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Red Thread announces VR support, 2015 release for horror game Draugen
Indie studio Red Thread Games announced a release window for Draugen, a first-person survival horror game that will feature support for VR technology like the Oculus Rift. Red Thread is also working on Dreamfall Chapters, a Kickstarter-funded revival of the classic PC adventure game series The Longest Journey. Red Thread is primarily composed of former staff from The Longest Journey developer Funcom, and was founded by series creator Ragnar Tørnquist. Speaking to Eurogamer, Tørnquist described the project as "HP Lovecraft meets Dostoyevsky," and "Gone Home meets Amnesia." Kicked off by a grant from the Norwegian Film Institute, Draugen will seek a final round of funding via Kickstarter before it ships for Windows, Mac, Linux, and an undisclosed console platform in 2015. [Video: Red Thread Games]
Dreamfall Chapters dev wins grant for Norwegian horror game
The Norwegian Film Institute has awarded Red Thread Games a $144,000 grant which will fund the developer's next project, a first-person survival horror game dubbed Draugen. Inspired by Scandinavian legend, Draugen is set at some point during the 1920s amongst the mountains and fjords that make up Norway's west coast. Players assume the role of an American nature buff who travels to the area to study its flora and fauna. Beyond this, scant details are known, though a hint at the game's content can be found in its title. "Draugen" is a Norwegian word most commonly used to refer to the undead - specifically ghosts, though the term's colloquial use is broad enough to cover a wide range of creatures who prefer spooking people to mouldering in the grave. This grant is a double-edged sword for fans of Red Thread Games. The developer states that this money will allow it to form a new development team, specifically devoted to the creation of Draugen. Dreamfall Chapters, the developer's other, much-anticipated adventure game project remains in development, but will not be aided by any of this grant money. There's still no official word on when we can expect Dreamfall Chapters to make its public debut, though Red Thread plans to reveal more information on the game's characters "before Christmas."
