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Deadly Shaft

Adventure Indie Strategy
Deadly Shaft is a claustrophobic survival horror experience where you are held prisoner on the isolated island of "Veilshore". After the mysterious "Hausherr" (master of the house) has stripped you of your supernatural powers using a serum, you must maintain your cover within the villa to survive. Utilize targeted meditation in secret to gradually regain your abilities and uncover the dark secrets of the estate. Your Show full summary

Deadly Shaft is a claustrophobic survival horror experience where you are held prisoner on the isolated island of "Veilshore". After the mysterious "Hausherr" (master of the house) has stripped you of your supernatural powers using a serum, you must maintain your cover within the villa to survive. Utilize targeted meditation in secret to gradually regain your abilities and uncover the dark secrets of the estate. Your intellect is your greatest weapon as you must master stealth and strategic time management to escape the relentless grip of the master of the house.

World design Nicht eindeutig GameplayStealth MoodHorror

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The world in the year 2035 is highly advanced technologically, yet ancient, occult forces still lurk within the shadows. Ignoring the dark and pressing warnings of her closest friend, Seraphina, a rebellious 21-year-old gothic tattoo artist named Ashley books a vacation to the remote, isolated island of Veilshore. The trip abruptly fractures into a living nightmare. Immediately upon landing, Ashley is knocked unconscious and awakens disoriented inside a grim, subterranean basement vault beneath a massive estate. Here, she meets her captor—a cold, dominant man known only as the Landlord. He calmly informs her that she is trapped, but the true horror runs deeper: a forcibly injected serum has completely wiped her memories and suppressed her latent occult abilities. What follows is a grueling psychological battle for survival. To keep the Master's growing suspicion at bay, Ashley must sub Show full description

The world in the year 2035 is highly advanced technologically, yet ancient, occult forces still lurk within the shadows. Ignoring the dark and pressing warnings of her closest friend, Seraphina, a rebellious 21-year-old gothic tattoo artist named Ashley books a vacation to the remote, isolated island of Veilshore. The trip abruptly fractures into a living nightmare. Immediately upon landing, Ashley is knocked unconscious and awakens disoriented inside a grim, subterranean basement vault beneath a massive estate. Here, she meets her captor—a cold, dominant man known only as the Landlord. He calmly informs her that she is trapped, but the true horror runs deeper: a forcibly injected serum has completely wiped her memories and suppressed her latent occult abilities. What follows is a grueling psychological battle for survival. To keep the Master's growing suspicion at bay, Ashley must submit to a strict, grueling daily routine of household chores. However, this obedience is merely a calculated cover. In the tense spaces between her duties, Ashley must utilize every second of freedom to infiltrate forbidden wings of the house, search for hidden clues, and bypass high-tech security guards. By night, she turns inward, using deep meditation to systematically shatter the serum's neurological blockades and rebuild her lost memories piece by piece. Yet, the more of her past she reconstructs, the more unhinged the estate becomes. Distorted voices begin whispering through the ventilation shafts, and reality itself starts to warp under the weight of her returning psyche. Ashley must unearth the sinister truth governing Veilshore Island before her mind completely shatters—but every secret uncovered brings her closer to a terrifying realization.

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Studio & publishing

Developer
Heartchers
Publisher
Heartchers
Franchise
Standalone
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Modi
Single player
Perspective
First person, Third person
Themes
Action, Drama, Horror, Mystery, Stealth, Thriller
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Wo & wann

Platform releases

  • PC (Microsoft Windows) TBD

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