Present at the Future Games Show 2022, Clout Games took the opportunity to draw a brand new video of ILL, its first-person horror game born thanks to the crowdfunding platform Patreon. And if we are to believe the ambitions of the Russian studio, particular care has been taken with visual quality, the game running on the Unreal Engine 5. We are also promised advanced physics, including interactive environments, a first-rate ragdoll, dismemberments, and bodies subject to transformations. Finally, on the story side, the developers swear that ILL's story will be easy to understand, which will not prevent the player from making "shocking discoveries".
Last year, one of the developers (Maxim Verehin) let it be known that Clout Games (which is an independent structure) was looking for a publisher to give a boost to the development of ILL. It's unclear if the studio has managed to strike a deal with a partner, but as of now, the game doesn't yet have a release window. We only know that it is planned on PC and that a marketing on consoles is, for the moment, not on the agenda.
Here is a demonstration of cut scenes from our game. Do not consider it as a spoiler, the story is a subject of changes. ILL is not in full development now. We are actively looking for investment/publishing https://t.co/rj2GjeAsD5 pic.twitter.com/lPgOrwzSpS
— Maxim Verehin (@mverehin) January 19, 2021
In the meantime, Clout Games indicates that the construction site is continuing, the COVID-19 having clearly not had an adverse impact on the work of the teams. In particular, there have been advancements in the procedural animation of enemies, which should make their behavior less predictable during combat. Good.
