Solo developer Markus Neuert has just announced his debut game Dead of Darkness under the label Retrofiction Games. Dead of Darkness is an indie pixel art survival horror game inspired by Resident Evil, Eternal Darkness, and Clive Barker’s Undying. You play as investigator Miles Windham tasked to help the local police on a missing persons case on Velvet Island. He realizes the residents of the island begin to act strangely and something sinister begins to surface!
See below for some key features of the game:
Complex, multi-layered narrative. Meet more than 15 characters over the course of the game - each with their own story that revolves around the terrible secrets of Velvet Island.
Challenging survival-horror. Resources are scarce, your inventory is limited, and danger lurks around every corner. Plan your routes carefully if you want to survive.
Intense hallucinations. Each enemy encounter takes a toll on your mental state. The lower your mental state, the stronger the hallucinations you will experience - some will even blur the distinction between reality and fiction.
Relentless enemies. 13 different enemies are hungry for your flesh, and some of them will stalk you relentlessly. Fight them, run from them, or use your wits to outsmart them.
Become a detective. Search your environment, inspect items and read documents in order to unlock clues. Use these clues to reveal hidden troves or unlock secret passageways.
Dead of Darkness is coming PC via Steam sometime in 2023. You can wishlist the game now on Steam to support the developer!
