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Hollowbody<\/em> was one of the standouts from Steam Next Fest earlier this year, and it\u2019s coming out real soon.<\/p>\n At a time when everyone is extremely nervous about the upcoming Silent Hill 2<\/em> remake<\/a>, Hollowbody<\/em> feels like a total throwback to that PlayStation era of survival horror. Set in a near-future dystopia, you play as a black market runner who crashes their flying car into a grim UK housing estate full of weird things going on.<\/p>\n The game is presented in a semi-retro style \u2014 \u201990s vibes on modern tech \u2014 and makes smart use of fixed camera angles to build tension. It has its own twists on classic survival-horror gameplay like logic puzzles and sporadic save points. There\u2019s not a ton in the way of combat, and apparently there will be options to dial back the action further to focus on creepy exploration instead.<\/p>\n Hollowbody <\/em>is a new project from Nathan Hamley, who aimed to create an entire game \u2014 story, art, code and even music \u2014 solo. He raised over $35,000 on Kickstarter<\/a> on the strength of his previous game, Chasing Static<\/em>,\u00a0<\/em>and a pretty compelling trailer and pitch.<\/em> Fom the Next Fest demo I played after reading a very positive writeup on VG247<\/em><\/a>, his singular focus on this project has kinda worked? Hopefully those backers are happy.<\/p>\n I\u2019m intrigued to see how the full game pans out \u2014 and there\u2019s not too long to wait. It\u2019ll be available on PC (Steam<\/a> or GOG<\/a>) on September 12.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n