10 Video Game Franchises You Didn't Realise Were Coming Back
9. Alone In The Dark
Sometimes, horror is all about context.
For example, whilst in the harsh light of 2022, the original Alone in the Dark looks like a plasticine disaster, in 1992 it was a game that thrilled and frightened critics and gamers alike. Despite being often emulated, Alone in the Dark as a franchise never really managed to get itself into the public consciousness for very long.
The 2008 reboot was a disappointment for most and in 2015, the series even tried its hand at online multiplayer which went down like a lead balloon.
Perhaps one of the most surprising reveals of the year, and one that deserved to make a bigger splash than it did: Alone in the Dark is returning in 2023 with a totally revised and modern look.
Coming full circle, this modern reimagining will take from the stylistic successes of the Resident Evil 2 and 3 remakes, a franchise that wouldn’t exist without Alone in the Dark laying the ground-work of fixed-camera, monster-infected residential horror. As the original characters, Edward Carnaby and Emily Hartwood, players will explore a deeply terrifying looking Derceto Mansion.
The first-look trailer for the game doesn’t try to hide its influences but importantly may be a huge step in the right direction for this important name in video game history.