Brookhaven Hospital gets all the credit, but for me, one of the scariest locations in Team Silent’s peerless original series is the train station in Silent Hill 3. Deserted, quiet, but haunted by something invisible and malevolent, it’s the physicalization of everything that makes survival horror work – you feel vulnerable, but thanks to the fixed camera, you have no idea what’s lurking nearby. Seemingly inspired by that eerie location, Post Trauma also takes cues from old-school Resident Evil, Dead Space, and maybe some other erstwhile hits like Forbidden Siren and Parasite Eve. The first bit of good news is that you can try it right now. The second bit is that the release date is now confirmed.
You are Roman, a middle-aged train conductor who passes out one evening and wakes up to find that the station has become possessed and twisted by…well, something awful. The lights are out. The doors and passageways are blocked by gnarled masses of flesh and limbs. There are monsters out for your blood. In horror game tradition, the only things standing between you and total terror are your flashlight, some improvised melee weapons, and a gun with a few bullets. As reality breaks down and Roman begins to doubt whether what he is seeing is even real, Post Trauma’s visual style becomes more and more abstract.
If you think you can fight, you can fight – but developer Red Soul Games also encourages you to try to find the path of “least resistance,” whereby you avoid combat and try to sneak by the station’s various monstrosities. Built with Unreal Engine 5 and starring Payday 2 and Total War: Shogun’s Togo Igawa as Roman, if you want to try Post Trauma yourself, the demo is available here.
Alternatively, the Post Trauma release date is now confirmed for Monday March 31. So, if you would rather hold out for the full game, you don’t have to wait long.
Otherwise, try some of the best survival games, or maybe the best old games if you want to revisit some horror classics.
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