That was fast. A few weeks ago I wrote about an upcoming horror adventure game called Absention. Developer Dream Wave Games clearly hasn’t wasted any time since its debut back in March, as it was recently announced that they have partnered with independent production and distribution company Deadhouse Films to turn it into a movie.
It’s worth noting that Absention hasn’t even been greenlit on on Steam yet.
“I am thrilled to be working on this adaptation with Dream Wave Games and Mike Jones,” said Deadhouse founder Enzo Tedeschi. “The game’s launch trailer instantly conjured up several of my favourite horror films when I saw it. On meeting with the game’s creator Robert Bruce it was immediately clear that that was exactly his intention and that we are both influenced by the same kind of messed up horror films.”
“It was instantly clear to me while first working with Enzo Tedeschi of Deadhouse Films and writer Mike Jones that we had begun something very unique. Fans of horror film and gamers of classic survival horror will each share in Absention’s haunting vision but with very distinctive perspectives. While they will each operate on their own, together they will combine for something enjoyably horrific,” added Absention’s creator, Rob Bruce.
It’ll be interesting to see what comes of this. That announcement trailer certainly made a strong first impression. It has a cinematic quality to it that we don’t often see in indie horror games, though I suspect that will continue to change as powerful tools like Unreal Engine 4 are made available to indie devs at more affordable prices.
