Jack in the Dark
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| Developers | |
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| Infogrames | |
| Publishers | |
| 1993 | Interplay Entertainment |
| 2011-2018 | Atari |
| 2018-present | THQ Nordic |
| Release dates | |
| DOS | 1993 |
| Windows (DOSBox) | April 14, 2011[1] |
| macOS (OS X) (DOSBox) | November 29, 2012[2] |
| Taxonomy | |
| Monetization | Freeware |
| Modes | Singleplayer |
| Perspectives | Cinematic camera |
| Genres | Adventure, Puzzle |
| Series | Alone in the Dark |
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Jack in the Dark is a singleplayer cinematic camera adventure and puzzle game in the Alone in the Dark series.
Availability
| Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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| Retail | |
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| GOG.com | |
Included with Alone in the Dark in the trilogy. | |
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| Steam | |
Included with Alone in the Dark | |
Game data
Configuration file(s) location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/548090/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
| System | Location |
|---|---|
| DOS | |
| Steam Play (Linux) | <SteamLibrary-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/548090/pfx/[Note 1] |
| System | Native | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| GOG Galaxy | ||
| Steam Cloud |
Video
In-game settings (found on the Pause Menu).
| Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Widescreen resolution | 320x200 only, see the DOSBox page for more information. | ||
| Multi-monitor | |||
| Ultra-widescreen | |||
| 4K Ultra HD | |||
| Field of view (FOV) | |||
| Windowed | For DOSBox toggle with Alt+↵ Enter (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| Borderless fullscreen windowed | See the glossary page for potential workarounds. | ||
| Anisotropic filtering (AF) | 3D geometry is untextured. | ||
| Anti-aliasing (AA) | |||
| Vertical sync (Vsync) | For DOSBox use an unofficial build (see the glossary page for other workarounds). | ||
| 60 FPS | 70 FPS lock.[3] | ||
| 120+ FPS | |||
Input
| Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Remapping | ||
| Mouse sensitivity | ||
| Mouse acceleration | ||
| Mouse input in menus | ||
| Keyboard and mouse prompts | ||
| Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
| Controller | ||
| Controller support |
Audio
| Audio feature | State | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Separate volume controls | ||
| Surround sound | ||
| Subtitles | ||
| Closed captions | ||
| Mute on focus lost | ||
| Royalty free audio |
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| English | ||||
| Brazilian Portuguese | Retail only. Port of the official localization is available from Steam Community. | |||
| Hungarian | Fan translation by The_Reaper_CooL (TRC), download. |
Other information
API
| Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| DOS video modes | VGA |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
System requirements
| DOS | ||||
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| Minimum | Recommended | |||
| Operating system (OS) | 3.1 | 6.22 | ||
| Processor (CPU) | Intel i386 SX | |||
| System memory (RAM) | 640 KB | |||
| Storage drive (HDD/SSD) | ||||
| Video card (GPU) | VGA | |||
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 Notes regarding Steam Play (Linux) data:
- File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data.
- Use Wine's registry editor to access any Windows registry paths.
- The app ID (548090) may differ in some cases.
- Treat backslashes as forward slashes.
- See the glossary page for details on Windows data paths.
References
- ↑ New release: Alone in the Dark - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ November Mac Game Update: 12 new additions - GOG.com - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:Cptmold on 2019-06-27
- Tested using DOSBox 0.74-2 and MSi Afterburner/RTSS.