Description

A classic survival-horror experience set in a fictional universe where the invisible hand of unspeakable horrors is turning humanity into a fleeting memory. Enter the world of THE KING IN THE SHADES and rid this decaying world of the curse of Gods.

A classic late-90s / early 2000s narrative driven survival-horror game, set in a fictional universe full of century old mysteries to uncover.

You play as Douglas Hayles, the one who bears the mark of the king of shades and tasked with an impossible mission that cannot be achieved within a single lifespan.

Features

• Choose both the combat and puzzle difficulty according to your preferences.
• Cinematic fixed camera level design.
• Classic tank controls movement system.
• Limited supplies and inventory space.
• Limited amount of lives per play-through, every decision you make has a cost.
• In real-time resource management, preparation before every engagement is key to survival.

History

Introduction and beginnings

THE KING IN THE SHADES; a classic survival-horror inspired by the games of it's genre between the late-90s and earlier 2000s, officially began its development in October of 2018.

Development process as of today

The project went through a one year prototyping phase, where three common playing perspectives were tested, third-person over the shoulder perspective, first person perspective and what was ultimately decided which is the commonly known fixed-camera design of many 90s video-games that was intended to overcome the technical graphic bottlenecks of that time.
This was a great complement for the game as it allows to enhance the storytelling and potency of the horror which are one of the central pillars of the it's design and value proposition.

The major part of the development progress was achieved in the last year and a half when it's creator/developer sp1r1t_d1tch had all the production pipelines, workflow, development experience and game design decisions set in place for the rest of the development to procceed smoothly.

Current state

The game is currently in early access under heavy development with a demo of the first level ready to try for all interested parties.