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Phantom Line, the “paranormal SWAT” shooter from former Cyberpunk and Bioshock devs, has a time-limited demoAvailable until the 18th of June
Available until the 18th of June
Image credit:Antistatic Studios
Image credit:Antistatic Studios
Phantom Line - Reveal Trailer - Join the paranormal SWATWatch on YouTube
Phantom Line - Reveal Trailer - Join the paranormal SWAT
If you don’t want to go through the hassle of joining and downloading the demo based on the scant details from the trailer, YouTuber ENFANT TERRIBLE has uploaded an entire 50 minute session. I have no idea who they are, though, so while I’m sure they’re lovely, don’t come to me if it turns out they barbecue babies for fun or something.
PHANTOM LINE Exclusive Gameplay Demo | New NUCLEAR SHOOTER like STALKER 2 in Unreal Engine 5Watch on YouTube
PHANTOM LINE Exclusive Gameplay Demo | New NUCLEAR SHOOTER like STALKER 2 in Unreal Engine 5
The game looks to be stuffed with creepy pasta and conspiracy theory-esque paranormal shenanigans. Back when the game was called Hornet,Edwin wroteabout its ARG marketing campaign, which included a ‘found footage’ video and amock conspiracy theorywebsite named AnomaLeaks. I must say, I do enjoy this sort of thing. Does anyone remember those choose your adventure books you’d get with audio tapes and other paraphernalia where you’d have to piece the story together? There was a semi-famous one with werewolves, I believe.
Phantom Line does not, at time of writing, appear to feature werewolves, and looks to be going more for slow build, exploration, horror-with-mates vibes. But what it lacks in big dogs, it makes up for in pedigree. The line-up at Antistatic include former Cyberpunk 2077 writer Lukasz Ludkowski and Kris Teper, former Bioshock series lead environment artist. I’ve also just noticed they’ve described the studio as “committed to…the immersive sim genre.” And now I’m suddenly extremely interested, mark for piling crates on top of each other that I am.
