For those longing for the return of classic text-based adventure games, Weekend Games and developer Canteen Games has your answer with their newly-announced sci-fi horror game Remote Control. Touted as “Alien: Isolation meets Severance“, the game has you using your keyboard in the classic Zork style of play.
Remote Control centers around a deep-space spacecraft, which has gone mysteriously silent. The crew is dead, the incident is undocumented and the only way to uncover the truth is by using a series of human “proxies” controlled by you via a terminal in a far-off (and safe) location.
You’ll issue typed commands through the terminal interface, forcibly directing proxies to navigate the ship, investigate objects, and discover the events that led to the disaster. You’ll get 12 attempts to discover the truth. Each human has unique qualities and traits which can aid or abet your mission. Just remember, their death is permanent. Your proxies are also unable to completely resist your commands, though there may sometimes be a little pushback…
Drawing inspiration from Alien: Isolation’s sustained dread and the dehumanizing psychological horror of Severance, Remote Control blends typing-driven gameplay that feels reminiscent of classic text-based adventure games, merged with recent hits like Mouthwashing and No, I’m Not a Human.