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‘Dead County’ Throws Back to More PS1-Era Survival Horror Goodness
Sure, Daymare: 1998 was a good modern fan-made take on classic Resident Evil 2, but what about those of us who want the good old days of low-poly characters and tank controls? Never fear, as Blake McKinnon has something for you in Dead County. Available for free on itch.io, Dead Country is a survival horror game that checks all the boxes from PS1 horror classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, while also throwing in the granddaddy of them all, Alone in the Dark.
Dead County has you playing as a delivery driver who, after an accident involving his van and one of the undead, has to make his way home through a town overrun by zombies. Just like during the height of the survival horror boom, the game uses tank controls (hold a button to aim, press a button to fire, etc.), fixed camera angles, and has a heavy emphasis on inventory management. The game even throws in a nod to the first Resident Evil game (somewhat) with the bad voice acting, but it’s more “muh muh muhmuhmuh” than actual words.
Seriously though, if you’re looking for that “blast from the past” feeling, Dead County is definitely going to give that to you.
Remember back in 2022 when developer Survios had announced that they were teaming up with 20th Century Games to develop a new Alien title? Well seeing as it’s Alien Day, Survios has announced their brand-new VR title, Alien: Rogue Incursion. Coming “Holiday 2024” to the PlayStation VR2, SteamVR, and Quest 3, Rogue Incursion will feature an original story that “fully surrounds players within the terrors of the Alien universe”.
Details on the game are light at the moment, but the official site describes the upcoming title as being “designed by Alien fans for Alien fans”, with Survios aiming to craft a “technically advanced, and frightfully immersive Alien virtual reality game.”
Seeing as Alien: Isolation never got official VR support when it was released, this is obviously a welcome announcement. In the meantime, if you’re keen to experience an Alien game in VR, you can always check out the fan-made mod for Alien: Isolation by Nibre_, which allows both the Steam and Epic Games Store version of Alien: Isolation to be played using the Oculus.
And speaking of Alien: Isolation, as you might expect, it’s got a hefty 80% discount going on at the moment on Steam until May 1. So if you still haven’t grabbed it after all these years, this is as good a time as any.
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