The recent Alone in the Dark reboot was another attempt to breathe new life into the iconic horror series, but it seems it was all in vain. Developer Pieces Interactive is now bidding farewell as the studio prepares to close its doors for good.
One more for the pile
After being bought out by Embracer Group in 2017, the team behind the latest Alone in the Dark game is no more. In a post on the studio’s website and X account, a message of thanks was offered to fans. It simply reads: “Thanks for playing with us,” with the years 2007 to 2024 indicating how long the developer has been in the industry.
The news is unlikely to come as a surprise to many, given how AitD did not quite do as well as many had hoped. In a fairly recent financial report, Embracer Group said the game – although was received quite well – “performed below management expectations.”
As a result, Pieces Interactive is no more, and it’s likely the poor performance of its latest release is the main reason behind the closure.
The message on the studio website also outlines some of the other projects the team has been involved with in the past. Chief among them is Magicka 2 and expansions for the Titan Quest series. Some of the big names the company has worked with include Koch Media, Paradox Interactive, and Arrowhead Game Studios of Helldivers 2 fame.
Sadly, this is just one more list on the pile of video game developers that have been shuttered over the past year and half. It’s become almost an expectation that studios both small and big are finding themselves on the chopping block.
Whatever your opinion on the new Alone in the Dark, most would agree that Pieces Interactive did not deserve to go out like this.
