Dream Daddy builders announce psychological horror recreation Homebody

The YouTube channel Sport Grumps branched out into recreation growth to create Dream Daddy: A Dad Courting Simulator again in 2017 — a recreation which appeared shallow and foolish at first, however proved to have stunning depth. Now the workforce is again with a follow-up title revealed by Rogue Video games that appears very completely different referred to as Homebody.

Homebody is a psychological horror recreation that takes inspiration from ’80s slasher movies, however it additionally seems to be impressed by each basic survival horror titles and a more recent wave of low-poly, narrative-heavy titles.

The participant takes on the function of Emily, who’s trapped in a home filled with mysterious puzzles. Nevertheless, issues clearly get surreal fairly quick. The mysteries appear to maneuver past the confines of the home and into Emily’s reminiscences and mindscapes. In line with the sport’s synopsis, the participant is tasked with “avoiding the killer, fixing the puzzles, and making dialogue choices.” The enemy AI and participant dialogue selections are each designed to create distinctive experiences throughout a number of playthroughs.

Homebody is “coming quickly” to consoles and PC through the Epic Video games Retailer and Steam. There aren’t a variety of concrete particulars out there within the preliminary announcement, however that is sensible because it looks as if the narrative of the theme is intentionally opaque and twisting. The sport is a giant, 180-degree pivot from Dream Daddy, however it’ll be fascinating to see how the workforce’s expertise with the courting sim carries over to a very completely different style.

Correction (Might 25): A earlier model of this text misstated that Rogue Video games collaborated on Dream Daddy. Homebody is its first challenge with Sport Grumps. We’ve edited the article to mirror this.