Draugen (video game)

Draugen is a first-person mystery adventure video game developed by Red Thread Games. Set in the 1920s, the plot entails an American naturalist visiting a Norwegian fishing village to find that the town's population has vanished. The player must explore the town, discover its fate and survive the night. The game emphasizes the more sinister aspects of Norwegian folklore.

Draugen
Developer(s)Red Thread Games
Publisher(s)Red Thread Games
Director(s)Ragnar Tørnquist
Writer(s)Ragnar Tørnquist
Composer(s)Simon Poole
EngineUnreal Engine 4
Platform(s)Windows
PlayStation 4
Xbox One
ReleaseMicrosoft Windows
  • WW: May 29, 2019
PlayStation 4, Xbox One
  • WW: 2019
Genre(s)Adventure
Mode(s)Single-player

Gameplay

Draugen follows Edward Harden and Lissie, searching for Edward's missing sister Betty in Graavik.[1] It is split into six chapters, where each chapter represents one day.[2] During that time, Edward and Lissie go further into the mysteries by finding letters, exploring the areas, and putting all the clues together.[3] In its noir-styled story narrative,[4] Draugen deals with certain themes, including psychology, isolation, and trauma.[5] There is an interactive component, where besides having dialogue choices, the players are able to engage with the world though objects (drawing in a personal journal, playing on a piano, ringing bells, and others).[6]

Development

The game was developed for Windows, Mac and Linux. It was initially slated for a November 2014 release, the same month that Dreamfall Chapters was set to debut.[7]

Red Thread received a grant of NOK 850,000 (US$144,000) from the Norwegian Film Institute to produce the game. This made up the lion's share of the game's NOK 1,192,546 (US$200,000).[8]

References
  1. Porecca, Ray (June 9, 2019). "Review: Draugen". Destructoid. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  2. Cress, Laura (June 7, 2019). "Draugen". Adventure Gamers. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  3. Bell, Alice (May 31, 2019). "Wot I Think: Draugen". Rock, Paper, Shotgun. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  4. Byrd, Christopher (June 6, 2019). "'Draugen' is a picturesque game about delusional thinking". The Washington Post. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  5. McDonell, Jess (May 30, 2019). "Draugen Review - You Decide What Is Real". Gamespot. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  6. Cross, Katherine (May 28, 2019). "How Draugen lets down its characters". Gamasutra. Retrieved June 16, 2019.
  7. Yin-Poole, Wesley (30 October 2013). "Dreamfall Developer Announces First-Person Survival Horror Draugen". Eurogamer.
  8. "Draugen - Grant Announcement". Norwegian Film Institute. 25 October 2015.
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