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A gore-obsessed loner seeking illicit tapes is captured in the Appalachian woods and fights a gang of killers with scavenged tools.
Released 23 Jan 2025
Scavenge Makeshift Weapons
Kick Enemies Into Hazards
Photograph Gore to Heal
A first person melee horror game where you use rusty tools to brutalize a gang of serial torturers in the remote Appalachian Forest.
Developed by David Szymanski · Published by David Szymanski
A troubled loner follows rumors of illicit snuff recordings to an abandoned cabin near Butcher’s Creek, Pennsylvania. Captured by a gang of torturers, he must fight his way through their hideouts to survive.
Combat takes place at close range with scavenged tools such as hammers, pipes, axes, and box cutters. You can block and kick enemies, throw objects, and use environmental hazards; photographing gruesome scenes restores health.
Explore decaying rural and industrial locations, find keys and videotapes, and read notes that add context to the unsettling setting. Videotapes also serve as save points, while the camera ties the protagonist’s fixation on gore to survival.
Players who enjoy the game often praise its grim, oppressive atmosphere, unsettling sound and music, and brutal, weighty melee fights. Some also like its dark humor and concise pace. Other reviews find the combat repetitive or the enemy AI weak, and several wish the campaign were longer.
A troubled loner with a hunger for cinematic gore finds himself on the other side of the camera when rumors of authentic snuff videotapes lead him to an abandoned cabin near Butcher's Creek, Pennsylvania. What starts as illicit urban exploration becomes a fight for survival when he's captured by a gang of sadistic killers. Now his only option is to pick up a box cutter, a hammer, a pickaxe, or whatever else is at hand, and unleash a little video violence of his own.
Use hammers, axes, pipes, 2x4s, box cutters, and more to brutalize anything that stands between you and freedom
When all else fails, the level itself can be a weapon. Kick props into enemies, or enemies into environment hazards.
Photograph gruesome murder scenes to fulfill your dark desires and regain lost health
Explore decaying farmhouses, collapsing factories, and seedy strip clubs in a forgotten corner of the Appalachian Forest
Experience a unique aesthetic combining the gritty shot-on-video look of found footage with the photosourced visual style of Source Engine games
An exercise in genuine audio/visual atmospheric discomfort
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| Platforms | Windows |
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| Controller support | Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| Demo | View demo on Steam |
| DLC / extras | 1 listed on Steam |
