<s>
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
survival	O
horror	O
game	O
developed	O
by	O
Pieces	O
Interactive	O
and	O
published	O
by	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
release	O
on	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Device
5	I-Device
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
Series	I-Device
X/S	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
is	O
the	O
seventh	O
mainline	O
entry	O
in	O
the	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
franchise	O
following	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
:	I-Application
Illumination	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
will	O
feature	O
an	O
"	O
over-the-shoulder	O
"	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
similar	O
to	O
the	O
recent	O
remakes	O
in	O
the	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
franchise	O
,	O
combat	O
is	O
available	O
with	O
a	O
firearm	O
,	O
or	O
melee	O
weapon	O
as	O
shown	O
by	O
the	O
reveal	O
trailer	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Three	O
years	O
after	O
the	O
poor	O
reception	O
of	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
:	I-Application
Illumination	I-Application
,	O
then-owner	O
Atari	O
SA	O
sold	O
the	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
franchise	O
to	O
THQ	O
Nordic	O
on	O
September	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Pieces	O
Interactive	O
,	O
which	O
was	O
most	O
known	O
for	O
making	O
Magicka	B-Application
2	I-Application
,	O
commenced	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
development	O
in	O
2019	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
team	O
was	O
inspired	O
by	O
the	O
success	O
of	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
2	I-Application
in	O
2019	O
,	O
and	O
Resident	B-Application
Evil	I-Application
3	I-Application
in	O
2020	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
was	O
written	O
by	O
Mikael	O
Hedberg	O
,	O
who	O
had	O
previously	O
worked	O
at	O
Frictional	O
Games	O
on	O
Soma	B-Application
and	O
Amnesia	B-Application
:	I-Application
The	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
Descent	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
It	O
will	O
feature	O
an	O
original	O
plot	O
which	O
incorporates	O
characters	O
from	O
the	O
first	O
three	O
Alone	B-Application
in	I-Application
the	I-Application
Dark	I-Application
games	O
.	O
</s>
