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Play as a Wheelchair-Bound Mannequin in Upcoming VR Horror Title ‘A Wake Inn’
For those looking for some surreal VR horror, Polish developers VR Bros have quite the premise with their upcoming title, A Wake Inn. And yes, the wordplay is intentional. So, what is the premise, you ask? You assume the role of a wheelchair-bound mannequin that’s trapped in an art deco hotel filled with an army of living dolls.
In all seriousness, given that video games have had players assume countless identities since their very inception, being an abandoned mannequin that needs to find out who they are, why they ended up in the hotel, and just who the mysterious voice is that’s guiding them along their journey is par for the course.
If that wasn’t enough, players in A Wake Inn will have a unique method of transport. In order to move, players will have to sit in a chair (this is VR, after all), and using their controllers, move their arms as if they were pushing the wheels of the wheelchair. The players can move forward, backwards, and turn using this motion system.
A Wake Inn features puzzles and escape room-style gameplay elements, as well as giving the player a choice to engage in combat or use stealth instead. In all, VR Bros estimates that the game takes 5-6 hours to complete.
You can wishlist the game on Steam right now, which will support Valve Index, HTC Vive, Cosmos, Oculus Rift, and Windows MR. Expect A Wake Inn in Q1 2021.
Physical media fanatics can rejoice when it comes to The Chinese Room and publisher Secret Mode’s upcoming narrative horror game Still Wakes the Deep. Alongside the digital version of the game that’s set to launch on June 18 on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series, PlayStation owners will also be able to snag the physical version of Still Wakes the Deep on the same day.
Described as a welcome update for console players “whose greatest fear is the death of physical media,” the Still Wakes the Deep physical edition will be available from online and retail stores in North America and Europe. No word on if the Xbox Series will be getting the same treatment.
Sadly, there doesn’t appear to be any additional goodies with the physical disc. But, given that this guarantees you’ll have a copy of Still Wakes the Deep that you can pop into your console and play without the need to download it again, that’s a small price to pay.
Still Wakes the Deep takes place in 1975, where disaster has struck the Beira D oil rig off the coast of Scotland. You are one of the oil rig workers on the Beira D rig, fighting for his life through a vicious storm, perilous surroundings, and the dark, freezing North Sea waters. All lines of communication have been severed. All exits are gone. And something has snuck on board, leaving you to not only restore function to the rig, but also deal with the unknowable horror.
And keep an eye out for the upcoming mini documentary on Still Wakes the Deep, which is scheduled to arrive around April 30th.
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