LAZARETTO is a first-person survival horror video game set in the current day. You play the descendant of a man who once worked at an old and inactive facility, rumored to be located on a haunted quarantine island…a Lazaretto. Armed with only with a flashlight and nagging curiosity, your goal is to explore the environment, uncovering mysteries surrounding an artifact which has recently fallen into your possession.
Key features:
- COMBAT-FREE SURVIVAL GAMEPLAY - Explore the LAZARETTO with only a flashlight and no weapons! See if you can avoid dangerous foes while solving mind-bending puzzles. Prepare to die… a lot!
- CREATURES - Horrific creatures designed by Fabrizio Bortolussi, whose work can also be found in District 9 and the Silent Hill feature film.
- INVISIBLE EVIL - Run from a terror that you can see but not hear! Listen carefully for audio clues, then try to get away!
- STORY - You are drawn into a forgotten world where a mysterious and dark history is slowly revealed.
- MOOD - The eerie and decaying environment coupled with unseen, haunting sounds provide an evolving span of contextual tension. The character is presented with scenarios ranging from escalating terror to sheer panic.
- CHARACTERS - Encounter unique characters where the lines of good & bad, real vs imagined are not as one might assume.
- PHENOMENA - We explore the paranormal, the subconscious and what lies beyond death and time.
- PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR - As the story progresses, fears and vulnerability are exposed, challenging the main character’s perspective on what is real vs paranormal.
- PUZZLES - Puzzles are presented organically as storytelling mechanisms, appropriate to the environment. Each has been designed with unique tension to shape the gameplay and mood.
