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Indie Horror Game Sequel ‘Faith: Chapter II’ Gets New Trailer and Release Window
Retro-inspired pixel horror title Faith has a sequel on the way in Faith: Chapter II, and it’s got a new trailer ahead of a release next month.
The main influences for Airdorf’s satanic series are clear to see (a bit of The Exorcist, a lot of the ZX Spectrum/Atari era of gaming), and it’s looking suitably creepy even with such a simplistic visual style. If the trailer doesn’t give you a hint of what it’s about, the official plot summary will enlighten you further.
On September 21, 1986, two priests arrived at the Martin Family home in rural Connecticut to investigate an apparent case of demonic possession. Only two people would leave the house alive.
After confronting unspeakable dark entities and narrowly escaping with his life, a young priest descends into a new nightmare.
Just look at this fecker if you think retro visuals can’t be disturbing.
You can download the demo (which is a more of a taster as it features content not found in the finished game) on itch.io and GameJolt now, and Faith: Chapter II will be finished and released at some point in February.
In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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