Alone within the Darkish, THQ Nordic’s reboot of the basic survival horror sport of the identical title, has been delayed to January 16, 2024. The sport joins the ranks of a number of different video games delayed out of the busy month of October, with the announcement saying, “Horror video games thrive on the eerie embrace of solitude, one thing that’s inconceivable to attain in a gaming month as busy as October.”

THQ Nordic was specific about its intentions, saying in an announcement this delay avoids placing Alone within the Darkish too near fellow horror title Alan Wake 2: “Our intention is to keep away from competing with the wake of Alan’s epic launch and to evade the dazzling skyline of cities adorned by the sleek swings of Spider-Man. We goal to actually stay as Alone within the Darkish as potential … This extension will serve a twin objective: Not solely will it allow us to meticulously excellent the gaming expertise, however it’ll additionally grant us the chance to totally immerse ourselves within the exceptional releases of October.”

October’s video games schedule has shuffled up fairly a bit in the previous few weeks, as video games firms try and keep away from crowding one another. Ubisoft moved Murderer’s Creed Mirage’s launch date from October 12 to October 7, whereas Treatment pushed Alan Wake 2’s launch from October 17 to October 27. That is all seemingly to keep away from the mid-month triple-A releases, which embody Tremendous Mario Bros Surprise and Marvel’s Spider-Man 2 (each of which launch on October 20).

Even earlier than October, video games publishers have shifted their schedules to accommodate different main releases. Larian Studios pushed the discharge of Baldur’s Gate 3 from August 31 to August 3 with the intention to give it extra respiratory room earlier than Bethesda’s Starfield launched on September 1 in early entry (and September 6 typically).