Steam It never seems to disappoint when it comes to horror games. That's not literally true, of course – Valve's digital store has a lot of junky, unpleasant, and downright weird horror games. But that essential originality and verve, often from single developers or small studios, is what makes the PC horror space special.
And every now and then, a horror game on Steam becomes so popular that it becomes totemic: other developers get a spark of inspiration from these titles, and countless homages and shameless clones are published in the years that follow. A recent example of this phenomenon is sports The iron lungwhose simple, one-room premise proved to be a surprisingly effective, horror player through its nuanced, open-ended story and thick, eerie tone. Of course, you can argue that something like Five Nights at Freddy'swho or even thin Simple, short horror games may have helped fill the formula years ago, but still, The iron lung Clearly stands to be memorable and impressive. Whether it is deliberately pursued The iron lungLeadership or not, has just been revealed Lead Coffin From solo developer Julien Dusan, it's certainly reminiscent of this one, though it trades a submarine on an alien planet for a tank during World War 1.
The lead coffin looks like a tense, claustrophobic nightmare
Lead Coffin is about the horrors of WWI chemical warfare
Although it was overshadowed by the devastating nuclear weapons of WW2, the advent of some form of chemical warfare during WW1 should not be overlooked. WW1 marked the first documented use of mustard gas, a thick smoke made from, among other chemicals, sulfur and chlorine or bromine. Its main effect is causing severe skin irritation on contact. If inhaled, it can also cause blisters in the lungs, leading to a particularly painful death. To those soldiers in the trenches, mustard gas was like a monster, an impossible, unimaginable threat never seen before.
Mustard gas is not technically a gas, but rather a fine smoke. This is an important distinction because, unlike proper gas, this chemical weapon can soak through clothing, making preventative measures more challenging.
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What is this terrifying technological development? Lead Coffin Built around. The player-character is trapped, alone, in a tank when mustard gas surrounds him. Inside the gas is a hulking monster tracking him, and he must evade the tank through the literal fog of war. Of course, there's always the chance that this monster is just a manifestation of the hero's stress or trauma. Like the best psychological horror games, Lead Coffin The player seems to want to doubt his intuition.
More than just creepy, Lead Coffin can say something meaningful
It's always fascinating and frustrating how there is so much war-themed media out there, especially in the world of gaming, but so few war movies, games, and TV shows that actually say anything compelling or powerful about the subject. Often, these stories are more about heroism and ambitious, high ideals, but war is often not like that. For those who live through it, it is often terrifying, cruel and brutal. Mustard gas is a good example of this extreme, dark ugliness: even at the time of its creation, it was universally viewed as a barbaric and cowardly weapon for its sheer, isolated destructiveness. Like games Specific Ops: LineImprove this nightmarish violence, with its infamous white phosphorus scene, which is often glossed over by the mainstream war media.
I don't know how Lead Coffin It will be felt to play, but its bold base already says a lot. It is not every day that we encounter games about war, and it is even less often that these stories are combined with unique gameplay. Also mentioned above Specific Ops: Line Mostly plays like a standard shooter. hopefully, Lead Coffin's focused mechanics will elevate its painful subject matter.
