After the big announcement a few weeks ago, you’re probably itching to find out more about THQ Nordic and Pieces Interactive’s remake of Alone in the Dark. Lucky for us, IGN sat down with Game Director Michael Hedberg to talk about how his team is bringing the game back for a modern audience. On top of that, VideoGamer also snagged a bit of info on Pieces Interactive’s plans, including a playable teaser!

As mentioned when the remake was announced, the story has been penned by Hedberg, who also wrote the story for SOMA and Amnesia: The Dark Descent. For AitD, Hedberg combines elements from all three of the original games, while at the same time charting a new direction. Hedberg studied the original games and in order to come up with what the original developer’s creative intentions were when developing his new story.

AitD’s scenarios take a cue from Capcom’s Resident Evil 2 remake, whereby selecting to play as either Edward Carnby or Emily Hartwood results in the character who you didn’t choose becoming an NPC in the story. And speaking of RE2, the devs played with the idea of using a fixed camera perspective as in the original trilogy, but opted to go with RE2‘s over-the-shoulder gameplay to encourage the player to investigate their surroundings, and to better relate to their character.

The similarities with RE2 end there, as AitD will adhere more to traditional Survival Horror conventions, meaning less powerful items and less gunplay throughout the game, with a focus on conserving ammo and “desperate combat”. The Derceto manor has subsequently been redesigned to be “more realistic”, with expanded areas and different architecture. The whole game will take approximately 12 hours to complete.

Finally, the game’s Eldritch monsters will be designed by Guillermo Del Toro collaborator Guy Davis, with Jason Köhnen providing the game’s doom jazz score.

Oh, and about that demo? The game’s prologue was made playable to those attending Gamescom. Called Grace in the Dark, players assume the role of Grace (an NPC in the main game), with the whole demo functioning as a prelude to the main game. Best of all, it’ll be made available to the public at a later date.

The Alone in the Dark remake is currently in development for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC via Steam.