Static
A first-person psychological horror game focused on tension, perception,
and learning the rules through observation rather than UI.
Highlights
Enemy behavior changes based on where the player is looking
Tension built through limited visibility and spatial awareness
Stealth-focused encounters that punish careless movement
Environmental cues that teach mechanics without explicit instruction
Steam Release Jan 29th
Designing Fear Through Perception
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A short breakdown of how Static creates tension through player observation.
When the enemy is unobserved, it advances toward the player while visual clarity degrades and static noise intensifies with proximity.
When observed, movement halts, blur clears, and all noise stops immediately.
Tension escalates by stressing the same rule: static grows louder as the enemy closes distance, while increased blur and environmental obstacles make navigation progressively harder.
Players infer enemy distance through sound and learn the danger of broken attention through impaired visibility, allowing the system to be understood through consequence rather than explicit instruction.