For the 2008 sequel, see Alone in the Dark (2008).
Key points
- Use DOSBox to run on modern systems.
General information
- GOG.com Community Discussions for game series
- GOG.com Support Page
Availability
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
Save game data location
- File names:
SAVE0.ITD
, SAVE1.ITD
etc.
- No save game cloud syncing information; you can edit this page to add it.
Video settings
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Smoother scaling
- Smoother scaling can be achieved by changing the scaler. Use the GOG.com DOSBox Configurator to change the scaling to hq2x.
Input settings
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Audio settings
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Issues fixed
- If you haven't found a fix, check our DOSBox page for solutions.
Error when starting the game
- If an error doesn't let you into the game, just change the output/graphics mode to something else (usually in the settings folder in the DOSBox directory if you want to run the retail version through DOSBox).
Changing between fighting, pushing...
- To do that, you need to press ↵ Enter, select item and choose the action you want to take
The game is too slow/fast
- Just press Ctrl+F11 to slow down or Ctrl+F12 to speed up in DOSBox.
System requirements
DOS | Windows | Mac OS (Classic) | macOS (OS X) |
Windows |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
XP | |
Processor (CPU) |
1.8 GHz | |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
DirectX 7 compatible
| DirectX 9 compatible |
macOS (OS X) |
|
Minimum |
Recommended |
Operating system (OS) |
10.6.8 | |
Processor (CPU) |
Intel Core Duo 2 GHz
| Intel Core Duo 2 GHz+ |
System memory (RAM) |
| |
Hard disk drive (HDD) |
2 GB | |
Video card (GPU) |
64 MB of VRAM | |