Software:Asylum (upcoming video game)
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| Developer(s) | Senscape |
| Publisher(s) | Senscape |
| Designer(s) | Agustín Cordes |
| Engine | Unreal Engine 4 |
| Platform(s) | Microsoft Windows OS X Linux iOS |
| Genre(s) | Survival horror |
| Mode(s) | Single-player |
Asylum is an upcoming horror video game developed by Senscape, an independent video game developer located in Buenos Aires, Argentina . The game is being authored by Agustín Cordes, who previously designed the game Scratches for the now-defunct developer Nucleosys.[1] Taking place in a fictional insane asylum called the Hanwell Mental Institute, players will be able to fully explore the institute, which is partially based on elements of real asylums.[2] The game will have "twisty storytelling" and "horrifying revelations", and an atmosphere-focused style of horror, much like Scratches.[3]
The game was officially announced on July 9, 2010 after a previous viral marketing campaign that involved a series of online videos posted on YouTube alleged to be posted by an escaped inmate called Leonard Huntings. A fake website for the Hanwell Mental Institute was also created.[4] The first official screenshots were posted on August 12, 2011.
On January 29, 2013, Agustín Cordes opened a Kickstarter campaign to raise US$100,666, which would be used to accelerate the game's development.[5] On February 28, 2013, it successfully raised US$119,426, thus securing additional fundings to port the game to iPad and Android.[6]
References
- ↑ "Senscape unveils the Asylum". Gnomes Lair. 2010-07-09. http://www.gnomeslair.com/2010/07/senscape-unveils-asylum.html.
- ↑ "Senscape Unveils New Horror Game, Asylum". Survival Horror Online. 2010-07-14. http://survivalhorroronline.com/2010/07/14/senscape-unveils-new-horror-game-asylum/.
- ↑ "Interview with Agustin Cordes (lead developer of Scratches)". http://videogamepotpourri.blogspot.com/2012/12/interview-with-agustin-cordes-lead.html.
- ↑ "Senscape Names It's Highly Anticipated Horror Game, Asylum". PCGamersWorld. 2010-07-14. http://www.pcgamersworld.com/2010/07/senscape-names-its-highly-anticipated-horror-game-asylum/.
- ↑ "Asylum's Kickstarter page". http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/agustincordes/asylum-kickstart-the-horror.
- ↑ "Update #30 - The Esoteric Order of Dagon Wants YOU!". http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/agustincordes/asylum-kickstart-the-horror/posts/626451.
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