Rot

Rot is a short psychological horror story about obsession, rejection and self-hatred. "Rot was developed as an experiment, to answer the question: 'can you make dread a place?'. It is inspired by titles such as P.T. and indie developer Kittyhorrorshow's game Anatomy. It also draws inspiration from Davey Wreden's The Beginner's Guide, a game that gives its players a sense of unease not through visceral imagery or foley, but by letting the player slowly know that its protagonist is obsessive and tormented. The retro, low-res aesthetic of the game is inspired by the work of Finnish indie developer Toni Kortelahti, better known as 98DEMAKE, who was kind enough to get in touch during development."

Authors

  • Michael Davies