Eyes in the Dark: Gearbox Publishing announces atmospheric roguelite

Gearbox Publishing has announced Eyes in the Dark: The Curious Case of One Victoria Bloom, an atmospheric roguelite coming to PC on July 14th.

Players take on the role of Victoria as she searches for her lost grandfather in the Bloom family’s ever-changing mansion, fighting all sorts of monsters with a flashlight and a slingshot in twin-stick shooter-style 2D gameplay.

The game is being developed by indie developer Under the Stairs and will be available on both Steam and the Epic Games Store for $14.99.

“Eyes in the Dark creates an atmosphere of loneliness and isolation while giving you the tools to ultimately emerge from the experience as a stronger person,” said game designer Filip Neduk.

“Victoria’s Trial – walking through the mansion alone and confronting her fears – reflects players’ need to learn and master the game mechanics in order to advance. You two are going through this adventure together.”

More items and upgrades will become available to Victoria as she makes her way through the mansion, including a shotgun bulb or matches that set your enemies on fire. Each item also has a unique ability that players can mix and match to create new combinations.

Eyes in the Dark: The Curious Case of a Victoria Bloom – 6 screenshots

“One of the nice things the team focused on was making sure that no two passes of the game were the same, regardless of how you lead Victoria,” added Under the Stairs director Vladimir Bogdanić.

The PC requirements for Eyes in the Dark have also been revealed, which can be seen below:

Minimum:

• Operating system: Windows 7
• Processor: Core 2 Duo
• Memory: 2GB RAM
• Graphics: Integrated graphics card
• Storage: 800 MB available storage space
• Sound card: Yes

Recommended:

• Operating system: Windows 10
• Processor: 2.4 GHz Quad Core 2.0 (or higher)
• Memory: 8GB RAM
• Graphics: Intel HD Graphics 4000 and higher, ATI Radeon HD series 4650 and higher, Nvidia GeForce 2xx series and higher
• Storage: 800 MB available storage space
• Sound card: Yes

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