Weāve known for a little while that The Astronauts, a studio made up of former members of Bulletstorm and Painkiller studio People Can Fly, was moving beyond their action pedigree to make their new game very different. Now weāve gotten a fresh taste of what itāll be, and I have to say, Iām intrigued.
The game will be called The Vanishing of Ethan Carter, and The Astronauts describe it as āa weird fiction horror gameā for PC. They revealed it a while back along with this teaser trailer:
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Sure, itās a hoary setup. But I still dig the whole thing, partly because itās such a dramatic change for the guys making the game and partly because Iām a sucker for this kind of King-influenced mystery shit.
Iāve also always thought a lot of Adrian Chmielarzāone third of The Astronauts and the man behind Bulletstormāand the fact that he wants to do such an extreme about-face, to ditch the big-budget scene and get creative, is good news. Heās always struck me to be a man who makes games with a great deal of conviction, and if he wants to turn that conviction onto a non-AAA-shooter game, Iām all for it. Iām looking forward to learning more.
