Launching next Tuesday, May 26th comes the “Dread X Collection”, a sampling of 10 dream horror projects from aspiring independent developers that pays tribute to the concept of a “Playable Trailer” pioneered by the canceled Kojima project P.T..
Rather than repeating the P.T. formula with “spooky hallway” clones, these unique projects explore the boundaries of horror and insanity in a variety of new ways, explains the press release that announces an anthology of ten playable teasers from the following solo developers: Airdorf, Lovely Hellplace, Mahelyk (Kyle Frost), Oddbreeze, Scythe Dev Team, SecretCowLevel, Snowrunner Games, Strange Scaffold, David Szymanski, and Torple Dook.
Bloody Disgusting has the first look at shots from two of the P.T.s, Airdorf’s Summer Night, above, and LovelyHellplace’s Shatter.
“Summer Night is a light-hearted LCD handheld adventure where you run around your backyard picking toadstools, chasing monkeys, and nothing scary happens!” said Airdorf (FAITH) in a statement to Bloody.
“I mimicked the super lo-fi visuals of Tiger Electronics handheld games from the 90s,” he adds. “It was a challenge trying to nail the ‘style’ while keeping the overall design flexible enough to craft the horror experience I wanted…My suggestion: wear headphones.”
We’ve also been provided with a shot from LovelyHellplace’s Shatter, as well as the trailer for all ten P.T.s below.
The Dread X Collection will be available May 26 for $7 on PC, with $2 from each sale going to Doctors Without Borders (pending any discount promotions).
