Developer: The Hermit Collective
City: Calgary
About
“If it sees you, hide twice”
A third person narrative adventure with behavioral, cerebral, and philosophical puzzles
In Lampblack you are the prey and there are nameless forms amongst the trees and mist laying in wait. Hunting. Searching. Luring. Calling.
Equipped only with the Sacred Texts, a lamp, a compass, and a walkie talkie, you must memorize the rules and survive.
The dangers might not be what you think. There are dangers everywhere. You will be used against yourself and your curiosity will lead to your downfall.
Lampblack is a macabre journey through a beautiful and surreal world where your choices and actions never result in permadeath, but in an internally consistent narrative that reflects your gameplay choices. If you fail a mission or objective the world keeps turning and you’re left to reflect on the consequences.
Release Date
TBD
Development Tweets
Our current cast for LampBlack, backed by a WIP of orchestral arrangement. It's bizarre to see this taking shape so fast
— The Hermits (@LampsBlack) February 19, 2020
All powered by #charactercreator3 #iclone @reallusion
and made for @UnrealEngine #ue4 #indiedev #indiegame#lampblack #gamedev pic.twitter.com/fz5U4bPqQ1
MOCAP MONDAY-
— The Hermits (@LampsBlack) March 2, 2020
Watch as i FAIL and STRUGGLE to make a Facial Mocap helmet for #iclone #LiveFace
Full vid - https://t.co/2JmnN7qJgT
I'm sorry for being an embarrassment @reallusion #indiedev #UE4 #indiegame pic.twitter.com/JcxWdbOEZ2
I took a DECADE to make this character, before figuring out I could do it in ONE HOUR
— The Hermits (@LampsBlack) March 18, 2020
Full vid - https://t.co/tHn50YSZ1u
all praise to @reallusion #iclone #charactercreator #ue4 #blender3d #indiegames pic.twitter.com/zCNSCcs099
Juuuuuust starting to get gameplay on it's feet now#ue4 #indiegames pic.twitter.com/0DsuFL8AlA
— The Hermits (@LampsBlack) June 24, 2019