I’ve collected online game delay notices like Christmas sweet, and as we speak I’ve yet one more to shove within the stocking. The Alone within the Darkish remake has been delayed as soon as extra till early subsequent 12 months — however the cause ought to go away most feeling jolly.

The Alone within the Darkish remake is shifting from its (already delayed) January 2024 launch to in a while March 20, 2024. Writer THQ Nordic and developer Items Interactive despatched out a discover for the delay. It wrote that the businesses are pushing the sport a bit longer with the intention to “keep away from any potential crunch over the Christmas holidays.”

Alone within the Darkish delayed till March to forestall any vacation humbug

Frankly, I’m completely okay with this reasoning. Usually, I’m additionally completely advantageous with firms delaying for polish causes. However permitting recreation builders to chill out and sip sizzling cocoa through the holidays with out the ghost of Christmas crunch looming overhead is an enormous win in my guide. In fact, extra recreation polish is a objective with the delay.

“THQ Nordic and Items Interactive need to be certain that the sport not solely meets however exceeds the expectations of the neighborhood,” THQ Nordic defined, “particularly with the excellent performances of Hollywood stars David and Jodie as the principle protagonists.”

The Alone within the Darkish remake returns to the collection’ roots, mashing collectively psychological horror with “Southern Gothic” attraction. It begins David Harbour and Jodie Comer as co-protagonists Edward Carnby and Emily Hartwood, respectively. The story was penned by Mikael Hedberg of SOMA and Amnesia fame. A Guillermo del Toro collaborator, Man Davis, is contributing monster designs.

To this point, Alone within the Darkish is wanting promising. However then once more, something would seem considerably higher than what the collection has been dispensing for the final 15 years or so.