Alone in the Dark Reboot Sold ‘Below Expectations’ According to Embracer

In its recent financial report, Embracer stated that the Alone in the Dark reboot did not meet sales expectations. While its other titles including South Park: Snow Day performed to expectations, the remake and Outcast: A New Beginning unfortunately didn’t. According to Embracer, sales were “impacted by a softer than expected performance for the two titles Alone in the Dark and Outcast: A New Beginning, developed and published by THQ Nordic”. The company also notes that “Alone in the Dark and Outcast: A New Beginning both saw a positive reception from users, but a mixed reception from critics and ultimately performed below management expectations.” Additionally, Tomb Raider I-III Remastered “was positively received and performed above management expectations,” according to the company. Alone in the Dark launched on March 20 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC via Steam and GOG.

The game’s details via the publisher can be seen below:

Return to Derceto Manor in this reimagination of Alone in the Dark, a love letter to the 90s cult classic horror game. Discovering that her uncle has gone missing, Emily Hartwood goes looking for him with the help of private investigator Edward Carnby. Arriving at Derceto Manor, a home for the mentally fatigued, they encounter strange residents, portals to nightmarish worlds, dangerous monsters—and ultimately a plot of rising evil and its followers.

Key Features

• A classic horror experience, featuring combat, puzzle, exploration, and story.
• While presenting a completely original story, we incorporate characters, places, and themes from the 90s original trilogy.
• Play as Edward or Emily and uncover Derceto’s mysteries from two perspectives, including completely different cutscenes and levels.
• Set in the gothic American south in the 1920s, the game features a noir-setting with classical Lovecraftian horror elements, where the familiar meets the surreal.
• Experience a deep psychological story that goes beyond the realms of the imaginable, by Mikael Hedberg, cult horror writer of SOMA and Amnesia.
• Trapped inside the gothic mansion, you encounter mind bending anomalies and fight back the evil that has infiltrated the house…

Stay tuned at Gaming Instincts via Twitter, YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, and Facebook for more gaming news.