Alone In The Darkish Has Been Delayed (Once more) To March

January is often a lean month for high-profile new releases on the gaming calendar, and it is about to get even drier as Alone within the Darkish has been delayed to March 20. Initially scheduled to launch subsequent month, THQ Nordic confirmed the delay for a very good purpose. As the vacation season quick approaches and everybody appears to catch their breath, developer Items Interactive can be seeking to keep away from having to crunch on the sport to achieve the preliminary January 16 deadline.

“With our initially deliberate launch date in January 2024, the Christmas season would have been stuffed with stress and something however a jolly time for them,” THQ Nordic and Items Interactive wrote in a press launch. “Due to this fact, THQ Nordic and Items Interactive have determined to offer Alone within the Darkish a brand new launch date: March 20, 2024. The well-being of the groups is a high precedence, and each firms wish to keep away from any potential crunch over the Christmas holidays.”

Items Interactive may also spend the additional time including some extra polish to the sport. The brand new launch date strikes it out of the way in which of different large January releases like Tekken 8 and Like a Dragon 8: Infinite Wealth, and simply two days earlier than the arrival of Princess Peach: Showtime and Dragon’s Dogma 2. This is not the primary time that Alone within the Darkish has been delayed, as the sport was initially scheduled to launch in October , earlier than THQ Nordic properly determined to keep away from crossing paths with Marvel’s Spider-Man 2, Alan Wake 2, and Tremendous Mario Bros. Marvel.

This new chapter within the survival-horror collection stars David Harbour as investigator Edward Carnby, and he is joined by Jodie Comer within the position of Emily Harwood. Collectively, the duo embarks on a seek for Harwood’s lacking uncle inside Derceto Manor, a sinister dwelling that has some new nightmarish tenants.