We have some pre-alpha footage from indie developer Dreadlocks’ upcoming supernatural horror game Ghost Theory, and it’s not quite what I thought it’d be like. That’s not a criticism either — the footage is wonderfully atmospheric and undeniably spooky, it’s just that this specific trailer reminds me a lot of Krillbite’s fantastic indie hit Among the Sleep.
Ghost Theory is a paranormal investigation game that uses haunted locales from all over the world. Each one has been painstakingly rebuilt so they mirror their real-world counterparts. It’ll feature many of the gadgets that actual paranormal investigators use, and with virtual reality support, this game is about as close as you could ever hope to get to being a ghost hunter.
The idea resonated with a fair number of people when Dreadlocks attempted to crowdfund it on Kickstarter earlier this year, where it raised about $25k of its ~$141k goal from 666 backers and even got featured as a staff pick before the campaign was cancelled.
“An astounding amount of positive feedback that we received from you convinced us to invest all of our remaining resources to re-launch our Kickstarter campaign, stronger and with more content,” writes the developer in a update posted on their campaign page earlier today.
“The new campaign will launch in just a few days and it be crucial for the existence of this project. Your turn to save this game from being cancelled is coming up.”
Stay tuned!
