An unhinged conspiracy podcast drags you into a world of mystery and terror. Reveal secrets and horrors with mystical frames given to you by a strange observer.

Dark and Deep is a first person cosmic horror game with a focus on puzzles and exploration created by Walter Woods and Here Below.

Revealed during the Six One Indie Showcase, Dark and Deep will be released in 2024.

You play as Samuel Judge, a fan of the mysterious conspiracy podcast, Dark and Deep. Plunged into a dark and dangerous landscape, you must survive… and you are not alone.

Listen to the podcast. Experience the unraveling as your favorite conspiracy podcast becomes too close to home. Become embroiled in a dramatic tale of intrigue and betrayal where the real and surreal collide.

Use magical frames that allow you to fight hidden creatures and reveal important objects. The frames are windows into a terrifying world, but also tools to banish the darkness. Unveil the conspiracy before the shadows swallow you.

Solve physics puzzles using powerful ancient machines of cryptic origin. Manipulate gravity and clear the deadly fog. Use precious embers of light in the darkness to show your way. Keep the shadows from stealing your light.

Dark and Deep features a totally unique aesthetic, which uses the art of 19th century master artist, Gustave Doré as the textures for much of the game.

Doré was legendary for his detailed black and white illustrations of mythological and historical scenes. Dark and Deep uses his aesthetic to tell a surreal cosmic horror story where the boundaries of sanity and reality are bent and broken.

Dark and Deep is a solo developed project. It was initially conceived as an experiment in an innovative game art method of using master artists from history as textures.

I was inspired by the bold visual storytelling on A24 movies like “The Lighthouse”, “Midsommar”, and “Everything Everywhere All at Once”.

I wanted to tell a fresh and modern story to contrast from the ancient nature of the art. So I created Samuel Judge, an underachieving IT guy who gets caught up in the conspiracy podcast, “Dark and Deep”. A timeless morality tale, in a new context.

Walter Woods

About Here Below

The film production company A24 has been able to create unique and compelling films in the well trodden genres such as horror, comedy, and action. Movies like The Lighthouse, Midsommar, and Everything Everywhere All at Once are able to tell stories in a new and modern way.

Here Below seeks to carry that vision to games by telling fresh stories with bold aesthetics and meaningful mechanics. Dark and Deep is the studio’s first project.

Walter Woods founded Here Below in 2020, and has been working as a solo dev with help from various talented collaborators. Walter is a game dev and University Professor with one previously shipped title. He does design, writing, art, code, sound, and music for his projects.

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