Video Games
‘Eyes Never Wake’ Puts Your Webcam to Terrifying Use [Trailer]
There seems to be an underlying creepiness with games that use your webcam as part of the gameplay experience, and that’s not lost on solo dev Allan “Hederlunden” Hedlund. Their upcoming title Eyes Never Wake aims to jump on that creepiness and use it to terrifying effect.
Currently in development on PC for Steam, Eyes Never Wake uses various webcam and fourth-wall-breaking interactions to create an immersive horror experience where your real-world actions matter. The game involves you exploring the game’s world while being hunted by a monster, which has an odd fixation with seeing your face. Obviously, you don’t want to have that happen.
The monster’s AI takes advantage of your webcam and microphone to see and hear you, requiring you to physically duck beneath your desk in real life to hide when you’re being chased. Every corner you turn is a chance for it to catch you. Listen closely, stay quiet, and be ready to hide your face at all costs. There are also times where you’ll clip out into a mysterious out-of-bounds area (hence the fourth-wall-breaking) to explore. Your goal is to uncover the truth behind this abandoned game and why “heaven” is so deeply hidden.
If things are too intense, you can always turn off the webcam mechanic in the settings at any time. And yes, if you’re worried, Eyes Never Wake states on its Steam page that it uses your webcam for gameplay purposes only. All of the processing happens locally, and no images, videos, or data is collected or sent anywhere.
Video Games
Explore a Mysterious Island for Lost Riches in Co-Op Horror Adventure ‘Treasure Cove’ [Trailer]
Not to be confused with the 1992 educational sidescroller, Team5 has revealed the Steam page for its upcoming co-op title, Treasure Cove. Launching later this fall, this survival horror title sees you and your friends set out to explore a mysterious island in search of lost treasures. Of course, it’s never than simple, as exploring the island reveals more than you or your friends were expecting.
Details are still to come on the gameplay loop, but the basics for Treasure Cove have you and your squad navigating the island with a map and proximity voice chat in classic treasure-hunting style, with various gadgets to assist you in your search. Once you think you’ve found the spot, you start digging, and if you’ve read the map correctly, you’re rewarded with riches.
But as you might expect, digging up the treasure, extracting it and making it back to your boat isn’t so simple. Creatures are lurking in the darkness, and once they spot you, you’re on the run. Your only way of defense is to use your light, but even then, when you’re lugging around cursed treasure, you’re not safe for long. You and your team will need to keep quiet in order to avoid detection and survive.
If you do make it out alive, you can sell your treasures and buy better equipment for the next hunt.
Currently, the devteam is planning to have a playtest in the future, for which you can head over to the official site to sign up for the mailing list for when it arrives.