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Alone in the Dark: Inferno

Taking inspiration from the presentation style and structure of a number of acclaimed and globally popular TV action dramas, Alone in the Dark is split into a number of distinct episodes in a season-style…

75 18 November 2008 ESRB M

Alone in the Dark: Inferno is an adventure developed by Eden Games, released 18 November 2008 on PlayStation 3.

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What Alone in the Dark: Inferno is

Alone in the Dark: Inferno is an adventure game developed by Eden Games and released in 2008. It was published by Atari, Inc.. It is available on PlayStation 3 only. It carries an ESRB M age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

Taking inspiration from the presentation style and structure of a number of acclaimed and globally popular TV action dramas, Alone in the Dark is split into a number of distinct episodes in a season-style format. With approximately 30-40 minutes of gameplay comprising each episode, the structure of Alone in the Dark is adapted for an audience familiar with the hard-hitting bite-size delivery of contemporary TV dramas, offering easy accessibility whether the player has hours to devote or only wants a quick TV-style fix.
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How it plays

It is played from a third person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.

How it was received

Alone in the Dark: Inferno holds a critic score of 75 out of 100. That places it above 49% of the 7,530 rated adventure games in our database, which average 72. Games released in 2008 averaged 65, so it scored 10 points above the year average.

What it launched against

Alone in the Dark: Inferno launched on 18 November 2008, within three weeks of Fallout 3, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2 and Left 4 Dead. All of them reviewed better.

Released around the same time: Fallout 3, World of Warcraft: Wrath of the Lich King, Gears of War 2, Left 4 Dead.

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When did Alone in the Dark: Inferno come out?
Alone in the Dark: Inferno was released on 18 November 2008 for PlayStation 3.

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