The Church in the Darkness

The Church in the Darkness
Developer(s) Paranoid Productions
Publisher(s) Paranoid Productions
Designer(s) Richard Rouse III
Platform(s) Microsoft Windows, Mac OS, PlayStation 4, Xbox One
Release 2018
Genre(s) Action-adventure[1]
Mode(s) Single-player[1]

The Church in the Darkness is an upcoming action-adventure video game designed by Richard Rouse III and developed under the name Paranoid Productions. The game is expected to be launched in 2018[1][2] for Microsoft Windows[2], Mac OS,[1] PlayStation 4[3] and Xbox One.[2]

Gameplay

A screenshot of the game
An in-game screenshot of the early version of the game. The player intends to raise and subdue the Collective Justice Mission devotee.

The Church in the Darkness is an "action-infiltration" game[4] set inside a religious cult in the 1970s.[3] The game revolves about an ex-law enforcement officer named Vic who attempts to get inside an isolated religious colony called "Freedom Town" to check in on his sister's son, Alex.[4][3] The leaders, Isaac and Rebecca Walker of the "Collective Justice Mission", preach socialism and sustainable agricultural living in a Christian society. They are voiced by the couple, John Patrick Lowrie and Ellen McLain.[5][6] The story unfolds through Isaac and Rebecca's regular updates on the camp's public announcement system.[5][7]

The game is also procedurally generated, with each start changing people's allegiances, beliefs and camp layout.[6]

Development

The game's premise arises from Rouse's lifelong fascination with cults. He was already aware that big companies would shy away from a controversial cult-based game. So, he formed his own indie video game company, Paranoid Productions to make his dream project. Rouse has been a fan of "open-narrative" games since the mid-'80s and he was "stunned" to see the many popular games of 2016 with fixed narratives.[8] The game has been said to have "very obvious echoes of Jonestown".[4] Rouse was particularly intrigued by the Source family, a spiritual commune in the late 1960s which was situated in the Hollywood Hills.[5]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Store, Steam. "The Church in the Darkness on Steam". store.steampowered.com. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  2. 1 2 3 O'Connor, James. "The Church in the Darkness will let you infiltrate a cult next year". VG247. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  3. 1 2 3 Rouse III, Richard. "The Church in the Darkness Coming to PS4". PlayStation.Blog. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  4. 1 2 3 Chalk, Andy. "Infiltrate a 1970s religious cult in The Church in the Darkness". PC Gamer. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  5. 1 2 3 Conditt, Jessica. "Uncovering the glory and gore of a 1970s South American cult". Engadget. Retrieved 6 April 2016.
  6. 1 2 O'Connor, Alice. "Procedural Cult Infiltration: The Church In The Darkness". Rock Paper Shotgun. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  7. ↑ Productions, Paranoid. "The Church in the Darkness". Paranoid Productions. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
  8. ↑ Tach, Dave (15 March 2016). "The Church in the Darkness is about God and guns and socialism, but mostly it's about you". Polygon. Retrieved 5 April 2016.
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