Steeped in deep-sea terror and crushing claustrophobia, Krufs Productions has unleashed their unforgiving old-school survival horror title Heavy Metal Death Can to Steam. As an added incentive, you can pick the game up with a 10% launch discount from now until June 4.
Taking place in an alternate history 1970s Cold War submarine Domherren in the depths of the Norwegian Sea, you must fight to stay alive against your fallen crew, their corpses controlled by the insidious Sludge. As you do so, you must also work to find survivors and uncover the mystery behind the Sludge.
“We can’t wait to see what players will think about the game! We hope it will be something that will challenge them, occasionally scare them, but most importantly bring them nostalgic joy for a genre that we feel still has a lot to offer,” says Krufs Productions Founder and Creative, Tobias Karlsson. “Heavy Metal Death Can is an honest expression of two 30-something misfits following their creative impulses for better or worse because nobody is there to tell them otherwise.”
Much like titles such as Crow Country, Heavy Metal Death Can is inspired by the style of early console classics. The game sports the classic fixed camera angles and tank controls (with optional modernized controls). It’s also not for the lackadaisical. Resource management and high-stakes decision-making are required, as the Sludge isn’t a threat you can simply shoot your way through. Every bullet must be carefully considered.
Heightening the tension is the game’s distorted soundtrack and unnerving audio design, ensuring players that they’re never truly safe, even in silence.