Lies Beneath is a slick new VR title inspiršed by Silent Hill and Resident Evil, launching on Oculus Quest March 31 and Oculus Rift S April 14.
"Lies Beneath is a single-player survival horror game with a heavy dose of action! Something's gone horribly wrong in the sleepy town of Slumber, Alaska. Now, returning collź¦¦ege student Mae must fight to save her father (and her sanity) from the terrifying townsfolk and creepy creatures infecting her hometown. Experience a living comic book full of frightful scenarios as you uncover the secrets of Slumber… and Mae's past," reads the official description from .
Studio Drifter Entertainment previously developed Gunheart for the Oculus Rift. The Oculus-published Lies Beneath was designed specifically for the standalone Oculus Quest platform, but the dynamic art style looks gšreat despite the technical limitations of the portable hardware.
In an interview on the , Creative Director Brian Murphy elaborated about how classic survival horror games like Resident Evil and Sileš°nt Hill helped inspire Lies Beneath. "We loved how these types of games blend a master class in creepy mood setting, punctuated with teź¦rrifying action sequences that challenge and surprise you over and over," Murphy said.
Furthermore, you'll employ both ranged and melee attacks to down foes and solve puzzles to find important items, so gameplay should be familiar to survival horror fans. Audio Direį©į©į©į©į©į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©ā¤ā¤ā¤ā¤į©š±į©į©į©ctor Ken Kato goes on to say that onāØ top of the Resident Evil and Silent Hill influences, the art and sound design take influence from zombie movies and TV shows like The Walking Dead.
Murphy says the decision to develop Lies Beneath specifically for the Oculus Quest came from wanting a "visceral and active" combat system, which he figures is beš„tter suited to the cord-free Quest.
I'm really liking the art design here, and the classic survival horror influences are exciting. Wiš ·th the added immersion of VR hardware, Lies Beneath has thše potential to be truly terrifying. Fortunately, we don't have to wait long to find out.
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After earning an English degree from ASU, I workeź¦«d as a corporate copy editor while freelancing for places like SFX Magazine, Screen Rant, Game Revolution, and MMORPG on the side. I got my big break here in 2019 with a freelance news gig, and I was hired on as GamesRadar's west coast Staff Writer in 2021. That means I'm responsible for managing the site's western regional executive branch, AKA my home office, and writing about whatever horror game I'm too afraid to finish.
