Survival horror followers will not have needed to see Alone within the Darkish delayed, however sadly, that is precisely what writer THQ Nordic has introduced.
In a rather flowery tweet earlier today, the sport’s builders confirmed that Alone within the Darkish will not launch on its initially supposed launch date of October twenty fifth.
As an alternative, the sport will now launch on January sixteenth as a result of month of October being so “busy” for releases. The devs say that it’s “inconceivable” to realize the “eerie embrace of solitude” essential for horror video games to thrive when the month is so full of different releases.
As such, with the intention to be sure that Alone within the Darkish gives a “breathtaking” expertise, the discharge date has been pushed again, so you will not be attending to play this one till subsequent 12 months.
Info relating to the Alone within the Darkish reboot was first leaked again in August final 12 months, with writer THQ Nordic confirming the reboot’s existence shortly afterwards.
Information of the unique October launch date was accompanied by a free prologue demo, which you’ll be able to nonetheless take a look at now. It is very temporary, however it does an excellent job of organising Alone within the Darkish‘s story and environment.
It is price noting that Alone within the Darkish is not the one recreation to change up its launch date owing to simply how packed October is wanting.
Fellow survival horror title Alan Wake 2 additionally obtained delayed in August, though that delay was a lot much less vital, pushing the discharge date again by simply ten days.
In a followup press launch, THQ Nordic factors to Alan Wake 2‘s launch, in addition to the launch of Spider-Man 2, as key elements in Alone within the Darkish‘s delay.
The writer additionally says that the delay will serve an extra function in permitting the builders to “meticulously excellent the gaming expertise”.
Alone within the Darkish launches for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Collection X|S on January sixteenth. Watch this area for more information.
