Hope you are keeping well and looking after yourselves!
The Those Who Remain launch is just around the corner, and we thought we'd give you all a little bit of an insight into the town of Dormont, the characters within, and a little behind the scenes information to get you ready for your trip into the darkness.
The main character of Those Who Remain is Edward Turner, and whilst we don't initially know much about him - we quickly come to the realisation that whilst he may be an ordinary man, he is definitely not of the standard hero mould.
When we are first introduced to Edward, he is home alone, slouched over a desk and suffering from a depressive episode brought on by his life choices up til that point. On the one side we see a picture of him and his wife, on the other, a loaded gun - and a bottle that is way emptier than it has any right to be.
We quickly learn that he has been unfaithful to his wife, repeatedly. To the point he has a full blown affair going on the side with a woman known only to us as Diane, and find him musing the choice between taking a quick way out of responsibility via a bullet, or confronting his mistress and attempting to undo the harm that his choices have brought into his life.
Edward is not a perfect guy. Far from being the classic hero of video-games, he has his flaws and his inner demons, we made him this way to feel more believable.
Luckily for us Edward decides to arrange a meeting with Diane at a local motel, with the intent of breaking the whole thing off and claiming some control back over his conscience and rebuild his life - and it is at the start of this journey, that our story begins.
When the game starts, even as things begin to get strange he's not particularly interested in anything or overly shocked by his experiences. Far from a display of bravado or confidence, Edward feels almost like it's deserved - withdrawn into his own mind and 'going with the flow' despite the mounting horror and responsibility on his shoulders.
Edwards past and whether a sin or action can ever be truly redeemed in the eyes of those that it harmed is a recurring touchpoint on both Edwards story and the tragedy in Dormont that he finds himself embroiled in.
We all have our flaws, we're all human - and we can all relate to someone who makes human if not entirely morally correct choices in the face of situations that are not entirely black and white.
Over the course of the game the player will learn about Edwards decisions and actions in the past, as they seek the same information around the other characters of Dormont, giving context and potentially salvation in the eyes of the player for his life path.
Even though this game is far from a 'Noir' type investigation - Edward was heavily inspired by noir characters: he’s conflicted, flawed, disillusioned and with a past. This comes through in his dialogue, his reasoning and interactions with others, and his constant will to move forward and see things through despite the albatross around his own neck - and the conflicting judgement calls between his own actions - brought out brilliantly by the voice actor (Joe Bianco)
As a bonus small piece of trivia: the character reference that we gave to the American voice actor (Joe Bianco) who plays Edward, was Detective Hartigan from Sin City!
We hope you enjoy getting to know Edward, and try not to be too hard on him on May 28th!
Two live streams from the streets of Dormont
Good afternoon everyone!
We have a little sneak preview for those of you that can't quite wait the 12 more days (!) that are remaining until you can visit Dormont yourselves!
First of all any second now the PlayStation UK gang are going to be scaring the pants off of resident scaredy cat Dave live on their Youtube channel!
Then later on this evening at 19:00 BST - fantastic streamer Anatlus89 will be live over on the Steam Digital Dragons indie celebration page - taking their own journey into the darkness
If you want to catch a preview of the game be sure to check either of these out - if you want to stay unspoiled (we don't blame you!) then hold tight, less than 2 weeks to go!
Stay safe! and #Stayinthelight
5 Things you need to know about Those Who Remain
It is 16 days until Edwards long journey into the night begins... On the streets of Dormont you will find mystery, tragedy and fear.
We've put together a little primer to give you the rundown of 5 things to help you prepare for the longest night of your life
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To keep up to date with everything up to launch be sure to keep and eye on the Those who remain Twitter
And to take part in the Tales from Dormont adventure currently live in the community Discord head over here
Until then... stay safe! and #StayInTheLight
The Those Who Remain Adventure ARG has begun
As the days tick away towards launch, something strange has occurred in the community Discord, where an entity has overtaken proceedings and is challenging the occupants to make decisions for two of the residents in Dormont...
What implications this has for everyone else or for the game itself remain to be seen - but for now they could probably do with all the help they can get.
Follow the link below to be involved in writing the first chapter of the Tales from Dormont..
Today we are very happy to announce that we will be launching digitally on Steam on May 28th 2020, with a retail-exclusive Deluxe Edition set to launch globally later in the summer!
To coincide with the news we've got our final launch date trailer out for you to see and steel yourselves before taking your first steps into Dormont!
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Those Who Remain will be available in Standard and a retail-exclusive Deluxe Edition for PS4 and PC, which will include a digital download of the beautifully illustrated comic prequel story ‘Those Who Remain: Lights Out’.
