The original Alone in the Dark is quite simply one of the most important video games ever made. It laid the groundwork for 3D survival-horror that games like Resident Evil and Silent Hill built upon, and without it, it's hard to say what shape horror games would have taken. Unfortunately, subsequent Alone in the Dark games have mostly failed to live up to the original, with one disappointing project after another in the 32 years since the first game's launch. The 2024 Alone in the Dark game doesn't break that trend.