VELVET BLACK

Hard, thorny exoskeletons give way to dripping, dark blood. Creeping, crawling, twitching forms peering down a dark alley. A city frozen in fear.

You’re a member of VANTA Project, a special team sent on a mission to “research and decontaminate” the city of New Maudheim. But you know you aren’t making it out of this alive. You were sent here to die.

You can feel it pulsing through your spine; writhing, violating, like bugs crawling up your back. You’re one of them now. You’ll all be, in the end.

VELVET BLACK  is dark, horror-themed third-person action game with a focus on its dystopian setting and eerie atmosphere. Inspired by dark, grungy horror movies, hack-and-slash games of the 2000s, and Japanese action shows, it aims to instill the same level of thrill and fear through its visuals and gameplay. Every moment is tense, as the player needs to be ready for monsters at every turn. Still, they press on, uncovering more mysteries about this city, what happened to its inhabitants, and why you’re really here.

This digital artbook serves as both a detailed guide to the world of VELVET BLACK, as well as a collection of artwork and gameplay concepts acting as a pitch deck for a video game with this setting and characters.

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