While bigger games like all the wild stuff announced at the Video Game Awards may take our headlines most of the time, we do still cover indie games as well — especially when they look unique and exciting. Enter Hollow Doll, a first-person indie horror game from one-woman indie developer Eve Astra. Dipped in a fine coat of Ghost in the Shell meets Silent Hill, Hollow Doll already has my attention. Check out the trailer:
HOLLOW DOLL is a first-person “escape the room” experience with a character-driven narrative. Follow the lost doll as she journeys through liminal spaces, unlocks layers of the past world, and unravels surreal mysteries in her desperate escape. [This project is currently in development]
+ GAME FEATURES + • Lo-fi retro 3D aesthetic, invoking the best of the era but not beholden to its limitations • Complex 1st person environmental puzzle-solving • 2D anime character portrait dialogue and narrative delivery
Hollow Doll is part of a series of projects Astra has been working on, with a 2D horror game set in the same universe planned for some time after this title’s release. At the moment, Hollow Doll is aiming for a 2021 release on PC, but Astra hasn’t ruled out releasing it on consoles as well later down the road. We’ll keep you updated as more information is released.
Full disclosure: Eve Astra is a friend of the site, however, this will not factor into our coverage of the game.
