The team at Variable State has more to say about their upcoming sci-fi horror title Deepest Fear since its initial reveal last December. The devs have dropped an all-new developer sneak-peek at the Future Games Show, demonstrating the game’s claustrophobia, as well as offering up developer commentary from Game Director at Variable State, Jonathan Burroughs.
The immersive sim/Metroidvania hybrid forces players to contend with and manipulate real time fluid simulations whilst combatting enemies which spawn from any water source. The developers are hoping to build a spiritual successor to System Shock 2 and 2017’s Prey, but also one which is highly unique and original.
Channeling the spirit of iconic and subversive 1980s horror action films such as John Carpenter’s The Thing, The Fly and The Abyss, Deepest Fear puts players in the role of Dr. Danni Carroll and into the labyrinthine depths of Neptune, a retro-futuristic facility hiding secrets and dangerous truths. Trapped far from rescue, Danni must contend with hostile creatures that spawn from water sources, a failing infrastructure, and shifting, submerged environments that change with each moment. As a result, players must harness their wits and an arsenal of tools to uncover the mysteries surrounding a project masterminded by Danni’s estranged father.
The immersive sim brings to life a new kind of terror as water itself becomes a living threat, with real-time fluid simulation allowing nightmarish entities to emerge from any water source or submerged space within the hermetic confines of the Neptune facility. Players will also have to contend with the environment itself, as you can flood and take in water at any moment, sweeping you away with unpredictable currents and plunging you into the suffocating depths.
Deepest Fear is currently available to wishlist on Steam.
