Black The Fall is the latest Square Enix Collective game that's also the debut venture of the Bucharest-based Sand Sailor Studio.
Black The Fall portrays themes of surveillance, oppression and totalitarianism against a muted palette which is reminiscent of Playdead's similarly structured indie hit Inside. Here's some of that in motion:
This plays out in stealthy set pieces whereby players are tasked with avoiding detection from cameras, guards and hostile dogs—which keep the otherwise obedient population in check.
Diaconescu continues: "That means players have to make use of the kind of tactics people who survived that era mastered—manipulation and stealth. The intentionally melancholic atmosphere also has a role to play here, and that’s something we’ve rendered in detail through image and sound. We’ve put no text or dialogue into the game at all—the story is told through experiences in play."
Black The Fall is available now for £10.99/$14.99 via the Humble Store.
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