Steam It never seems to disappoint when it comes to horror games. Of course, that's not literally true – there are plenty of funny, disgusting and downright bizarre horror games in Valve's digital store. But it's this essential originality and drive, often from solo developers or small studios, that makes the PC horror space so special.
And every now and then a horror game on Steam becomes so popular that it becomes totemic: other developers get a spark of inspiration from these titles, and numerous homages and shameless clones are published in the following years. A recent example of this phenomenon is gaming Iron lungswhose simple, one-room premise proved surprisingly effective, scaring players with its subtle, open-ended story and thick, terrifying tone. Of course you could argue that something like that Five Nights at Freddy's's or even Slim it may have helped flesh out the simple, short horror game formula years ago, but still Iron lungs it clearly means being memorable and influential. Whether he deliberately follows Iron lungs's lead or not, he recently revealed A lead coffin from solo developer Julian Dušan certainly resembles it, even though he swapped a submarine on an alien planet for a tank during World War 1.
Lead Coffin looks like a tense, claustrophobic nightmare
Lead Coffin is about the horrors of World War I chemical warfare
Although it is understandably overshadowed by the devastating atomic weapons of WW2, the advent of certain types of chemical warfare during WW1 should not be overlooked. World War I marked the first documented use of mustard gas, a thick fog made from, among other chemicals, sulfur and chlorine or bromine. Its main effect is to cause severe blistering on contact. If inhaled, it can even cause blisters in the lungs, leading to a particularly painful death. To the soldiers in the trenches, mustard gas was like a demon, an impossible, inexplicable threat they had never seen before.
Mustard gas is not technically a gas, but rather a fine mist. This is an important distinction because, unlike proper gas, this chemical weapon can seep through clothing, making precautions much more difficult.
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This terrifying technological advance is what A lead coffin is built around The player-character is trapped alone in a tank while being surrounded by mustard gas. Inside the gas is a huge monster following him and he has to maneuver the tank through the literal fog of war while avoiding it. Of course, there's always the possibility that this monster is just a manifestation of the protagonist's stress or trauma. Like the best psychological horror games, A lead coffin He seems to want the player to question his own senses.
More than just scary, Lead Coffin has something meaningful to say
I've always been fascinated and frustrated by how there is so much war-themed media out there, especially in the gaming world, but so few war movies, games, and TV shows that actually say anything compelling or powerful about the subject. Often these stories are more about heroism and aspirational, lofty ideals, but war is often not like that. For those who experience it, it is mostly terrifying, brutal and cruel. Mustard gas is a good example of this overwhelming, bleak ugliness: already at the time of its creation, it was globally regarded as a barbaric and cowardly weapon for its sheer, detached destructiveness. Games like Spec Ops: The Linewith its infamous white phosphorus scene, hones in on this gruesome violence that is usually overlooked by most mainstream war media.
I don't know how A lead coffin he will feel to play, but his bold assumption speaks volumes. It's not every day that we come across games about warfare, and even less often do these stories come together with unique gameplay. Also the aforementioned Spec Ops: The Line plays like a standard shooter most of the time. Hopefully, A lead coffinA focused mechanic elevates its harrowing theme.
