Techland, the folks behind popular the zombie shooter Dead Island, have lifted the veil on their next project, currently codenamed ‘Project Hell.’
A new blog for the project has been launched, telling us that the game was initially borne out of a Dead Island weapon mod. The game is still a work in progress, obviously, so details are scarce, but Techland has revealed that ‘Project Hell’ will be a dark fantasy first-person hack’n’slash that features “dark magic” and a “dark and mature mood.” One post cites Quake and the original Diablo as particular influences.
“We want to travel back to the times when enemies were really hideous and repulsive, the fights were brutal and bloody and the gameplay was challenging and rich with secrets waiting to be uncovered,” the developer said.
“Our main goal is to make a game we can all enjoy playing so don’t expect unicorns and fairies – we prefer breaking through hordes of undead minions only to slaughter their devilish and loathsome masters in a bloody boss-fight,” another post noted.
“To achieve that we’ll use our experience already gained in game development and enhanced technology from Dead Island. We believe that we can make something really unique and thrilling and share it with you. Keep your fingers crossed.”