A former employee ofBloober Team, the Polish studio responsible for the indie horror hitsLayers of FearandThe Medium, has released a teaser for an upcoming game that is being created in Unreal Engine 5 and takes inspiration from the Hideo Kojima’sPT. WithBloober now working on the remake ofSilent Hill 2, all eyes are on the developer to see how it handles a modern reimagining of this iconic survival horror title.
Artur Łączkowski was a designer for Blooberbut made the call to leave the company in March 2022, citing personal reasons. Ironically, back in 2020, Łączkowski announced they were working on their own indie game that was inspired bySilent Hill, but sadly the project was cancelled shortly before it was due to be released. However, the developer is now back, and some information has come to light about a new game they’re working on, with a teaser really doling out the creep factor.
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As spotted by DSO Gaming, Łączkowski has announced a new survival horror title, their first game since leavingBloober Team. A trailer on YouTube says it’s being developed in Unreal Engine 5 and is inspired by Hideo Kojima/Guillermo del Toro’s cancelled game. In the teaser, viewers will see a dingy and bloodstained hallway, very similar to the one fromPT, before the camera pans into a side room, in which a young boy can be seen devouring what looks to be a dead body. In a post on Twitter, the designer said it took them a long time to “return to game development,” and while there are no further details about this upcoming project, not even a title, it will have some “big names” attached to it.
Despite being dropped by Konami in 2014,PTleft a lasting impression on the horror world, with a number of games molded by what Kojima and del Toro unleashed. Titles such asVisage,MADiSON, and evenResident Evil 7have leaned towards photorealistic visuals, combined with a foreboding sense of dread in a nightmarish world that takes place in a localized area.
Overall,horror gaming is in something of a golden age, with so many releases that have come and gone, with plenty more on the way. There are a lot of remakes to look forward to and also some new IPs on the horizon, and although very little is known about Łączkowski’s game, that just makes it all the more intriguing, especially for Blooberfans.
