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Alone in the Dark (2008) cover art

Alone in the Dark (2008)

Eden Games · THQ Nordic · 2013-10-29

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ActionAdventure

Franchise: Alone in the Dark · Modes: Single player · Perspectives: First person, Third person

Releases: Dec 25, 2008 (PC (Microsoft Windows)), Jun 26, 2008 (Xbox 360)

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.

2
playing now
40%
positive of 1.5k reviews
Mixed
steam's rating (official)
50,000–100,000
owners (SteamSpy est.)
45/100
critic score (2 outlets, IGDB)
58/100
IGDB user rating (95 ratings)
2
Nexus mods (109 downloads)
silver
deck/linux tier (ProtonDB)
Unsupported
Steam Deck (Valve)
SteamOS: Unsupported
$9.99
steam price (US)

2 players in-game as of 2026-10-14 17:00 UTC (census sample)

Alone in the Dark is a survival horror video game published by Atari, Inc. and is the fifth installment of the series under the same name. The game was released for Microsoft Windows, PlayStation 2, Xbox 360 and Wii in Europe, North America, and Australia in June 2008. The PlayStation 3 version, titled Alone in the Dark: Inferno, was released in November 2008 and includes several enhancements from the other versions. The Windows, Xbox 360 and PlayStation 3 versions were released by Electronic Arts in Japan on December 25, 2008.

Health check

Quietly active
  • · 2 players in-game at the last census sample.
  • · 69 reviews in the last 8 weeks (~9/week).
  • · Review velocity up 19% vs the prior 8 weeks.
  • · Top 13% of 27,649 Action games in the census by review count.

Health tier since 2026-08-31

Estimated sales: 61k–121k copies

Review-multiple estimate from 1,513 total reviews — how this is computed.

All-time low: $0.75 at GameBillet (2024-03-26) · bundled 2×via IsThereAnyDeal

12-month high $39.99 · on sale 93 of 95 observed days (census price snapshots)

Review momentum

PositiveNegative
373720182026Week of 2018-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2018-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-06-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2018-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2018-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2018-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2018-09-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2018-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-11-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2018-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-01-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2019-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-02-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2019-03-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-07-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2019-07-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2019-09-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2019-10-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2019-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2019-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2019-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-01-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2020-02-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2020-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2020-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2020-07-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-07-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2020-08-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2020-08-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2020-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2020-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2020-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2020-10-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2020-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2020-11-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2020-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2020-12-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-01-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2021-01-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-03-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-04-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2021-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2021-05-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2021-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-06-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-07-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2021-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2021-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-09-01: 10 positiveWeek of 2021-09-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2021-10-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2021-10-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2021-11-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2021-11-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2021-12-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-01-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-03-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2022-04-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2022-05-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-05-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2022-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2022-06-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2022-07-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-08-01: 27 positiveWeek of 2022-08-01: 37 negativeWeek of 2022-09-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2022-09-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-10-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2022-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2022-11-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2022-11-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2022-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2022-12-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-01-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2023-01-01: 11 negativeWeek of 2023-02-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2023-03-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2023-04-01: 10 negativeWeek of 2023-05-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-05-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2023-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2023-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2023-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2023-08-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2023-10-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2023-11-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2023-11-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2023-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2023-12-01: 9 negativeWeek of 2024-01-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-01-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2024-02-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2024-02-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2024-03-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-04-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2024-05-01: 7 negativeWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-07-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-07-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2024-08-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2024-08-01: 13 negativeWeek of 2024-09-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2024-09-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2024-10-01: 7 positiveWeek of 2024-10-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2024-11-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2024-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2024-12-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2024-12-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2025-01-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-01-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-02-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-02-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-03-01: 9 positiveWeek of 2025-03-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-04-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2025-05-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-05-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-06-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2025-06-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-07-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-07-01: 1 negativeWeek of 2025-08-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2025-08-01: 2 negativeWeek of 2025-09-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-09-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2025-10-01: 4 positiveWeek of 2025-10-01: 8 negativeWeek of 2025-11-01: 2 positiveWeek of 2025-11-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2025-12-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2025-12-01: 4 negativeWeek of 2026-01-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-01-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-02-01: 8 positiveWeek of 2026-02-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-03-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-03-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 positiveWeek of 2026-04-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-05-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-05-01: 5 negativeWeek of 2026-06-01: 6 positiveWeek of 2026-06-01: 3 negativeWeek of 2026-07-01: 5 positiveWeek of 2026-07-01: 6 negativeWeek of 2026-08-01: 1 positiveWeek of 2026-08-01: 3 negative
Weekly review counts (Steam review histogram). Positive above the line, negative below.

