The Church in the Darkness
Release: Early 2017
Available: PS4, Xbox, PC, Mac
The Church in the Darkness is a procedurally-generated infiltration game set in the 1970’s and centered around a fictional religious group that bases its beliefs in Christian theology and socialist tenants. Players are tasked with locating the character’s nephew who has moved to the group’s South American stronghold; called ‘Freedom Town.’ As the game’s map and characters are generated differently through each playthrough, the complete motivations of the titular church may not always appear the way this all sounds. With this in mind, players must decide how to proceed, using both stealth and violence to make their way to their goal. Developer Paranoid Games has indicated that the game doesn’t necessarily have a concrete storyline as much as the factors generated are meant to give the player freedom to react as they might in reality; for better or worse.
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