2025 has already been a banner year for Nightdive Studios, the team behind the recently released System Shock 2: 25th Anniversary Remaster and the Heretic + Hexen remaster. The studio has made its name by giving classic games a modern coat of paint. One of the titles that Nightdive Studios CEO Stephen Kick is still eager to get his hands on is Eternal Darkness: Sanity’s Requiem, which has only ever been released on GameCube back in 2002.
Kick shared his desire to revisit Eternal Darkness during a recent appearance on Shacknews (via Nintendo Life). But since the rights to the game are fully owned by Nintendo, it may never get an official re-release.
“[Eternal Darkness has] been kinda locked behind the GameCube/Nintendo wall all this time, and it’s something that I would personally love to see get re-released,” Kick said.
Silicon Knights developed Eternal Darkness, which was the first M-rated game published by Nintendo. Although the game wasn’t considered a survival-horror title, it did have horror elements and a unique way of messing with players through sanity effects that were meant to break the fourth wall.
Eternal Darkness director Denis Dyack made multiple attempts to develop a spiritual sequel called Shadow of the Eternals. However, two separate crowdfunding initiatives fell short and production of the game was ultimately shut down.
Kick has previously shared his desire to revive The Operative: No One Lives Forever, and No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.’s Way. During the Shacknews interview, Kick reiterated that those games remain a priority for him. However, the rights to that franchise have been difficult to untangle for the last two decades.
Nightdive’s next release, Outlaws + Handful of Missions: Remaster, will hit Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch, and PC on November 20.
