What is "Phobia"? (Patreon)

G: Since you have been seeing Phobia content here quite often lately, it wouldn't hurt to clarify what these posts are all about.🤔

The thing is - our team is working on a small test project called Phobia: The First Dream. We're want to test new mechanics and, of course, to have some fun in the process, so it's both relaxing and beneficial!

How did it happen? Well, we started a large-scale engine update a month ago, which will first of all reduce PC requirements for tCoL players. Alongside the update, we decided to finally ask ourselves - what our team expects from future projects after tCoL is completed? Aaaand it seems that we're seeking side-scrolling locations, with an animated sprites and the possibility of greater immersion in the game atmosphere. This will be more like a feeling of a metroidvania, not a -real- one, tho. The main features of tCoL that players cherish will remain. We just gonna vary the presentation.

So, Phobia's story is quite old (it's older than tCol's story, btw!), but we'll be focusing on a small intro in this project.

In this game, you are about to enter a nightmare dream of one of the humans from Nouri (Arthur), in the company of a tsourai named Roger. Swimming into nightmares is a common job for him, as he is a grahn, he did it countless times. What could possibly go wrong? %)

It will be a psychological/surreal thriller, but with a dash of humor, with a lot of lore given to you through allegories and hints, not directly. You'll be going to explore a large art gallery. Not the ordinary one, but nightmarish. Therefore, each new floor (which you only move down the elevator) pulls you deeper and deeper into the depths of Phobia...

Feel free to ask any questions in the comments, we'll be happy to answer them!