3rd Eye Studios has announced the PC release date for Downward Spiral: Horus Station.
The spacewalking exploration game will launch for Windows PC (via Steam), with optional support for Oculus Rift with Touch, HTC Vive, and Windows Mixed Reality.
A PlayStation 4 version was also confirmed for a release sometime this summer.
Here’s a rundown on the game, via 3rd Eye Studios:
Downward Spiral: Horus Station lures players through a lost vessel abandoned by its crew. Solving the mystery of the space station will take wits and ingenuity as you fight or avoid dangers unknown. Use the ship’s maintenance hardware – like bolt throwers, rail guns, and arc welders to take out threats, solve puzzles and find the truth of why Horus Station has been left drifting in space.
Atmosphere and environmental storytelling are key to Downward Spiral: Horus Station. Players will have to piece together the mystery surrounding the derelict space station entirely through observation and interpretation, as the game eschews any dialogue or cinematics. Instead, the mood is maintained through a kitschy, 70s-inspired retro-chic aesthetic and an electronic ambient soundtrack composed by platinum selling HIM frontman Ville Valo.
3rd Eye Studios realizes that not everyone likes to play games the same way, so Downward Spiral: Horus Station features a raft of gameplay options to tailor the experience. Virtual Reality and motion control are supported for those who prefer that extra level of immersion, the game can be played entirely in single-player or co-op, and there’s even a game mode that removes combat entirely from the campaign for players who prefer a more relaxed, contemplative experience. In addition to Horus Station’s story campaign, there’s eight-player PvP and PvE multiplayer modes including Deathmatch, Horde and Survivor challenges.
“Combining the thought-provoking mysteries of sci-fi classics like 2001: A Space Odyssey and Solaris with interactive exploration has been a dream of ours for years, and we can’t wait for a whole new audience to experience Downward Spiral: Horus Station’s unique atmosphere and story,” said Gregory Louden, Lead Designer of 3rd Eye Studios. “While entirely captivating on a flat screen, Downward Spiral: Horus Station cranks the immersion up to 11 for those with PlayStation VR – especially if used in tandem with the PlayStation Move controllers!”
Key Features:
- Atmospheric and mysterious solo or two player online co-op zero-g sci-fi thriller
- A complete environmental storytelling experience without dialogue or cinematics
- Totally new way to experience movement in zero g
- Electronic ambient soundtrack composed by platinum selling HIM frontman Ville Valo
- Range of bolt throwers, rail guns, grappling magnets and electro magnetic devices to use against threats
- Optional Explorer mode that completely removes threats leaving the story and puzzles
- 8 player zero g deathmatch and horde modes
- Playable in Flat or VR mode
