Art director Rikard Ryberg explains why Alone in the Dark's horror is "grounded" in realism

Alone in the Dark details

Alone in the Dark; a haunted manor house

(Image credit: THQ Nordic)

Publisher THQ Nordic
Developer Pieces Interactive
Platform Unreal Engine 4
Formats PS5, Xbox Series X/S, PC
Price £49.99
Release 20 March

Alone in the Dark launches later this week, on March 20th, and you can read my full review when the embargo lifts. This new Unreal Engine-made horror video game reimagined horror video game is based on the classic game of the same name, which was released in 1992. 

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Ian Dean is Editor, Digital Arts & 3D at Creative Bloq, and the former editor of many leading magazines. These titles included ImagineFX, 3D World and video game titles Play and Official PlayStation Magazine. Ian launched Xbox magazine X360 and edited PlayStation World. For Creative Bloq, Ian combines his experiences to bring the latest news on digital art, VFX and video games and tech, and in his spare time he doodles in Procreate, ArtRage, and Rebelle while finding time to play Xbox and PS5.

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