Conscript is a retro-inspired survival horror that takes place in a truly terrifying setting, World War One's infamous Battle of Verdun. You play as a French soldier searching for his missing brother, employing a variety of WW1-era armaments to clear trenches overflowing with the restless dead.
Developed by Catchweight Studio and published by Team 17, Conscript offers the sort of PS1 pixel aesthetic that has been making a comeback recently, perhaps best exemplified by Signalis. Genre staples such as item management, environmental puzzles, and intertwining areas, as well as various difficulty settings, multiple endings, unlockable costumes and bonus weapons, are all on offer. Its a setting ripe for exploration, and Catchweight is aiming for a release on PS5 and PS4 sometime later this year.
What do you think of Conscript? Are you into the retro survival horror revival we are currently living through? Entrench yourself in the comments section below.
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Big survival horror fan but really getting tired of all these horror titles touting PS1-inspired graphics.
It’s starting to come off as lazy, especially as other indie horror titles can look pretty good (Visage, Tormented Souls, etc.)
Oh yeah, this looks like a day 1 for me.
@jFug I don't see how art direction makes something lazy but the games you're talking about were made by teams. This game is in the making by just one dev lol so it could be a metroidvania, pixel art game inspired by dark souls and still couldn't be identified as lazy.
Very Grim trailer.
Love the visuals.
Might have to get this on Steam Deck, I’m loving the esthetic and art direction of it.
Wishlist now, well even of i wanted, sony limits it to 100..
Annoying because i have to look thru all the sale to see if any other game i want to check is on sale.
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