Alone in the Dark: Illumination

Release Date: June 12, 2015

Adventure, TPP, horror, TPS, co-op, shooters, multiplayer, singleplayer, internet

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Alone in the Dark: Illumination is the sixth major game of the Alone in the Dark series, which began between 1992 and 1995 with the cult trilogy developed by I-Motion. This time, however, a completely new studio - Pure - was chosen to develop a game from the fan-favorite series. The game takes place in a mining town of Lorwich, where four heroes will have to face the forces of evil.

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Average score from 214 votes. 64 players anticipated the game.

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Alone in the Dark: Illumination Description

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Alone in the Dark: Illumination for PC is the sixth game from the established survival horror series and the first one developed by Pure. The works of H.P. Lovecraft and the Cthulhu mythos inspired the game.

Plot

The game takes place in the town of Lorwich, northern Virginia. Once a prospering industrial centre, the town was destroyed by a mysterious flood, the cause of which cause was never found. There are many legends about this place and the surrounding mines, and people began to report some strange occurrences, allegedly involving evil forces and the Darkness. We play as one of the characters whose job is to find out what is goning on in Lorwich and stop the impending threat.

Mechanics

Alone in the Dark: Illumination for PC offers four single player campaigns and a coop multiplayer. There are four characters available: The Hunter, The Witch, The Engineer, and The Priest. The first one of them, The Hunter, is a descendant of Edward Carnby from the previous game from the series. He is a private investigator that specializes in supernatural cases and uses mainy firearms (i.e. AK47, M4, P90, or a flamethrower). The Witch is the granddaughter o Emily Hartwood. She inherited her supernatural abilities based on electricity and mind control from her ancestors. The Engineer is the daughter of the senior engineer at the well-known IT corporation. She uses various gadgets, and is proficient with a rifle and a beretta. Last but not least, we can play as The Priest. He specializes in healing the wounded and performs exorcisms. He can use powers like The Lord’s Blinding Light, Heaven and Hell, Cleansing of the Sinners, or The Binding Word.

Misc.

During our adventures we will explore Lorwich and mysterious dungeons. The Illumination skill also plays a big part in the game. It allows the players to create safe areas and deal damage to the enemies. Controlling the various sources of light and their usage is one of the gameplay’s key elements. Alone in the Dark: Illumination for PC uses Unreal Engine 4.

Last updated on March 14, 2017

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Alone in the Dark Series

A series of survival horror games, the first part of which is sometimes considered the protoplast of the entire genre. Over the years, the series has been handled by various development studios; while Infogrames was behind its first three installments, it was later developed by such teams as Darkworks, Eden Games, Hydravision Entertainment, Pure FPS and Pieces Interactive, among others. The first owner of the rights to the brand was Infogrames (later renamed Atari), but in 2018 they were sold to THQ Nordic.

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