Robot Invader Releases Teaser for Dead Secret

Robot Invader released a teaser for a new horror game they’re working on, Dead Secret .

. That might be surprising for some, given that Robot Invader is known for mobile games likeand the Wind-Up Knight games. Not exactly terrifying stuff, but console horror fans might know the name of Robot Invader’s head honcho, Chris Pruett. The man is responsible for running a site called Chris’ Survival Horror Quest, which attempts to catalogue every single console horror game ever released (including Japanese games), and has been doing so for over ten years. The man is an encyclopedia of horror games and ways to frighten people, so when he throws his hat into the ring for a scary game, genre fans should take notice.

There is little information available about the game in the teaser as of yet, though. It shows an unknown character exploring the house in first person, walking through it in broad daylight. The player grabs a key, showing a neat interface where the dialogue clings to the surface near the object interacted with. The player then walks through a few more locations, including a room that contains four Japanese noh masks on the wall. Fatal Frame fans will feel a little jolt of recognition for these masks, as they are used in one of the final acts of that game to navigate a puzzle. As to whether they are a nod to the game or a hint of something else, is unclear. Is it a clue about some horrible things to come? After that, the player goes out a window and tumbles off the roof.

It’s not very much to go on, but having been reading Pruett’s various studieson different horror games and on the minute detailsthat go into them, I have a feeling this will be the beginning of something great. On top of that, the game is heading to the Samsung Gear VR and other VR units, looking to really immerse players in terror. Given his recent studies in VR and horror, it seems safe to say that Pruett and Robot Invader are poised to drop something truly horrifying on genre fans.