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‘The Forest’ to Exit Early Access, Release in April
We mentioned Endnight Games’ The Forest in our list of games to look forward to this year, and while that 2018 release date hasn’t been clarified yet, the team recently announced that the game is headed out of Early Access on Steam, with a tentative release date “towards the end of April”. This also signals that the PlayStation 4 release won’t be far behind.
In that same post, the team elaborated on the progress and details of the game, saying that with the current release of 0.73, the game is still $14.99 USD. Once 1.0 hits, that price will jump to $19.99. Also, the team are implementing improvements such as more language and controller support, as well as tweaking certain game mechanics like the cold and warmth system. New buildables will be added, as well as improvements to multiplayer.
The team will also have “some really crazy and fun surprises in store” for players, especially in regards to the game’s ending. Of course, the post leaves it at that to generate buzz, but come on. Any game that has you surviving cannibals in the forest by building your own base has to grab your attention.
As a result of the push to get the game ready for April, they’ll be ending the smaller patch releases in order to focus on Release Candidates. To read up on the full list of fixes/changes, you can head here to the game’s official site.
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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