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Mars Holds Terrifying Secrets in ‘Fort Solis’ [Trailer]
To say that sci-fi horror fans had their pick of games during the opening day of Summer Game Fest was an understatement. In amongst all of the announcements was Fallen Leaf Studio’s Fort Solis, a single-player third-person thriller set on the far side of Mars.
Set for release on PC via Steam, Fort Solis features the talents of Troy Baker and Roger Clark. The game follows engineer Jack Leary, who while responding to a routine alarm at the eponymous facility, discovers that the place is deserted. As the night grows longer events begin to unravel and spiral out of control. The mystery of what Fort Solis was created for starts to appear along with its crew.
Powered by the Unreal Engine 5, Fort Solis will feature “huge narrative moments” that have multiple outcomes, with each containing story-changing consequences. The facility itself is huge, with one large base location encompassing over nine individual structures, all containing surface and sub-surface levels. Players have the choice of remaining on the surface of Mars, or progress through the game by remaining below the surface.
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Inspired by 80s Slashers, Short Horror Experience ‘Dead Stop – No Vacancy’ Launches August 13 [Trailer]
Fresh from their work on last year’s Beneath, developer Camel 101 has announced that their next title, a short, standalone first-person horror experience in Dead Stop – No Vacancy, will launch on Steam on August 13. Accompanying the announcement is the release date trailer, which thanks to the narration, is appropriately hammy.
Players in No Vacancy step into the shoes of Nancy, a hard-edged investigative reporter whose journey to the town of Crestfall takes an unexpected turn. Stranded without directions or a GPS signal, she arrives at the remote Paradise Motel just as daylight begins to disappear. What initially appears to be an inconvenient stop soon becomes an investigation into the motel’s dark history, and whatever may be hiding beneath it.
No Vacancy is the first entry in Dead Stop, a new anthology of short, standalone horror games inspired by classic horror stories and unsettling places. In this case, the game takes inspiration from 80s slasher films.
Rather than relying on cutscenes to tell its story, No Vacancy‘s has the player discover the story through the various objects you examine in the game. As such, you’ll also be dealing with various environmental puzzles built around the motel’s dark history. Completing the vibe is the game’s throwback graphics, which don’t quite have the typical PS1-era aesthetic, but it’s enough to give you that old-school feel.
Ahead of the game’s launch, you can also check out the demo via the Steam page.