If it’s not miserable enough to remind you that Silent Hill is 20 today and yet has no signs of life as a franchise, I may as well throw a reminder that Dead Space is also looking like a goner. It seems the only way these games are coming back is through the works of others inspired by those franchises.
In the case of Dead Space‘s influence, look no further than the indie horror game project Negative Atmosphere, a promising concept on the horizon that looks to capture the essence of the space-faring survival horror (and even a bit of System Shock for good measure).
In development for only a matter of months, Negative Atmosphere has shown great potential. Its creator Calvin Parsons had initially started the project alone, but now has a small team and with the help of backers, hopes to create an hour-long vertical slice to release for free in order to drum up interest for a Kickstarter fund for a full game.
Have a gander at some brief clips and screens of how it’s looking so far.
You can clearly see its influences, and that’s no bad thing. If EA isn’t going to do something with what it has, then someone else might as well do so.
If you fancy contributing to the project, you can head to the project’s Patreon fund and donate there. Otherwise, there’s a Reddit and a Discord channel to keep up to date with the project.
