Madmind Studio want your help in making sure Agony becomes a reality.
Update 1: 11.03.16
Developer Madmind Studio has decided to launch a mid-development Kickstarter campaign for Agony.
Citing a desire to expand their initial idea in a way that will satisfy expectations, the developers of this first-person horror game are hoping that the projects early supporters will help them to meet their $66,666 funding goal. The Kickstarter campaign itself is short on details as it relates to which specific aspects of the game require this additional crowdfunding, but a message from the developers indicates that they are looking to ensure that the game is able to make its release date and be as close to their complete vision as possible.
As of yet, there has been no indication that this campaign will affect Agony's projected second quarter 2017 release date.
Original Story: 08.24.16
If 2016's Doom left you feeling like you could take on the armies of Hell with nothing more than a sawn-off shotgun and novelty miniature doll to your name, perhaps it's time to check your ego by watching the latest trailer for the seriously intimidating (and slightly NSFW) upcoming horror game known simply as Agony:
This insane trailer comes to us from the appropriately named Polish developer Madmind Studio who have not yet released a game, but certainly appear to have a knack for pumping nightmare fuel.
Agony was initially announced back in May, but this is the first real look we've gotten at this title that will have players taking an all expenses paid tour of Hell as they play a damned soul who has no knowledge of why they have been sent to eternal damnation. Although this video is billed as a gameplay trailer, it's not entirely clear if the footage shown represents actual gameplay paths in Agony or rather a general preview of the nightmares that await.
As the title is being billed as a first-person horror game, the smart money is on Agony taking a page from the Amnesia playbook by asking players to explore the world of Hell with relatively few defenses to call their own. The game's description does make mention of an ability to control people and demons that you encounter along the way, but the psychological nature of the trailer suggests that Agony will treat the game's combat as a secondary motivation.
Regardless of the gameplay balance, Madmind Studio has certainly nailed the look of the game and may very well be on their way to unleashing the next great horror experience upon the world when Agonydebuts on Steam in the second quarter of 2017.
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