Alone in the Dark delayed to 2024 due to busy October 

October is set to be one of the busiest months of the year for game launches, with many titles both big and small planned to be released throughout the Halloween period. In order to get away from all the noise and find its own space in the video game release calendar, horror title Alone in the Dark has been pushed back by a few months, now arriving in early 2024.

Making the announcement on Twitter, the official Alone in the Dark page explained the delay, saying “Horror games thrive on the eerie embrace of solitude, something that is impossible to achieve in a gaming month as busy as October. To ensure a breathtaking experience for everyone, we have made the decision to move the release of #AloneInTheDark to January 16, 2024.”

Originally, this much-anticipated title was set to drop on the 25th of October, just in time for Halloween. As mentioned however, October will be a stacked month with some of the biggest games of the year coming out during this time.

Just some of the titles arriving next month include Assassin’s Creed Mirage (5th October); Forza Motorsport (10th October); Lords of the Fallen (13th October); Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (20th October); Super Mario Bros. Wonder (20th October); Cities: Skylines 2 (24th October) and Alan Wake II (27th October).

While it would have been appropriate for a horror game such as Alone in the Dark to launch around Halloween, it would have undoubtedly been overshadowed somewhat by the many other aforementioned titles.

Furthermore, horror games have found great success in the past during January, with the likes of Resident Evil 7 Biohazard and RE2 Remake both releasing during the first month of the year. Hopefully this delay will benefit not only the game’s quality, but also its sales success.

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