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Alone in the Dark (2008)

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App ID 259170
App Type Game
Developer ,
Publisher THQ Nordic
Franchise Alone in the Dark, THQ Nordic
Supported Systems
Last Changenumber 30701964
Last Record Update 21 August 2025 – 00:08:50 UTC ()
Release Date 18 November 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
😕 40.79%
1k reviews
1
In-Game
🗺️ Adventure 💥 Action 😱 Horror 🎒 Survival Horror 🌫 Atmospheric

The game that started the popular survival horror genre returns better than ever! Players control Edward Carnby, the main character from the original Alone in the Dark, on a thrilling journey through a dark and terrifying re-creation of New York's Central Park where Carnby must discover the truth behind a dark conspiracy.

Additional Information

Developer Eden Games
metacritic_name Alone in the Dark
metacritic_score 67
metacritic_fullurl https://www.metacritic.com/game/pc/alone-in-the-dark?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1f
LegacyKeyRegistrationMethod registry
LegacyKeyRegistryLocation HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Software\Valve\TestApp259170\SteamKey
ShowCDKeyOnLaunch Yes [view your cd keys in client]
SupportsCDKeyCopyToClipboard Yes [view your cd keys in client]
ReleaseState released
Publisher THQ Nordic
eulas
0 ↴
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nameAlone in the Dark EULA
urlhttp://store.steampowered.com//eula/259170_eula_0
Store Release Date 18 November 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC ()
community_hub_visible Yes
Social Media https://discord.gg/aloneinthedark
Primary Genre Action (1)
Store Genres Action (1), Adventure (25)
Original Release Date 18 November 2008 – 08:00:00 UTC () (1226995200)
Store Asset Modification Time 9 September 2019 – 05:57:59 UTC () (1568008679)
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review_score 4
review_percentage 39
Detected Technologies (?) Bink_Video SDK
Steam Deck Compatibility
  • Steam Deck:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on Steam Deck
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  • SteamOS:
  • Valve is still working on adding support for this game on SteamOS
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  • category: Unsupported
  • steamos_compatibility: Unsupported
  • test_timestamp: 6 August 2022 – 00:00:00 UTC
  • tested_build_id: 132104
  • configuration:
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    requires_manual_keyboard_invoke0
    requires_non_controller_launcher_nav0
    primary_player_is_controller_slot_00
    non_deck_display_glyphs0
    small_text0
    requires_internet_for_setup0
    requires_internet_for_singleplayer0
    recommended_runtimeproton-stable
    requires_h2640
    requires_voice_files0
    gamescope_frame_limiter_not_supported0
    hdr_support0
Content Descriptors General Mature Content (5)
First seen on SteamDB 13 October 2013 – 18:21:50 UTC (), in changelist #303058
Content Descriptors (Including DLC) General Mature Content (5)

Supported Languages

5 Languages Interface Full Audio Subtitles
English Yes Yes Yes
French Yes Yes Yes
Italian Yes Yes Yes
German Yes Yes Yes
Spanish - Spain Yes Yes Yes

Tags

🗺️ Adventure 💥 Action 😱 Horror 🎒 Survival Horror 🌫 Atmospheric 👤 Singleplayer 🎶 Great Soundtrack 🌍 Open World 🙌 First-Person 👤 Third Person 🌲 Survival 🔫 FPS 🔧 Crafting 📚 Story Rich 🐙 Lovecraftian 🕴 Psychological Horror 🌱 Realistic 🍿 Cinematic 📼 Cult Classic 🧞 Choices Matter

Categories

Single-player Family Sharing

Assets

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Assets
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page_background_pathapp/259170
timestamp2 October 2024 – 09:11:20 UTC

Steam charts

  • 1 players right now
  • 3 24-hour peak
  • 53 all-time peak 14 August 2022
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User reviews history

  • 😕 Mostly Negative
  • 40.79% SteamDB Rating
  • 555 39.6% positive reviews
  • 846 60.4% negative reviews

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Markers

Date Label 30-day Peak
8 December 2014 ⇄ Fanatical: Killer Bundle -
11 March 2019 ⇄ Humble Bundle: THQ Nordic Build Your Own Bundle -

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How many players are playing Alone in the Dark (2008) right now on Steam?

Steam player counter indicates there are currently 1 players live playing Alone in the Dark (2008) on Steam.

Alone in the Dark (2008) had an all-time peak of 53 concurrent players on 14 August 2022.

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