Gamers that devour video games like Resident Evil and Management alike, to not point out the just-released Alan Wake 2, ought to preserve their eyes on an indie that popped up on Steam lately: Crow Nation. It is an indie horror sport with that imprecise aesthetic of the PSX period that channels the likes of not simply the early survival horror like Resident Evil, however the extra esoterically unusual and scientific scares of video games like Parasite Eve.
Thus, the sport description: “The yr is 1990. Edward Crow has disappeared. The proprietor of ‘Crow Nation’, he has not been seen since he unexpectedly shut down his park two years in the past. The silence is damaged when a mysterious younger lady named Mara Forest ventures into the guts of the deserted theme park to be able to discover him.”
The screenshots and trailer characteristic each stumbling, zombie-like enemies in addition to distended organic horrors. “Crow Nation’s story explores reckless human greed and the thought of an unforgivable sin,” say the builders. It will additionally characteristic an Exploration Mode the place you are not attacked, for many who fairly love tales like this however do not love survival horror gameplay.
I am discovering the trailer and screenshots interesting as a result of they’ve a lot the identical aesthetic as the unique Remaining Fantasy 7. On prime of that, nonetheless, they’re very effectively filtered—the fog, pixelation, and lighting add to the aesthetic slightly than undermine it or conceal technical limitations. Plus, one screenshot has a pleasant map of the theme park that suggests a sort of map sport that has you retreat acquainted floor again and again. An interesting idea to me.
Developed by indie studio SFB Video games, Crow Nation does not have a launch date but—it is simply listed as Coming Quickly on Steam. SFB beforehand developed video games like Hang-out the Home, Detective Grimoire. SFB can also be behind Tangle Tower, which we have referred to as among the finest detective video games on PC and which you’ll learn a bit extra about right here.
You’ll find Crow Nation on Steam. It does not but have a launch date.
