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‘DARQ’ Brings Zero Gravity Horror to Indiegogo
DARQ is so unique in its strangeness that it could only exist if enough of us came together to accept it for the dreamy 2.5D side-scrolling zero-gravity horror game that it is.
It’s the reason why the team at Unfold Games have turned to Indiegogo in the hopes of joining the constantly growing list of crowdfunding success stories that’s already given us horror games about using drugs to see alternate realities, being hunted by robots through a quaint British countryside, and battling debilitating mental illnesses.
With company like that, a psychological horror game set in a zero-gravity lucid dream is exactly the kind of game that should be able to raise $20,000 by the end of January.
Don’t give it all your money just yet. I haven’t even mentioned its Shining-like pacing or its procedurally generated environments that I’m sure will pair nicely with its multiple endings. It’s even getting an original soundtrack composed by Wlad Marhulets (Hitman: Agent 47, The Giver). Is it too late; you’ve donated twice already, just to spite me? Ass.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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