A former Bethesda employee who worked on The Elder Scrolls: Skyrim presents his first own game. In addition to a trailer, there is also a free demo available on Steam.
What kind of game is it? The Axis Unseen is a horror shooter with a heavy metal touch. The game is a project by solo developer Nathan Purkeypile, who served as a Senior World/Lighting Artist on Skyrim and Fallout 4.
In a new trailer, the developer announced a release date for The Axis Unseen. The game will be released on October 22, 2024, on Steam and in the Epic Games Store. Those who want to try it out beforehand can download a free demo on Steam.
You can watch the mentioned trailer for the game here:
What does the trailer show? The Axis Unseen sends you on the hunt for monsters from folklore. You can poke them with swords in close combat, but your primary weapon will be your bow. With it, you can shoot different types of arrows.
The various types of arrows available to you can interact with each other in different ways. For instance, wind arrows are supposed to make flames ignited by fire arrows spread more quickly.
A Creepy World and a Lot of Heavy Metal
The game clearly shows that a World Artist is at work here: The game world looks truly impressive, and the lighting mood is also appealing in the trailer. The landscape looks beautifully eerie without ending up in a dark uniform mush.
The creatures in the game all look like they escaped from the cover of a heavy metal album: humanoid figures with long claws, deformed deer-like beings, and goat men are just a few of the monsters already shown in the trailer.
The visuals are complemented by a matching metal soundtrack by Clifford Meyer. He became known for his work with the post-metal bands Isis and Red Sparowes.
The last game Purkeypile worked on for Bethesda was Starfield. It received its first expansion with Shattered Space, but player opinions on it vary widely. More on this here: Some consider Starfield: Shattered Space to be the best Bethesda DLC ever, but reviews on Steam are weak
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