


Each survivor will have their own backstory, explaining how they ended up in Cypress Ridge, as well as their own unique skills that will allow them to make their way through the city. Characters from previous Outbreak games will be returning in Shades of Horror, and will also have their origin stories revealed. “We are over the moon that the style of gaming we grew up with will be available for a new generation to learn and enjoy.”Ī love letter to Survival Horror games in the late 1990s and early 2000s, Shades of Horror centres on a cast of survivors as they fight to escape the city of Cypress Ridge during the early days of the zombie apocalypse. “We are in awe of the tremendous support from our community of survivors! We feel so privileged to be able to develop Shades of Horror for them and bring retro style gaming to next-gen consoles,” say Evan & Julia Wolbach, co-founders of Dead Drop Studios. Those Kickstarter stretch goals for Shades of Horror include things such as cross-platform multiplayer, AI survivor teammates, additional content like Operation: Rabid Wolf and an Ironman mode, and what’s referred to as the Dinobreak expansion pack (for you Dino Crisis fans). The devs have now rolled out the stretch goals for the campaign, which has raised over $68,000 USD so far with 14 days to go. Well, except for the killing and the gore part.ĭead Drop Studios has announced that their Kickstarter campaign for the upcoming Outbreak: Shades of Horror has reached its funding goal. You’ll have to use your slo-mo power to avoid bullets while also returning fire in some Matrix-esque (or is that Max Payne-esque?) scenes that could be described as beautiful. You apparently also don’t reload, since you’ll be grabbing your victim’s guns and using them in lieu of ammo pickups.Īnd yes, much like Hotline Miami, you’ll die in The Cleaner. As the Steam page says, there’s no cliché storyline, and no cutscenes. There’s really not much more to it than that. The story for The Cleaner is pretty simple: You are a cleaner that has the unique power of slowing down time (a la Superhot). As you can see from the trailer below, The Cleaner proudly touts that it’s a delightful mix of John Wick, Superhot and Hotline Miami. Well, thanks to Dystopia Corp, you’ll get your chance later this week when their “die ‘n’ retry” FPS The Cleaner releases on Steam. Let’s be honest: Being John Wick would be awesome.
