Jack in the Dark is an adventure developed by Infogrames, released 1 December 1993 on DOS, Mac and PC-9800 Series.
What Jack in the Dark is
Jack in the Dark is an adventure game developed by Infogrames and released in 1993. It was published by Interplay Entertainment. It is available on DOS, Mac and PC-9800 Series.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Jack in the Dark is a spin-off game made during Alone in the Dark 2's development. It was used as a promotional game, distributed at Christmas 1993. The game was on a single floppy disk in a golden wrap featuring a Jack-in-the-box illustration on top. Later CD versions of both Alone in the Dark and Alone in the Dark 2 came packaged with Jack in the Dark. It is Halloween, and Grace Saunders is out for tricks or treats, when she enters a small toy store and gets locked in. The Jack-in-the-Box laughs, the toys play and walk by themselves and hold a dark secret. Grace must discover what secret is that and figure out a way to leave this somewhat eccentric toy store, governed by a somewhat…
How it plays
Its themes are horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Jack in the Dark launched on 1 December 1993, within three weeks of Doom, Mega Man X, SimCity 2000 and Romancing SaGa 2.
Released around the same time: Doom, Mega Man X, SimCity 2000, Romancing SaGa 2.
Official trailer
Sourced from the publisher’s YouTube channel.
Screenshots
All media
Quick answers
Jack in the Dark — frequently asked questions
When did Jack in the Dark come out?
Jack in the Dark was released on 1 December 1993 for DOS, Mac and PC-9800 Series.
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