Disfigure: Chapter One

Lucas Steiner has been trying for years to find his mother, after she went missing when he was a child.  As he was almost loosing hope, he finally found a clue to her location, forcing him to visit a strange abandoned asylum.

The Concept of Disfigure is to challenge the views of what makes a great horror game and how far we are able to take this using a pixel art aesthetic.

Using Light/Shadow mechanics and our sounds we are able to create a unique atmosphere of tension throughout the game space, allowing for a more immersive experience.

By obscuring the players vision we were able to center their focus on what is revealed by the light and fearing what is hidden by shadow, only using sounds to give clues as to what is around you.

Throughout the game the player can find various clues left behind by the staff of this asylum, each offering pieces of the puzzle that is this story, leaving the player to figure out and interpret it as they see fit, all while trying to avoid the strange inhabitants of this asylum.