Alone in the Dark: Illumination
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| Developer(s) | Pure FPS |
| Publisher(s) | Atari |
| Director(s) | Jason Brice |
| Composer(s) | Jeffrey Brice |
| Series | Alone in the Dark |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows |
| Release | June 11, 2015 |
| Genre(s) | Third-person shooter |
| Mode(s) | Single-player, multiplayer |
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| GameRankings | 18.75% |
| Metacritic | 19/100 |
Alone in the Dark: Illumination is the sixth installment of the survival horror video game series under the same title by Atari Interactive. The game is developed by Pure FPS for Windows and is the series' first installment to be played online and in a cooperative setting.
The game is an up-to-four player cooperative experience with four distinct player characters working together to solve a mystery in an action-horror setting. Some characters wield firearms whereas as others use magical abilities. Players will make their way through levels with randomly generated elements such as enemy locations, locked doors, or even room layouts to make their way to a safety vault at the end of the level. Throughout it the players will have to fight off various types of enemies by means of firepower and creating light-sources to defeat them.
The game brings players to the abandoned town of Lorwich, Virginia. Located near Virginia’s southern border, Lorwich was a flourishing industrial town with a bustling business generated by the local mines. Those prosperous days came to an end when a flood devastated the mining facility, leaving behind nothing but destruction in its wake. The disaster forced an immediate evacuation, leaving the town desolate. It has been years since the accident, and the town has long been forgotten.
The cause of the accident is still a mystery and, years later, nobody dares to step a foot in the town for fear of what lies there. There have been numerous reports of strange creatures and a dark, brooding fog within the town. Some locals who believe in the supernatural say that there lurks an ever-present force known as The Darkness. The Darkness is said to envelop everything in its path, and can reveal itself in many ways, such as fog, apparitions, and creatures.
There are four player characters:
The game has been in development by Pure FPS under the name Alone in the Dark for an indeterminate time. Originally prepared for announcement in May 2014, the announcement was delayed until August 20, 2014, during PAX East of the same year. The official YouTube channel suggested that the original name for the game would be Alone in the Dark: Online before settling on the final title. The game entered a closed alpha test in mid-August 2014 and will enter beta later in fall. Beta access will be available for a limited time to players who pre-order the title from select retailers. The game was released on June 11, 2015.
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