Sometimes the scariest is not a giant monster or an army of zombies. Instead, it can be something so believable and uncomplicated that it feels like it could happen to you one day. Take, for example, a new trailer for an upcoming bodycam horror game that’s going viral online. It just shows a weird woman and man looking for his dog, but the game’s graphics and bodycam perspective make it seem like a real clip you might stumble upon in some dark part of the internet.
Paranormal Stories is a new spooky game that was announced earlier this week and has since disappeared semi-viral on Twitter, thanks in large part to how bloody creepy and real it looks. You can check out the official trailer for the game below:
As explained on the developer’s Patreon page, Paranormal Stories (aka pt…get it…) is being developed by two friends inspired by games like Alien Isolation, Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and pt
Developed in Unreal Engine 5, the game will consist of different chapters, each presented as “lost footage” obtained by a group called the “Paranormal Tales Committee”. In each episode, players take on the role of the person wearing the bodycam and “experience” the action from their perspective, adding a sense of realism and voyeurism to the horror.
The developers say the game will definitely feature jump scares, fear, and maybe even spiders. According to the game’s official websiteeach chapter will be set in different locations and tell different spooky stories, like an anthology of terror.
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There is no release date for Paranormal Stories, although you can find the game on Steam and add it to your Wishlist. The developers say that this is a “long-term” project, which sounds like it might take a while for this game to come out and be playable.
Earlier this month, another previously untitled first-person shooter bodycam game, went viral on Twitter. Could bodycam games be the next big horror and action genre? We will see…