Alone in the Dark (2008)

Alone in the Dark (2008)

Unseen Mar 14, 2024 @ 10:46am
Very nice sell, these games any good?
So this one looks like a shooter which looks cool to me. Any good still probably gonna buy it regardless cause that's a steal but how is the actual game?

No trailer at all why I'm asking. Be honest just cause it's cheap now don't mean you have to hold back. And if you like it be honest with that too.
Last edited by Unseen; Mar 14, 2024 @ 6:47pm
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TheWizard Mar 15, 2024 @ 12:47pm 
Originally posted by Unseen:
So this one looks like a shooter which looks cool to me. Any good still probably gonna buy it regardless cause that's a steal but how is the actual game?

No trailer at all why I'm asking. Be honest just cause it's cheap now don't mean you have to hold back. And if you like it be honest with that too.

well it COULD be a shooter (and i played as it is) but it allows you to run from enemies, make explosives or kill enemies with melee weapons (with very strange controls i must say) and burn down the bodies so they will not resurrect.

The most concern I have with this game - its VERY short (if you are not going for 100% collectables) and poorly optimized, but its a hidden gem in terms of unique gameplay mechanics.
For example - realistic firespread in close rooms, that also gives you a light source against "the darkness"; a lot of combinations for crafting (the manual has ~50, but i really discovered and used maybe 10, still very interesting to experiment, expecially with liquid traps, like bloodpacks and plastic alcohol\gas cans); carjacking is made as a native minigame with rewiring, not just progress bars, etc.

I played it on release and had mediocre PC for that time, so the game stuttered a lot, making enjoyment rather rare. But if you can compromise with it, you will definitely get something interesting and special, compare to many clones with no risky ideas of nowadays


p.s. beware - this game needs some fixes to be playable on new systems, search the "Another Display Menu Crash FIX" topic or something like that
Last edited by TheWizard; Mar 15, 2024 @ 12:51pm
Unseen Mar 15, 2024 @ 6:20pm 
Yea I'm use to heavy fixes for these oldschool games now.

It's funny to me there's people who hate achievements but to me anyway...If I see achievements on the store page I at least know it's gonna work right.

99% of games I've seen with achs had no technical problems whatsoever.
TheWizard Mar 27, 2024 @ 2:52am 
Originally posted by Unseen:
Yea I'm use to heavy fixes for these oldschool games now.

It's funny to me there's people who hate achievements but to me anyway...If I see achievements on the store page I at least know it's gonna work right.

99% of games I've seen with achs had no technical problems whatsoever.

blackguards has achievements but its kinda broken(
Terrified Turtle Apr 7, 2024 @ 2:38pm 
What OS are you running as it doesn’t work for windows 10 or windows 11
TheWizard Apr 7, 2024 @ 3:59pm 
Originally posted by Terrified Turtle:
What OS are you running as it doesn’t work for windows 10 or windows 11
win 11 pro 23H2
Terrified Turtle Apr 17, 2024 @ 10:57pm 
Originally posted by TheWizard:
Originally posted by Terrified Turtle:
What OS are you running as it doesn’t work for windows 10 or windows 11
win 11 pro 23H2


It won’t run if you do managed to run it then tell me how :D
TheWizard Apr 18, 2024 @ 12:10am 
Originally posted by Terrified Turtle:
Originally posted by TheWizard:
win 11 pro 23H2


It won’t run if you do managed to run it then tell me how :D
https://steamcommunity.com/app/259170/discussions/0/3809530841654733102/
Terrified Turtle Apr 22, 2024 @ 5:39am 
Originally posted by TheWizard:
Originally posted by Terrified Turtle:


It won’t run if you do managed to run it then tell me how :D
https://steamcommunity.com/app/259170/discussions/0/3809530841654733102/

Still doesnt work. But glad you somehow managed to play on windows 11
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