It’s got a very unsettling and surreal vibe akin to the works of David Lynch and it’s a horror story with something to say. It’s a very promising game with fantastic pixel artwork, a deep and compelling story and a strong female protagonist in a world that doesn’t quite accept her. She has many worries, and these spill out into surreal nightmares that play out in fragmented subconscious landscapes filled with grotesque monsters. The demo build of Decarnation takes around an hour to play through and follows Gloria’s life as she visits a statue she posed for, has some relationship issues with her girlfriend and contemplates a shift in direction for her career.
One day a mysterious benefactor offers her a gig that seems too good to be true. Taking place in 90’s Paris, in Decarnation you follow the story of Gloria – a cabaret dancer in her late 20’s who’s dealing with relationship, self-esteem and career issues.
Overcoming challenges in her dreams strengthens Gloria against real life difficulties, and her real life issues create new challenges in her dreams.Decarnation is a beautiful and surreal narrative-driven psychological horror adventure where a struggling cabaret dancer battles her inner and outer monsters. Once uncovered, key elements of Gloria's life aid her in defeating monsters in her dreams in unique battles that marry the grotesque and the sublime to represent her struggle for survival. Would the generous proposal be Gloria's lucky break, or something worse?Ī survival story with layered psychological stakes, Decarnation explores the contrast between battling limitations in the physical realm, and the subconscious landscapes one can't escape.ĭecarnation is an emotional, startling story-driven experience that will keep you on your toes until the very end.ĭecarnation mixes traditional survival horror elements (cryptic puzzle to solve, inhospitable environments to explore, lethal predators to avoid, terrifying boss to defeat, etc.) with a wide variety of symbolic minigames (puzzles, reflexes, rhythm, etc.) accounting for real life situations (performing a cabaret show on stage) or metaphorical ones. A struggling cabaret dancer dealing with the fraying of her relationships, career, and self-esteem, she takes on a new artistic endeavour sponsored by a mysterious benefactor.
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