Interactive horror The Bunker is a joint project of two independent studios Splendy Games and Wales Interactive, which was created by the authors of The Witcher, Broken Sword and SOMA. The game takes place in an abandoned bunker during the third world war, and the main role was played by Adam Brown, known from the films The Hobbit and Pirates of the Caribbean. In addition to him, Sarah Greene (“Penny Dreadful”) and Graham Fox (“Game of Thrones”) took part in the filming of the game.
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The protagonist of the game, John, is the only inhabitant of a nuclear bunker who was able to keep his sanity only thanks to a strict daily routine. He performs his daily duties: taking vitamins, checking the level of radiation and the performance of the bunker systems, trying to find working radio stations, and in the evenings reading the Bible to the lifeless body of his mother. But when the alarm sounds, John has to go beyond his usual environment and face the terrible secrets that keep the abandoned rooms of the bunker.
The game was filmed in a real bunker in Essex (England), and it is presented in the form of full-fledged videos – there is not a single drawn fragment here. The Bunker literally forces the player to immerse themselves in the life of the character and experience everything that happens to him in real time. The game does not have action, chases and shootings typical for many projects, at times it may even seem boring, but given the specifics of the genre, this is not surprising.
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The gameplay is simple and straightforward, and solving puzzles will not be difficult. By and large, the only caveat is the confusing corridors and monotonous rooms, so sometimes you have to spend a lot of time looking for the right location. Each location has several objects that the main character can interact with. Basically, the order of interaction doesn’t matter, as eventually the player will have to use all the objects.
As you progress, John will remember moments from the past related to his mother and other residents of the bunker. It is through this chain of memories that the main character will be able to understand what happened in the shelter. At the end of the game, John will have to make a decision that will affect the ending. The Bunker. The developers have provided two options for the end of the game, completely different from each other.
Separately, it is worth noting the masterful play of Adam Brown, on which, in fact, the entire project rests. Thanks to him, the game creates an atmosphere of human presence, forcing the player to immerse himself and empathize with what is happening on the screen.
The Bunker should be perceived as an interactive film, offering players the opportunity to feel like a direct participant in a psychological virtual thriller with a deep emotional component. Despite some flaws in the implementation of the gameplay and a relatively short duration (only two hours), The Bunker is a really interesting project that everyone should get acquainted with, if only because of its unusual concept.
The application is localized into Russian (subtitles).
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