Alone in the Dark: Illumination

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Alone in the Dark: Illumination

Developers
	Pure FPS
Publishers
2015-2018	Atari
2018-present	THQ Nordic
Engines
	Unreal Engine 4
Release dates
Windows	June 9, 2015
Reception
Metacritic	19
OpenCritic	35
Taxonomy
Monetization	One-time game purchase
Modes	Multiplayer
Series	Alone in the Dark

Alone in the Dark
Alone in the Dark	1992
Jack in the Dark	1993
Alone in the Dark 2	1993
Alone in the Dark 3	1994
Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare	2001
Alone in the Dark (2008)	2008
Alone in the Dark: Illumination	2015
Alone in the Dark (2024)	2024

Key points

The game's default installation folder is simply "Alone in the Dark", which causes the game files to be installed into the same folder as the 2008 Alone in the Dark game. This does not interfere with functionality, but is a noticeable developer oversight.

General information

Steam Community Discussions

Availability

Source	DRM	Notes	Keys	OS
GamersGate
Green Man Gaming
Humble Store
Steam

All versions require Steam DRM.

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Instructions
Go to <path-to-game>\Dark\Content\Movies\ Delete or rename LoadingScreen.mp4, LoadingScreen.uasset, Startup.mp4 and Startup.uasset

Game data

Configuration file(s) location

System	Location
Windows	<path-to-game>\Dark\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/275060/pfx/

Save game data location

System	Location
Windows
Steam Play (Linux)	<Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/275060/pfx/

Save game cloud syncing

System	Native	Notes
Steam Cloud

Video

Graphics feature	State	Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor		Image is Vert-. FOV cannot be increased to compensate.
Ultra-widescreen		Image is Vert-. FOV cannot be increased to compensate.
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Borderless fullscreen windowed
Anisotropic filtering (AF)		See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Vertical sync (Vsync)
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)		See the engine page to force native HDR output, or the glossary page for other alternatives.

The game engine may allow for manual configuration of the game via its variables. See the Unreal Engine 4 page for more details.

Input

Keyboard and mouse	State	Notes
Remapping		Interact key cannot be remapped in-game. It can be remapped by editing <path-to-game>\Dark\Config\DefaultInput.ini.
Mouse acceleration
Mouse sensitivity
Mouse input in menus
Mouse Y-axis inversion
Controller
Controller support
Full controller support		All menus require mouse. Interact key is unmapped for gamepad
Controller remapping		Interact key can't be mapped
Controller sensitivity		Tied to mouse sensivity slider
Controller Y-axis inversion		Tied to mouse inversion

Additional information
Controller hotplugging
Haptic feedback
Simultaneous controller+KB/M

Audio

Audio feature	State	Notes
Separate volume controls
Surround sound
Subtitles
Closed captions
Mute on focus lost
Royalty free audio

Localizations

Language	UI	Audio	Sub	Notes
English
French
German
Italian
Spanish

Network

Multiplayer types

Type	Native	Players	Notes
Local play
LAN play
Online play		4	Co-op

Other information

API

Technical specs	Supported	Notes
Direct3D	11

Executable	32-bit	64-bit	Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
	Minimum	Recommended
Operating system (OS)	7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)	Intel Quad-core AMD 2.3+ GHz	Intel Quad-core AMD 2.5 GHz
System memory (RAM)	4 GB	8 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD)	15 GB
Video card (GPU)	Nvidia GeForce GTX 460 AMD Radeon HD 6850 DirectX 11 compatible	Nvidia GeForce GTX 580 AMD Radeon HD 6970

Supported chipsets: Nvidia GeForce 460 GTX or greater; Intel 4000 or greater. Laptop versions of these chipsets may not be supported.