New Indie 'Do Not Play' Seems to be Like A Scarier Model Of Inscryption

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Do Not Play is a brand new indie recreation described as a part of the “psychological horror” style
The sport options horrifying audio and visuals with a “misplaced media” environment
Developed by Japanese studios, it’s set for launch in 2026 and anticipated by many

Inscryption was considered one of 2021’s greatest video video games. It was nominated for 2 awards at that yr’s Recreation Awards and picked up quite a few different awards and nominations, together with Recreation of the 12 months on the Recreation Builders Convention. It was famous for subverting participant expectations as the sport frequently swapped genres, whereas FMV scenes added to the creepy story.

Mouthwashing spaceship cockpit lit up in red with bloodied seat and monitors all showing an eyeball

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Final yr’s Mouthwashing is maybe the sport that almost all intently resembles Inscryption’s uneasy feeling, however a newly introduced title, “Do Not Play”, often is the excellent treatment for these in search of extra FMV-style horror.

Do Not Play Introduced As New “Psychological Horror” Indie Recreation

Do Not Play’s trailer is greatest skilled, moderately than described, so we have embedded it above, however it’s stuffed with horrifying audio, photos, and voiceover, alongside some nice 2000s-esque Home windows XP visuals, becoming its “misplaced media” environment.

The sport is described on Steam as “a point-and-click horror journey. Even when you attain the ‘reality’ that lies past taking part in, we take no accountability for any phenomena that happen there. Please deal with with excessive warning.” It looks like it can take cues from Inscryption’s genre-bending motion, with the builders saying, “Varied sorts of browser video games have appeared, corresponding to illustrations, images, movies, pixel artwork, and web sites.”

On YouTube, the style is listed as “a recreation you have to not play” and it says the sport is managed by “fingers”…

Apparently, the YouTube video hyperlinks to a Twitter account that has been suspended for violating the platform’s guidelines. It is unclear whether or not it is a advertising and marketing tactic, however it appears to suit the theme of the sport.

Do Not Play is being developed by Japanese studios Scrap and Fahrenheit 213, which was based by Destiny/Grand Order producer Yosuke Shiokawa. The sport is scheduled for launch in some unspecified time in the future in 2026, and it is already close to the highest of my most anticipated checklist.