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Sci-fi Horror Game ‘Stasis’ Kickstarter Ends After Reaching Every Stretch Goal
The funding campaign for the indie sci-fi horror game Stasis, which looks like a 2D isometric Dead Space, ended this weekend after raising over $132,000. That’s significantly more than its already ambitious $100,000 goal, but I’d say this game deserves it.
The final amount isn’t all that surprising, seeing as it raised its initial goal early last week, but the incredibly successful campaign means we’ll get all of the bonus content as well. All three stretch goals were met, including usable items, an extended soundtrack from composer Mark Morgan and a prequel chapter that follows the story of the Cayne Corporation. If you missed its new trailer, you can, and should, check that out — you can find it after the jump.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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