to in finding,” mentioned Mikael Hedberg, creator and recreation director at the new By myself within the Darkish. In true survival horror model, gamers will wish to combat with melee guns or throwable gadgets in the event that they run out of ammo.
As for the sport’s puzzles, it sounds just like the builders will let gamers make a selection how exhausting they’ll be. “Relying on how a lot you are feeling like a detective your self, you’ll be able to make a selection how a lot you wish to have the sport that can assist you in finding clues and the place to head subsequent,” Hedberg mentioned.
The brand new By myself within the Darkish used to be introduced remaining August. The remake is an replace to the 1992 authentic, that includes a tale from Hedberg, whose writing credit come with Frictional Video games’ Soma and Amnesia: The Darkish Descent. The remake will incorporate characters, puts, and thematic parts from the primary 3 video games within the By myself within the Darkish sequence.
By myself within the Darkish can be launched for PS5, Home windows PC, and Xbox Collection X. Take a look at some new pictures of the sport within the gallery underneath.
