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[Kickstart This] ‘Hellhunter’ Looks Like ‘Diablo’ Meets ‘Paranormal Activity’
I was recently turned onto an upcoming game from Ballistic Interactive by the name of Hellhunter. What caught my attention was that it was described as a “horror RPG”, which are two genres that don’t get mixed all too often. Sure, there was Bloodborne and Camp Sunshine but those are the last ones that immediately spring to mind. I guess that’s why my curiosity is so piqued with Hellhunter, because I’m a fan of everything it seemingly has to offer.
The purpose of the game is that your character is a paranormal investigator who also just so happens to need to hunt the spooks and specters that you come across. The game plays from an angled top-down perspective and it looks fluid and dynamic. The character moves effortlessly, the environment feels alive (especially when it comes alive), and the lighting is damn solid.
In the video below, you’ll see how everything is laid out. Personally, I see a lot of Diablo and Paranormal Activity mixed with elements of Parasite Eve. What makes it all the more impressive is that this game is being developed by only two people, Ariel Chai and Pete Skyking. The amount of detail happening here is incredible and it’s obvious that these two are killing it!
If you want to support the game, give it a boost on Kickstarter.
Hellhunter plans to come out on PC, Mac, and Linux through Steam. You can keep up-to-date with the game on its official website.
The best part about engaging with collaborative genre fiction on the internet is that anyone can get in on the action, with worldwide accessibility often resulting in absurd story beats that wouldn’t be possible if any single person was responsible for the entire narrative. And while Kane Parsons’ Backrooms film is definitely the young filmmaker’s own unique take on the infamous creepypasta, it’s fun to see other creators join the Backrooms sandbox now that the big screen adaptation is getting ready for a record-shattering opening weekend.
As if cleverly timed releases like Puppet Combo’s The Backrooms game weren’t enough (not to mention that Scary Movie poster poking fun at Parsons’ flick), McDonald’s official social media accounts have now released an analog horror video of their own celebrating the liminal terrors of the McRooms – complete with a familiar purple surprise at the end of the footage.
While it’s funny enough to see the world’s most recognizable Fast Food giant engage with internet-borne Found Footage thrills seemingly out of the blue, the video is actually referencing a long-running gag among the Backrooms fandom where creators jokingly talk about there being a fully functional McDonald’s restaurant hidden somewhere in level 0 of the infamous liminal labyrinth.
Now, would it be too much to hope for a moist-carpet-flavored McShake to tie in with the film?
Backrooms is now playing only in theaters from A24.
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