We wrote a little about this the other day, and we have high hopes for it around the office. Looking a bit like Riven meets P.T., the narrative driven horror title jumps from past to present in the below gameplay video, featuring more slow tension moments than jump-scares, something that is always welcome around here.
The narrative follows a young C.I.A. cryptanalyst named Adam, who relocates to a remote location to work on a soviet code, hoping to turn the tides of the Cold War. Hidden inside the house, Adam finds the diary of Nicolas, a mysterious man living more than hundred years ago, back in the Civil War era. Uncovering a terrible secret, the past comes (as it is wont to do) alive and haunts Adam and his family. Their lives are at stake, you have to figure out how events from the American Civil War are connected to the Cold War, while trying to stop a creepy old man from smashing an axe into your face.
Watch the video below to get a good sense of the gameplay and how the first 20 minutes or so will play out, and donate to their kickstarter (which is nearing completion) here.
Key Features:
- Play alternately as Adam and Nicolas in two different time periods – Cold War and American Civil War.
- Semi-open, explorable and complex world with atmospheric, remote locations such as a two-story old house, woodlands, swamps, or deserted inn.
- AAA quality presentation, combining photorealistic graphics and advanced programming techniques.
- Hide and escape the various entities that pursue you or fight them using a revolver, environmental advantages and your wits.
- Fully interactive environment.
- Solve many interaction-based, physics-based and cryptography-inspired puzzles.
- Paranoid and surreal atmosphere, heavily inspired by psychological and mind-bending movies and games well-known to genre fanatics.
