Just in time for Christmas, and the Winter Solstice, developer Darkling Room and publisher Iceberg Interactive have released a free demo for Silent Night, the new stand-alone instalment of the acclaimed Crown ghost-hunting adventure franchise.
While the full game is now slated for Q1-2019, fans of the series will hopefully rejoice in being able to play for free for approximately 4 hours with this expansive preview that includes the first few hours of gameplay, set at Northfield Church during an endless Christmas Eve.
Silent Night is the first in the Crown series to be presented in 3D, offering greater detail and exploration than ever before, alongside the brain-teasing puzzles and spooky atmosphere fans expect.
Jonathan Boakes, creator and writer of the Crown franchise comments: “The festive start of Silent Night launches for Solstice, for everyone. New tech, new style, but it’s the same old predicament for Nigel Danvers; who is the ghost in a landscape haunted by the actions of the past. I’m thrilled to release the first part of Silent Night while things feel festive. It’s the first movement in a story that wraps up at Easter. The Winter is long, bleak and timeless. What traps Northfield Church in a recurring nightmare that only the Spring sun can wither.”
‘SILENT NIGHT’, NEW STANDALONE EXPERIENCE IN THE CROWN FRANCHISE, REVEALED
We are excited to unveil Silent Night, a new stand-alone installment in the Crown ghost-hunting adventure franchise. Silent Night is the first game in the series to be presented in 3D and is due to be released December 2018 for PC.
Silent Night – A Ghost Story for Christmas
Silent Night is a spooky festive tale, set at Northfield Church during an endless Christmas Eve. Beyond the Church, the Carrion Woods await, where the wood-dwellers still haunt the pines and rocky places. Nigel Danvers, ghost-hunter, encounters the spirits that rise when the North Wind doth blow, bringing heavy snow.
Northfield is haunted by the terrible Winter of 1349, when the Black Death swept across the land, killing over two thirds of the population. The plague was silent, invisible and deadly. Everyone was blamed, from witches to wood folk, as the once kind people of Northfield turned on each other. T'was the night before Christmas, and all through the church, plenty was stirring, especially the ghosts. To break the trap and escape, Nigel must make a terrible decision on the loneliest night of the year.
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Jonathan Boakes, creator and writer of the Crown franchise, shares his thoughts on the transition to 3D and Silent Night:
“I'm very pleased to be moving the Crown games in a new direction. It's been refreshing to move the ghost-hunting games to full 3D. All the new whizzes and bangs of 3D have given us new vigour, with lots to look forward to. Wrap up warm, the Carrion Woods await. The main star of the game is Northfield Church, which has been painstakingly recreated inside and out, with full exploration. The church is based on Duloe Church, just up the road from me, here in Cornwall, so it was a nice job to capture both textures and actual photogrammetry of the site.”
Would-be ghost hunters can wishlist the game and be notified when the game releases.
