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Everything is out to get you in The Axis Unseen, and it's terrifyingly tense
Skyrim, but heavy metal horror. That's how (mostly) solo developer Nate Purkeypile has been pitching The Axis Unseen. A…
And after spending a couple of hours in its Steam Next Fest demo exploring a vast, creepy forest dotted with gargantuan skeletons, while also being hunted down by packs of Werewolves to intense guitar riffs, I can confirm that The Axis Unseen ticks the Skyrim, heavy metal, and horror boxes with ease. While this can make the game look like an ambitious mod for Skyrim at first glance, it doesn't take long for The Axis Unseen's Next Fest demo to unleash its unique folklore-based cosmic horror on you - to terrifying effect. Instead of breezily killing packs of Werewolves to collect energy and level-up, you might have to sneak around to soften the sound of your footsteps, lining up the perfect shot to conserve limited arrow supplies (that only return to your quiver with a satisfying thunk when you're close enough to where they landed).
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