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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an adventure game, and the first in the long-running ''Alone in the Dark'' series.
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{{sub-stub}}'''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is an unreleased survival horror game for the [[Sega 32X]]. It was announced by [[Interplay]] at [[CES 1995]]{{ref|https://web.archive.org/web/19970606000804/http://www.interplay.com/press/ces32x.html}}, but was scrapped for unknown reasons.  
  
A [[Sega 32X]] version was announced at [[CES 1995]], before being replaced with a [[Sega Saturn]] version. Neither port ever materialised, however the sequel, ''[[Alone in the Dark 2]]'' did arrive on the Saturn some months later.
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Only three screenshots are thought to have been officially released of the 32X ''Alone in the Dark'', depicting a game similar to the 1992 [[IBM PC]] game ''Alone in the Dark'', but with noticeably different layouts. Some publications referred to the game as '''''Alone in the Dark 2''''' (not to be confused with [[Alone in the Dark 2|the Sega Saturn game]]) possibly to distinguish it from the original release, though it is not thought Interplay used this title officially.
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Some retailers appear to suggest development moved to the [[Sega Mega-CD 32X]]{{magref|egm|77|256}} before cancellation. It is not known if plans were in place to release the game outside of North America, as Interplay had not secured European distribution rights{{magref|mms|31|11}}.
  
 
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==Magazine articles==

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Alone in the Dark
System(s): Sega 32X
Publisher: Interplay
Planned release date(s): Q2 1995[1]
Genre: Adventure
Number of players: 1

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Alone in the Dark is an unreleased survival horror game for the Sega 32X. It was announced by Interplay at CES 1995[2], but was scrapped for unknown reasons.

Only three screenshots are thought to have been officially released of the 32X Alone in the Dark, depicting a game similar to the 1992 IBM PC game Alone in the Dark, but with noticeably different layouts. Some publications referred to the game as Alone in the Dark 2 (not to be confused with the Sega Saturn game) possibly to distinguish it from the original release, though it is not thought Interplay used this title officially.

Some retailers appear to suggest development moved to the Sega Mega-CD 32X[3] before cancellation. It is not known if plans were in place to release the game outside of North America, as Interplay had not secured European distribution rights[4].

Magazine articles

Main article: Alone in the Dark/Magazine articles.

Artwork

References

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Alone in the Dark games for Sega systems
Alone in the Dark (unreleased) | Alone in the Dark 2 (1996) | Alone in the Dark: The New Nightmare (2001)