Performing dental work on a shark not your thing? Indie studio Monitr has a close encounter of the cephalopod kind with their newly-announced survival horror title, Stow Away. Launching on Steam later this year, Stow Away has you aboard a drifting cargo ship as an aforementioned stowaway, where something has gone terribly wrong.
Inspired by Outlast and Still Wakes the Deep, players in Stow Away must navigate tight corridors, storm-soaked decks and lightless hulls while being hunted by something with tentacles and a inkling to get you. Unfortunately for you, you don’t have much of anything to defend yourself.
You can, however, take advantage of the maintenance shafts, and by slipping between containers, and scavenging what little the ship hasn’t already claimed. You must draw the creature away by causing distractions. In doing so, you must risk exposure to create those opportunities to eventually escape. You also have a lone voice from the bridge offering guidance.
All the while, you’ll learn the truth of what happened aboard the ship through logs, the environments themselves, and the echoes of those who didn’t make it.
And if you’re keen on learning more about Stow Away, you won’t have to wait long. The team is currently working hard at completing a demo that will be available in the coming months. Perhaps even for next month’s Steam Next Fest?