Michelle is in a bit of a rut. Her social life is nowhere. Her apartment’s a mess, and she’s still reeling from a big messy breakup with her ex-girlfriend that happened three years ago. To top it all off, her neighbours are arguing very loudly in her apartment building’s hallway. Time to hit the hay, she thinks, hoping that tomorrow will be a little less gloomy.
Sorry We’re ClosedDeveloper: à la mode gamesPublisher: Akupara GamesRelease: 14th November 2024Download the demo on: Steam
Unfortunately for Michelle, her day is about to go from bad to worse, as during the night, a hot pink demon storms in through her door wearing nothing but jet-black thigh-high boots, and professes she wants nothing more than Michelle’s undying love and devotion. I mean, I get that gods are meant to be worshipped and all that, but this is coming on a bit strong, no?
So begins the exquisite Steam Next Fest demo for upcoming horror shooter Sorry We’re Closed, a game that looks and feels like the greatest hits of Resident Evil, combining fixed camera angles and chunky pixel art with tense, first-person shooting, slashed through with the fantastical punk sensibilities of Paradise Killer. It’s an intoxicating mix, and a demo experience that’s well worth dipping into ahead of the game’s full release next month.
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You see, despite this demon intruder being rather dismayed that you aren’t really into their toothy red whale maw, they do bestow you with a natty third eye to help you fight the legions of hell that are about to pour through a portal on your apartment building’s rooftop. Shaken by the whole ordeal, Michelle goes upstairs to investigate and suddenly finds herself in an old London tube station, its grungy interior haunted by remnants of two souls locked in a fierce, ethereal argument. One of them is holding a very real axe that looks like it’s been shaped out of a cursed wolf head, and yep, I want that right now please, that looks brilliant.