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Red Candle Games Announce Their New Horror Game ‘Devotion’
Fans of the survival horror game Detention (which is currently having a 50% discount during the Steam Summer Sale) will be pleased to know that its Taiwanese developer, Red Candle Games, has announced Devotion, an atmospheric first-person horror game set in 1980s Taiwan. No platforms or release date have been announced, but we do get a trailer for the game.
The story for Devotion centres around a family of three that had lived in an old apartment complex. “Explore the nostalgic house in the 80s where religion plays a significant role in their daily life. When one day the same house that once filled with joy and love had turned into a hell-like nightmare, and by venturing in the haunted and confined space, each puzzle leads you closer to the mysteries nested deep inside.”
The game will be a first-person psychological horror affair, with an art style recreating 1980s Taiwanese lifestyle and “atmospheric sound design inspired by Taiwanese folk culture”.
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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