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Explore a Claustrophobic Cave in Physics-Based Horror Game ‘The Cave Diver’ [Trailer]
For those of you who spent your time in computer class playing QWOP (you know who you are), developer/publisher Ovsko has something to take you back with The Cave Diver, a “physics-horror adventure” game due out this fall on Steam that puts you in a cave system of “claustrophobic caverns and ancient horrors.”
The premise of The Cave Diver takes place over generations of spelunkers, starting with the first cave diver. For generations his family has told stories of a rare flower that grows deep at the bottom of the nearby cave system. They say the flower can cure any ailment- even paraplegia of the legs (which plagues this particular family). Every man who has entered the cave has failed to return.
Some say it’s the cave itself that takes them. Others speak of of something else, an ancient evil that’s been there before man himself. If the first cave diver never makes it back, his next of kin will surely be the one to return home. If not him, then someone else. Or someone after him…
As you might expect, you control the cave diver’s arms in order to propel yourself forward as you explore the cave. Each arm of the cave diver will aim towards a cursor that is controlled with either the mouse or analog stick. Each hand has a dedicated button to grab on to surfaces or physics objects. By using your grip and learning to pull your upper body, you will navigate through the caves,
dangerous gaps, and physical puzzles.
As you explore the caves, you can place down different markers which will help map out which routes are either unexplored, dangerous, unnecessary, or correct. Each time you get stuck and restart, these markers will remain in the cave as a guide for your next run as a new cave diver. The only way to lose is to give up.
Right on schedule, Red Barrels has released “Project Boneyard” for The Outlast Trials. Available for free on PC and consoles for all current owners of The Outlast Trials, Reagents are thrown into Murkoff’s latest correctional nightmare, where authority is currency, punishment is policy, and riot makes way for revenge.
Sergeant Leland Coyle returns in a prominent new role for the season’s new Trial, Locksock the Warden. Sporting a brand new hat and an old appetite for control, Coyle is ready to inject more of his “cruel and unusual” style into the prison population.
As noted last week, Project Boneyard brings with it a new Trial, a new environment in the Prison Farm, new challenges, and a new Ex-Pop in The Biter.
Arms removed to prevent further self-harm, Biters are universal sadists, still capable of grievous harm with their mechanically enforced jaws. Though Biters are kept chained by the neck for safety, Reagents should approach with caution, as their augmented legs gift them with unexpected velocity.
Also part of the content is a new Deluxe Catalog, filled with 10 pages of new exclusive cosmetic items for Reagents looking to express themselves under Murkoff-approved supervision. The Deluxe Catalog is permanently available, allowing you to unlock items at whatever pace suits you.
Players can also partake in the game’s first limited-time Community Event in the Blood Drive. Blood Extractors have been installed in multiple Trial Environments, and Reagents are strongly encouraged to donate generously. Designed as a community-wide event, Blood Drive is Murkoff’s blood supply for an upcoming project. Every contribution helps advance the collective goal. As the community reaches new milestones, additional rewards will be unlocked for all participating Reagents. However, a minimum donation will be required within the trial environment to qualify for claiming event rewards.
The Outlast Trials is available on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store, PlayStation, and Xbox.
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