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Strive For Your Sanity in ‘Visage’ This October
In case you’re completely unaware, we’re getting spoiled this October on numerous fronts. And now, thanks to SadSquare Studio, we’ve got another game to look forward to in the form of their psychological horror game, Visage. Releasing to Steam Early Access on October 2nd, the game looks damn good. Don’t believe me? Check out the trailer below!
Yeah, it’s only a teaser, but the screenshots on Steam back it up.
The story for Visage puts you as Dwayne, a mysterious man haunted by his past. You’re stuck in an massive old house that has had more than its fair share of tragedies. Thing is, you get to relive parts of the happenings as you wander around the maze-like house, which seems to bend the laws of reality, as you try to uncover “the truth behind the shadows”.
As in games like Amnesia, you’re defenseless save for light, which is your only solace against the madness you’ll endure in the game. You’ll need to avoid terror at all costs, as the dark entities within the house are attracted to it. Maintaining your sanity will keep you from joining the dead within the house. You’ll have to figure out ways in order to do so in order to not end up dead.
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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