Developer Rat Cliff Games has a new first-person survival horror title on the way later this year on Steam with Among Ashes. And to get the buzz going, they’ve announced a demo will be released on April 15 as part of Steam’s FPS Fest.
Among Ashes is described as a metafictional horror title about a haunted video game and the disturbing story behind its creation. It’s the early 2000s, it’s rainy, and your friend has sent you a link to a horror game that he found online called “Night Call”. However, as you play the game, strange things start happening in your apartment, as you find yourself haunted by the dark entities that have latched on to the game. It’s up to you to try and unravel the mystery behind “Night Call” and its creator.
Among Ashes furthers the meta route by featuring a neat framing device, in which players will experience a full retro-inspired first-person survival horror game within another first-person horror game. That’s in addition to several unique presentation touches, mechanics and puzzles that bring you back to the glory days of early 2000s gaming.
As for the demo itself, it offers up a 30-minute taste of the game’s opening sequence, in which players will download “Night Call” from an unsettling message board post (remember those?), explore the labyrinthian halls of Stoker Manor, before coming face-to-face with the horrors that lie within.
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