The Sniper Killer demo shoots its shot as part of Steam Next Fest
I appreciate what Henry Hoare and Jordan King (Black-Eyed Priest) bring to the indie-horror cafeteria. They definitely understand the assignment, delivering rickety packages of gameplay, spartan visuals, and deliberately tacky and uncomfortable subject matter. Bloodwash still stands as one of my favorite titles of the lo-fi horror genre, and the amusing part of that is it’s largely just creeping dread and atmosphere. The actual horror game only takes up a small portion of its final act.
As part of Steam Next Fest, Torture Star Video brings us a demo of their upcoming game Sniper Killer as part of Steam Next Fest. Having chewed on its 25-30 minutes of gameplay, I have to say I’m excited to see the final product. I can really dig its routine of getting shot, shoot, repeat.
The Sniper Killer demo opens up with you in the heels of Pamela. She’s degraded herself to taking on a sketchy modeling job in the basement of some awful apartment building. She finds herself posing for a diminutive German stereotype named Hans, who references a hilariously sordid past as a modern Dr. Frankenstein. This all ends with murder.
Next, you’re placed in the shoes of the eponymous Sniper Killer. You hang up your shoes, get to examine the tattered dregs of their life, then quickly get another call. Someone else needs to have their brains aerated.
You travel to the local carnival where you’re told you’re hunting the person dressed as a werewolf. Find your target, find a vantage, and take your shot. I’m not sure who lets someone on a carnival ride with a rifle, but I’m going to assume a very long and unseasonal coat was involved.
After claiming your victim, you take the wheel of Gail, a journalism student and acquaintance of Pamela. She takes a
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