Video Games
‘Still Wakes the Deep’ Launches Today on PC, Consoles [Trailer]
The long wait is over. The Chinese Room and publisher Secret Mode’s first-person narrative horror title Still Wakes the Deep is available today on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series and PC via Steam. The customary launch trailer gets right to the point with showing glimpses of the aquatic horror that awaits players, set to Maggie MacInnes‘ haunting “Fath Mo Mhulaid a Bhith Ann” (“Being here has caused my sorrow”).
Set aboard the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland in the North Sea in 1975, Still Wakes the Deep has players fighting for their lives while they’re stalked by an unknowable horror that has come aboard. As Cameron “Caz” McLeary (voiced by Alec Newman), players will navigate the collapsing rig, desperately searching for a way home.
Still Wakes the Deep is a return to the first-person narrative horror genre from The Chinese Room, creator of critically acclaimed games such as Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs, Everybody’s Gone to the Rapture, and Dear Esther. They’re also currently at work on Paradox Interactive’s long-awaited Vampire: The Masquerade – Bloodlines 2.
And just in case you missed it, check out Harrison’s review of Still Wakes the Deep, which he refers to as one of the best horror games released this year, evoking the claustrophobic chaos of Neil Marshall’s The Descent “in the best possible way”.
With Joshua John Miller‘s The Exorcism hitting theaters today (read Meagan’s review), it only seems appropriate that PC players will be doing a little exorcism work with Alawar and developer lonch.me’s upcoming adventure title Exiler. Slated to launch next year on Steam, Exiler has you trapping demons while uncovering an overarching mystery against a stylized comic book backdrop.
Exiler puts you in the shoes of Adam Wayne, an exorcist and private detective tasked with performing occult rituals and casting demons out of possessed people. To do so, you’ll be experimenting with different combinations of exorcist tools during rituals, all the while experiencing the weight of your choices as you race to save as many souls as possible on your path to salvation.
Said tools include various traps, combined with a variety of implements and unique cleansing rites for different types of evil spirits. You’ll need to complete as many rituals as possible to increase the chances of salvation.
Exiler‘s story and action are told through the game’s comic-like graphics as you navigate through 39 levels across three locations as you solve puzzles through side scrolling and point & click gameplay. Complete side quests to uncover new narrative moments that delve into Wayne’ past.
Currently, Exiler has an Open Playtest available for you to try the game. You can also keep up to date with the game’s progress via the official Alawar Discord.
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