Blight Night, a survival horror game by solo developer Nick Duttweiler, launched on Steam on May 6. The game was produced over eight years and is published by Famous Games in partnership with The Game Marketer.
The setting is Golden Springs, a decaying town in West Texas overrun by a plague. As Sonny Barstow, the player mixes third-person combat, environmental puzzles and revelations, wrapped in synthesizers and static in the best 80s horror style.
What changed in the full version
- New zones that were previously inaccessible.
- New enemies and bosses that demand tactics.
- More layers of story, audio logs and secrets.
- Sharper lighting, richer effects and more immersive analog audio.
“This is not nostalgia for nostalgia’s sake,” says Duttweiler. “It is about capturing the feeling of discovering something you were not supposed to see. Something cursed. Something real.”
Our take
CRT grain and VHS distortion cost little GPU and deliver a lot of atmosphere, which explains why lo-fi became indie horror’s favorite language. Eight years of solo development, on the other hand, cost a lot. It deserves at least a look at the store page.
Source: Famous Games / The Game Marketer press release.
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