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In ‘Stranded Deep’, You’re Stranded, Deep In The Ocean
Is the ocean the next big trend in horror? They say it’s the last place on Earth that’s still mostly a mystery to us, so I suppose it would make sense. Lately, we’ve seen a number of promising indie horror games that are dragging us, kicking and screaming (with those adorable yellow arm floaties) into the big blue, including Monstrum, which takes place on a massive, derelict ship, and Narcosis, which strands us on the ocean floor.
Unlike those games, Stranded Deep isn’t going for scares as much as it is intensity, because, according to its IndieDB page, “supernatural horrors are a thing of the past, experience what a true horror is like.” You have my attention.
Stranded Deep eschews conventional horror for a tale of survival against all odds. In it, you’re set in the water-soaked clogs of a plane crash survivor who’s been tasked with surviving long enough to be rescued. Unfortunately, Mother Nature and her ocean critters are against you, and thanks to a procedurally generated world, she’s also mighty unpredictable.
The game promises to bring a beautifully realized world with detailed biomes, realistic water — with all the realtime buoyancy, subsurface scattering, edge-based depth, and foam you’ll ever need — dynamic weather, item crafting, and “detailed survival aspects and interaction.”
As for the game-y stuff, it will also feature in-game achievements, unlockables, statistics and rewards, as well as full controller and Oculus Rift support.
Alpha Demo – Indie DB
Looks great. I can’t wait to whittle a shank out of a sea cucumber so I can stab Jaws in the eye. Hopefully that’s a feature.
For more on this promising survival game, check it out on IndieDB.
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Sam Neill, the New Zealand actor best known for his role in 1993’s Jurassic Park, has passed away this week at 78 years old. In a statement shared on Neill’s Instagram page this morning, the actor’s family said that his passing was “sudden and unexpected.”
Neill had been diagnosed with a rare blood cancer in 2022, but stated the following year that he was in remission. The family notes that he “remained cancer free” at the time of his passing.
The family statement reads, “It is with immense sadness that the whānau of Sam Neill share the news of his passing on Monday 13th July, in Sydney Australia. Sam was surrounded by family and passed with the dignity that has characterised his whole life. The loss was sudden and unexpected but blessed by the fact that Sam remained cancer free.
“They would like to express their deepest gratitude to the staff at St Vincent’s Private Hospital for their incredible care. More details will be shared later, but for now, on behalf of the family, we ask that you respect their privacy as they navigate this immeasurable loss.”
In addition to his iconic role as Dr. Alan Grant in the original Jurassic Park and the sequels Jurassic Park III and Jurassic World: Dominion, Sam Neill left an indelible mark on the horror genre with memorable roles in Andrzej Żuławski’s Possession, The Omen: The Final Conflict, John Carpenter’s In the Mouth of Madness, and sci-fi horror favorite Event Horizon.
Sam Neill’s vast resume in film and television began in the early 1970s and also includes the films Sleeping Dogs, Enigma, The Good Wife, A Cry in the Dark, Dead Calm, The Hunt for Red October, Memoirs of an Invisible Man, Hostage, The Jungle Book, Snow White: A Tale of Terror, The Horse Whisperer, Bicentennial Man, Daybreakers, Escape Plan, and Thor: Ragnarok.
Sam Neill is survived by his four children and eight grandchildren.
Steven Spielberg said in a statement to Variety, “I owe a debt of gratitude to Roger Donaldson, Gilliam Armstrong, Graham Baker and Phillip Noyce for casting Sam Neill in the roles in which he was so brilliant that brought him to my attention and led to his playing Dr. Alan Grant in Jurassic Park. Sam was exceptionally collaborative. It was a stretch for him to play a character who acted as though children were messy and smelly because this was the opposite of the loving father he was to his children. I adored making all the Jurassic movies with him.”
Spielberg adds, “Along with Laura Dern and Jeff Goldblum, we will always have our Jurassic family and Sam will never be forgotten by us or his many millions of fans around the world.”
Sam Neill in ‘Event Horizon’
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