Since we all know that Bloober Team are no strangers to fear-inducing. >observer_ takes everything they learned from the horror hit, Layers of Fear. So the Polish indie crew have honed their technique for the >observer_. Yet the debut of the highly revered horror games taking a bit of time making it’s way to Linux.
Since we reached out to Aspyr Media yesterday, October 18th, 2017. Today we finally have the official news. >observer_ will be making a Linux debut on October 24th, 2017.
“ >observer_ Confirmed for Tuesday the 24th!”
Which will mark further epic releases in time for Halloween. So thanks to Aspyr’s hard work, we will see a native build just in time.
“If you played our first game, Layers of Fear. You know that we make a different kind of horror. Something a bit more cerebral, emotional, and psychological. We like to call it ‘hidden horror’. We think of hidden horror as a subgenre. There are a million different types of action games out there. But you don’t see that kind of diversity in horror games. Most horror games are designed completely around survival.”
>observer_ introduces players to a frightening concept. So how would it feel if your fears could be weaponized against you? Det. Daniel Lazarski is an “Observer”; part of a corporate-funded, specialized police unit. With full legal clearance to tap directly into a target’s mind via neural implant. A cryptic message from your estranged son sets you on a journey. Also putting you int the drug-ridden Class C slums of Krakow, Poland. As you hack into the minds of criminals and victims alike to uncover the truth of the mysterious communique, you are forced into a surreal landscape of the resident’s darkest fears.
>observer_ Launch Trailer:
https://youtu.be/M-10n_U6FeQ?rel=0&showinfo=
>observer_ holds the same fantastic pacing of Layers Of Fear. Whileusing modern themes to illustrate a society where hacking people’s nightmares is a reality. The game questions the moral implications of using people’s most guarded memories as weapons. Delve into people’s most disturbing internal struggles. Since you will find the answers you seek, as the game releases soon on Linux.
Seek and solve clues to help rid the city of its seedy underbelly in a futuristic, Blade Runner-esque narrative.
>observer_ Features
- Hack into the twisted minds of criminals and their victims as you traverse a surreal landscape, uncovering meaning behind imagery
- Unique cyberpunk setting, as players find themselves in 2084 AD, Krakow, Poland
- Genre-defining “hidden horror” gameplay in an unsettling, dark atmosphere, placing an emphasis on deeper primal terror over jump scares
So for anyone who does not own >observer_ yet. The games available via Steam, Humble Store and but no Linux on GOG, yet. Which releases for Linux on October 24th, 2017, and already available for Windows.