Alone in the Dark Updated While Nobody was Looking, and the Fixed Controls Make a Big Difference

It seems as though Atari managed to sneak an update to Alone in the Dark onto the App Store while nobody was looking. Perhaps under the cover of... darkness?

The new update addresses my (and everyone's, really) biggest complaint about the game: the controls. The interface has been tweaked to the point that it's actually possible to play the game properly, make progress, and even (dare I say it?) have fun! Fun in a nostalgic sort of way, of course. It's still somewhat awkward and clunky to play, certainly, but now it's due to the game being so old instead of a totally borked control scheme. In fact, it makes so much of a difference that we've even updated our review!

The update to Alone in the Dark is live now, and the game will set you back $0.99 if you don't already own it.