“Stranded alone at a gasoline station in the course of the desert. Darkish Rituals. Demonic Pursuers. No escape,” that is the quick pitch for Advert Infernum, an in-development immersive sim from Glass Knuckle Video games that is wealthy with unusual, occult objects and a form of horror affect that hasn’t but actually taken root within the broader Immersive Sim style.
Based on the concept of participant freedom, the go-anywhere grab-anything fundamentals of the Immersive Sim make it a fairly cool match for horror and occult ideas. Forcing you to know when to make use of stealth to bypass enemies or go in weapons blazing lends credence to 2 sorts of elementary horror gameplay, as does a sandbox method to stage design somewhat than linear story-driven ranges.
For now, Advert Infernum simply has a launch date of 2023, however you may try extra particulars on the itch (opens in new tab) and Steam (opens in new tab) pages for it. It is by Glass Knuckle Video games, an indie with a historical past of cool concepts however no big hits but.
Glass Knuckle advertises another options for Advert Infernum, like a system of arcane transmutation to “break down objects in to base supplies” after which “Use these supplies to transmute utterly new objects.” The sport world will even concentrate on secrets and techniques and shortcuts, with bits of world story and loot hidden in varied corners. There’ll even be facet aims to assist or alter the way you method the principle story, all underneath a said design philosophy of “Exploration is rewarded, however not required.”
Over on their Twitter account, Glass Knuckle developer Entropy Phi has some actually sick animations and issues from the in-development model of Advert Infernum. Like this overcomplicated save station (opens in new tab), which I really like:
Lastly acquired round to creating handbook save stations. Like many of the in-game machines, it is acquired a wholesome quantity of pointless transferring components. #gamedev #madewithunity pic.twitter.com/DrUDbRaBl2April 2, 2023
That additionally features a new commonplace I will use: “It’s not an immersive sim if chairs can’t be used as shields.” (opens in new tab)
“It is not an immersive sim if chairs cannot be used as shields.” #screenshotsaturday #gamedev pic.twitter.com/3TLIB17phtFebruary 25, 2023
Once more, you may comply with Advert Infernum on the itch and Steam pages for extra.
