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VR Survival Horror Game ‘Project: Nightlight’ Announced for 2023 [Trailer]
More VR Survival Horror gaming is coming your way thanks to Fringe Realities and their upcoming Project: Nightlight. The game is planning to be released on Steam VR via Steam (naturally) with a release window of Q1 2023.
Project: Nightlight casts you as a security guard for The Department, a research facility that currently holds a mysterious artifact. You know the drill: you’re by yourself, with only your radio buddy Dave for comfort. It soon becomes apparent to you that something is amiss in the facility, as something has been tampered with while on your shift. As you delve deeper into the facility, you’ll discover secrets that should have been kept hidden. Not only that, but it feels like you’re being watched.
Fringe Realities aims to provide “a whole new level of immersion” with your environment in Project: Nightlight. Along with the usual interacting with doors and the various clutter around the facility, you’ll be having to break chains with bolt cutters, melt locks with your blowtorch and more. Also, as you might expect, there’s definitely someone or something watching you. As a result, you’ll be making use of the weapon developed by The Department to reveal just who or what exactly might be dwelling in the dark.
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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.