Publisher(s) Paranoid Productions Developer Paranoid Productions Director Richard Rouse III | Release Q1 2017 Genre Action-adventure game Mode Single-player video game | |
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Platforms PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Microsoft Windows, Macintosh operating systems Similar What Remains of Edith Finch, Loot Rascals, Flinthook, Xing: The Land Beyond, Psychonauts in the Rhombus | ||
The church in the darkness teaser trailer ps4
The Church in the Darkness is an upcoming single-player action-adventure video game directed by Richard Rouse III and developed by his company Paranoid Productions. It is scheduled to release in early 2017.
Contents
- The church in the darkness teaser trailer ps4
- The church in the darkness 1st gameplay with commentary
- Premise
- Development
- References
The church in the darkness 1st gameplay with commentary
Premise
The game's plot arises from Rouse's lifelong fascination with cults. He was already aware that big companies would shy away from a controversial cult-based game. So, he formed his own indie video game company, Paranoid Productions to make his dream project. Rouse has been a fan of "open-narrative" games since the mid-'80s and he was "stunned" to see the many popular games of 2016 with fixed narratives. The game has been said to have "very obvious echoes of Jonestown". Rouse was particularly intrigued by the Source family, a spiritual commune in the late 1960s which was situated in the Hollywood Hills.
Development
The Church in the Darkness is an "action-infiltration" game set inside a religious cult in the 1970s. The game revolves about an ex-law enforcement officer named Vic who attempts to get inside an isolated religious colony called "Freedom Town" to check in on his sister's son, Alex. The leaders, Isaac and Rebecca Walker of the "Collective Justice Mission", preach socialism and sustainable agricultural living in a Christian society. They are voiced by the couple, John Patrick Lowrie and Ellen McLain. The story unfolds through Isaac and Rebecca's regular updates on the camp's public announcement system.
The Church in the Darkness is a procedurally generated game and each start changes people's allegiances, beliefs and camp layout.
The game is expected to be launched in early 2017 for PC (Steam), Mac OS, PlayStation 4 and Xbox One.
