Alone in the Dark Release Date Delayed

Summary

The release date for the 2023 re-imagining of Alone in the Dark has been delayed from October 2023 to January 16, 2024.
The decision to delay the game was made to give it a better chance at standing out.
While fans will have to wait, they can play a demo of Alone in the Dark to get a taste of what's to come.

The 2023 re-imagining of Alone in the Dark has been hit with a release date delay and will now launch on January 16, 2024 instead of its previously-announced October release date. On one hand, October 2023 would have been a perfect month to release Alone in the Dark, as the new horror game would've dropped just in time for Halloween. On the other hand, October is an incredibly packed month when it comes to new game releases.

October 2023 is ridiculously busy this year, with multiple new game releases that will all be competing for players' attention. Without going over the entire list of new games releasing in October 2023, just to put things into perspective, there is one day in October that will see the release of both Spider-Man 2 and Super Mario Bros. Wonder at the same time. With such big games releasing in October, it makes sense that some titles would want to distance themselves a bit and have more of a fighting chance at securing consumer dollars.

This is why the decision was made to delay the new Alone in the Dark game from October 2023 to January 16, 2024. The official tweet also said that this will allow the developers to "ensure a breathtaking experience for everyone," which suggests that the extra time could be used to polish the game even further than it would be otherwise, though that's not explicitly stated. In any case, horror game fans will have to wait until January to play the new version of the survival-horror classic.

For those that haven't been following the game, the new Alone in the Dark is a new take on the original, with Hollywood talent David Harbour and Jodie Comer starring as the two main playable characters. It re-imagines the original Alone in the Dark story, but with gameplay that is more reminiscent of games like the Resident Evil 2 remake. What's been shown of Alone in the Dark has looked promising so far, and so it's safe to say that there will be many horror fans disappointed to learn about its delay.

But while fans will have to wait until January 2024 to play the full version of Alone in the Dark, they can play a small piece of the game right now. Earlier this year, an Alone in the Dark demo was released that serves as a playable prologue for the final product. The demo should give players a taste of what they can expect from the full game when it launches early next year.