Tenebris Somnia: The Retro Survival Horror with Live Action Cutscenes 👁️

Hello dev community!

TobĂ­as Rusjan here from Saibot Studios.

I want to share with you the game we’re creating with my partner Andrés Borghi since 2022. We received an Epic MegaGrant back in 2023 and thanks to that we have been able to keep the project alive.

The game is called Tenebris Somnia, it’s a 2D pixelated survival horror (yeah, made in UE4) with live action cutscenes. Check it out!

On more recent news, we’ve signed a partnership with New Blood and Airdorf Games to publish Tenebris Somnia on Steam and consoles.

The game is still in development, but we have a demo available on Steam in case you want to try it.

We’re a team of 6 developers from Argentina and a bunch of people from the film industry. I’m in charge of programming the game using blueprints and project direction. In another post, I’ll be sharing some development aspects of the project.

Below are some screenshots from the game and cinematics:





Hope you like what we’re cooking here. Let me know what you think.

Cheers guys!

TobĂ­as

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And by the way, here’s the post the development of the game, including how we’re creating this 2D pixelated game using Unreal Engine:

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Hi there @TobiasRusjan ! Welcome back to posting with us here on the forums!

Watching your trailer gave me such chills! I don’t think I’ve ever seen a game, aside from old school point and click style games, do something like this. I’m very excited to follow along with the development.

If I may ask, will there be multiple endings or perhaps special scene unlockables if you make certain choices?

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Very cool! I remember seeing this on an Alpha Beta Gamer video a while back. Looks very unique and ambitious. As a bonus, it’s always fun seeing 2D games in Unreal! I’ll give the demo a whirl later this week.

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Hi! Thank you!

Yes, we want the game to have multiple endings but with decisions you make when you’re getting close to the end of the story. And of course, different endings will give you different cinematics.

We also want to add secrets with rare cinematics, but we need to finish the main story first.

And finally, there’s a bunch of behind-the-scenes material so maybe we can have something out of that as well at some point.

Cheers!

Thank you! Please do and let me know what you think. We have updated the demo recently with new content. Cheers!