Players online

502026-09-15 02:00 — 3 players2026-09-16 11:00 — 2 players2026-09-17 18:00 — 0 players2026-09-19 02:00 — 0 players2026-09-20 09:00 — 0 players2026-09-21 17:00 — 1 players2026-09-23 00:00 — 1 players2026-09-24 08:00 — 0 players2026-09-25 15:00 — 2 players2026-09-26 23:00 — 5 players2026-09-28 06:00 — 1 players2026-09-29 14:00 — 0 players2026-09-30 21:00 — 0 players2026-10-02 05:00 — 1 players2026-10-03 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-04 21:00 — 2 players2026-10-06 04:00 — 1 players2026-10-07 12:00 — 2 players2026-10-08 19:00 — 4 players2026-10-10 03:00 — 2 players2026-10-11 10:00 — 4 players2026-10-12 18:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 01:00 — 0 players2026-10-14 17:00 — 2 players
Concurrent players, hourly average, last 30 days (census samples).
101Nov 2013May 2026Nov 2013 — avg 6 · peak 32Mar 2014 — avg 1 · peak 4Jul 2014 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2014 — avg 3 · peak 18Mar 2015 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2015 — avg 1 · peak 8Nov 2015 — avg 1 · peak 7Mar 2016 — avg 1 · peak 7Jul 2016 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2016 — avg 1 · peak 3Mar 2017 — avg 2 · peak 9Jul 2017 — avg 2 · peak 7Nov 2017 — avg 2 · peak 8Mar 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Jul 2018 — avg 1 · peak 6Nov 2018 — avg 2 · peak 7Mar 2019 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2019 — avg 2 · peak 6Nov 2019 — avg 2 · peak 6Mar 2020 — avg 2 · peak 10Jul 2020 — avg 3 · peak 13Nov 2020 — avg 2 · peak 9Mar 2021 — avg 2 · peak 8Jul 2021 — avg 3 · peak 8Nov 2021 — avg 2 · peak 5Mar 2022 — avg 2 · peak 6Aug 2022 — avg 10 · peak 44Dec 2022 — avg 2 · peak 8Apr 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8Aug 2023 — avg 3 · peak 9Dec 2023 — avg 2 · peak 8May 2024 — avg 2 · peak 8Nov 2024 — avg 2 · peak 7May 2026 — avg 2 · peak 5
Monthly average players (source: steamcharts.com) — history via steamcharts.com; live census sampling since Aug 2026.

Price history

$59.99$1.112015-01-012026-08-222015-01-01 — best price $3.992015-05-12 — best price $11.432015-09-09 — best price $9.992016-02-12 — best price $9.992016-07-15 — best price $9.992016-12-15 — best price $5.002017-06-13 — best price $9.992017-11-21 — best price $2.502018-04-03 — best price $2.492018-10-30 — best price $2.492019-02-22 — best price $2.502019-07-19 — best price $2.502019-10-01 — best price $9.992019-12-02 — best price $2.262020-02-06 — best price $9.862020-05-01 — best price $2.492020-08-03 — best price $8.992020-12-16 — best price $2.502021-08-21 — best price $2.382021-11-26 — best price $2.492022-02-03 — best price $9.992022-06-08 — best price $8.392022-09-06 — best price $9.992022-11-29 — best price $8.092023-02-02 — best price $8.092023-05-19 — best price $2.492023-09-04 — best price $4.992023-12-15 — best price $2.492024-03-27 — best price $59.992024-07-01 — best price $6.992024-10-18 — best price $2.142024-12-23 — best price $2.492025-03-31 — best price $2.502025-07-12 — best price $9.992025-10-24 — best price $9.992026-01-02 — best price $2.492026-04-16 — best price $9.992026-07-09 — best price $9.992026-08-22 — best price $9.99
Lowest recorded price across tracked stores, per day (census snapshots).

Attention

2511122026-05-31 — 171 pageviews2026-06-04 — 180 pageviews2026-06-08 — 142 pageviews2026-06-12 — 149 pageviews2026-06-16 — 165 pageviews2026-06-20 — 190 pageviews2026-06-24 — 133 pageviews2026-06-28 — 241 pageviews2026-07-02 — 201 pageviews2026-07-06 — 186 pageviews2026-07-10 — 172 pageviews2026-07-14 — 169 pageviews2026-07-18 — 205 pageviews2026-07-22 — 131 pageviews2026-07-26 — 180 pageviews2026-07-30 — 172 pageviews2026-08-03 — 134 pageviews2026-08-07 — 129 pageviews2026-08-11 — 168 pageviews2026-08-15 — 140 pageviews2026-08-19 — 175 pageviews2026-08-23 — 160 pageviews2026-08-27 — 152 pageviews2026-08-31 — 251 pageviews2026-09-04 — 189 pageviews2026-09-08 — 178 pageviews2026-09-12 — 159 pageviews2026-09-16 — 161 pageviews2026-09-20 — 167 pageviews2026-09-24 — 144 pageviews2026-09-28 — 222 pageviews2026-10-02 — 161 pageviews2026-10-06 — 172 pageviews2026-10-09 — 142 pageviews
Daily Wikipedia pageviews (attention proxy, census-recorded).

Details

WindowsSingle-playerFamily Sharing

4 supported languages: English, French, Italian, German

Console footprint

PlatformPlayers trackedCompletionTrophies/achievements
Xbox 360 (Xbox)27,96615%49
PS3 (PlayStation)20,29553%50
Xbox 360 (Xbox)64556%49

Players tracked by Exophase (achievement/trophy trackers) — a sample of the player base, not total sales.

Player tags

FPSActionHorrorCraftingSurvivalAdventureOpen WorldStory RichAtmosphericFirst-Person

Census log

Computed from census-recorded observations only — dates are observation dates.

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Similarity via IGDB.

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