Escaping the Sunken Temple: Your Guide to Securing the Sacrificial Dagger in Alone in the Dark

The latest reboot of Alone in the Dark has arrived, bringing a fresh dose of survival horror with intricate puzzles and hidden secrets to discover. This guide aims to help players navigate through some of the trickier parts of the game, particularly focusing on escaping the Sunken Temple and obtaining the Sacrificial Dagger.

Upon starting the Egyptian sequence, make your way into the open desert area. You'll notice a hole leading down into the Sunken Temple. Before heading down, find an abandoned campground nearby and collect a rope. With the rope in hand, return to the hole and attach it to one of the monoliths, allowing you to safely descend into the depths of the temple.

Inside, you'll find yourself in a long rectangular chamber dominated by a large statue at the southern end. Various doors lead to multiple levels of passages and walkways around the chamber. Start by pulling the lever next to the statue. This action illuminates laser beams and summons flying enemies. Ensure to eliminate these threats using your pistol to proceed unobstructed.

Move through the newly-opened eastern door, eventually reaching a smaller chamber with a glowing blue chest. Inside the chest, you will find the "Horizon" lens. Pull the lever on the room's opposite side and place the lens in the central statue. Adjust the lens to direct the blue laser toward an eye-shaped target, unlocking the door ahead. Ascend the stairs, then take the left path at the junction to locate another statue for laser redirection. Target the northwest corner through a lattice opening to unlock a door on the west side.

Access the newly opened door from the second-floor western walkway and proceed downstairs until you face a branching path. Break down a wooden barrier using a melee weapon to uncover another chest. Activate the switch to aim the laser at the chest for the "Star" lens. Return to the second-floor walkway, placing the Star lens in the northern statue, and direct the laser from north to south to unlock an adjacent door.

Returning to the ground level, go through the latest door while preparing for enemies that emerge. Continue down the passage until reaching a fragile wooden door. Use your melee weapon to break through. In the small chamber, operate the switch and channel the laser through a wall opening. Proceed along the passage to another small room requiring a laser redirection, revealing an "Underworld" lens in a chest.

Go back to the second-floor western walkway for another lens-equipped statue. Aim the laser at the blue circle on the statue’s crown. Follow by realigning the north and east side lenses toward the crown. Next, navigate to the southern end and ascend the stairs to find access into the statue’s crown. Adjust the final statue to aim its laser at a glowing point on the floor, triggering an event.

Quickly exit the statue’s crown, moving right and ducking under rubble to eventually return to the ground floor. Despite obstructed doors and numerous enemies, conserve your ammo by dodging adversaries where possible. Once back on the ground level, interact with an open compartment to acquire key items, including the sought-after Sacrificial Dagger.

Congratulations on completing one of the game’s more complex sections! You're now well on your way toward finishing Alone in the Dark. The game is available on PC, Xbox Series X/S, and PS5, with additional guides available from Wccftech.