Those Who Remain puts you in the unfortunate shoes of Edward, a man who had previously enjoyed what some would call the perfect life.
He is attempting to break off an affair to put his life back on track by driving into the night, unaware of the darkness brewing below Dormont and the cause of recent disappearances. Players must confront the unknown horrors reflected by the darkness and survive the night as Edward is faced with a test of his sanity, morality and the shadows of evil that lurks below.
For more information you can check out The Those Who Remain Twitter and Discord channels....where something strangle looks like it's about to begin...
Until then? we'll see you in 21 days..... Stay in the light.
Those Who Remain Dev Live SCREAM
Good evening horror fans!
This Thursday we will be welcoming back Ricardo, this time joined by his developer partner in crime on Those Who Remain - Bruno, for a cosy little campfire chat about horror games, inspirations and influences, and our own spooky tales!
Bring your flashlights, something comfortable, and your best ghost stories!
Unable to make it to the show? Not a problem! We'll be uploading to YouTube after the fact and you'll be able to watch at your own leisure!
🕓 16:30 GMT 🔗 bit.ly/Stwl
Those Who Remain Release Date Update
Hello everyone
There have been a couple of changes brought about in light of the current pandemic situation and we wanted to keep you all informed.
The COVID-19 pandemic is an extraordinary situation. As a team our primary concerns are with our players, team members, developers, and our friends in retail around the world, in what is a challenging time for everyone involved.
As a result of these challenges, Those Who Remain will now launch later in June 2020 both digitally on PC, in addition to our PlayStation 4 and Xbox One launch. This will enable us to ensure the game is able to be released to all territories on time without disappointment.
We appreciate that for many people this will be disappointing, and want to emphasise that we have not made this decision lightly - we are eager to get you onto the streets of Dormont as soon as possible!
We'll continue to communicate any updates and changes as they develop.
Thank you for your patience and understanding.
Our Discord Doors are open!
Those Who Remain has a Discord - and you're invited!
Hello there everybody!
We are back from PAX East and refreshed and absolutely enthralled with all the enthusiasm we've seen since people got hands on with the game! That being said, we do have a couple of small updates for you.
Rezzed
First of all, with the organisers decision to postpone EGX Rezzed at the end of the month, we will unfortunately be unable to attend and give the UK audience a chance to see the game.
Whilst we share the disappointment of the organisers and general gaming community in this, we stand by their decision as the right thing to do given the circumstances, and instead will point you towards our Publishers Twitch page for any pre-release events, coverage and developer talks in the run up to launch!
Whether you want to keep up to date with the game, get in touch with the developers, or simply chill out and talk shop about horror games and share spooks with other like-minded gamers - this is the place to be!
We are getting awfully close to launch time, and will have plenty of exciting pre-release coverage and updates lined up for you along the way!
Thank you so much to everyone who has supported us so far!
And stay in the light....
Release date!
Those Who Remain started with a very simple premise. We wanted to create a game where we could play around with lights and darkness; where the player would die if he stepped into the dark. It all started with this simple idea.
It sounded great on paper, but when we built a prototype to test the mechanics... it just didn't work. Light gets gradually dark, so it's impossible to visually explain to the player where it's safe and where it's dangerous. So we scrapped the original plan, but kept working on the same idea, a game where darkness would be dangerous.
But we added so much more: dimensional portals; moral choices; different endings; and the game grew and grew and three years later, here we are now, announcing with great excitement that the game will release on May 15th.
So, very soon you'll be able to play as Edward and visit the accursed Dormont and find out what the hell is going on with that place. Why is Edward in Dormont? Why is everything dark? What are these strange portals? Too many questions, but if you get what it takes to get to the end, you'll get the answers.
It's been a lot of work, and it wouldn't have been possible to have the game as it is today without the help of our great partners: Wired Productions and Whisper Games.
The countdown starts - we hope to see you in Dormont.
Sending our love from PAX East!
Those Who Remain @ PAX East
That's right. As the light at the end of the tunnel (AKA release) approaches, so does the time to show to the public what we've been up to for the last 3 years.
We couldn't be more excited about it - we're going to PAX East, and we're bringing all the dark shadows from Dormont with us.
We'll be at our publisher's booth, so all you need to do is search for some strange immaterial darkness in the show, we'll be there. You can also listen to the dark whispers and follow the voices, they'll take you to us.
Or you can just search for the Wired Productions' booth, that'll work too.
And last but not least - are you following the game on Twitter? It's easy to find: @ThoseWhoRemain
