Have you ever wanted to be a pixellated content creator whose gimmick is exploring abandoned space ships? I can't say I have, either - until Content Warning appeared. A new, surprise drop from four indie devs and publisher Landfall, this is the perfect horror game to play with your pals because, while on the surface things look silly and colorful, the creatures that you'll be facing are truly the stuff of nightmares.
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This co-op horror game about astronaut YouTubers is free, but hurry
If you're partial to the grim delights of Phasmophobia and not averse to the sicko enjoyments of Lethal Company, you might like new horror game Content Warning, which kind of blends the two and has the additional virtue of being free on Steam till 9am PT/5pm UK on 2nd April.
In this spooky co-op treat from Landfall Publishing, you play a bunch of amateur filmmakers - or tubers, as the kids possibly still insist on calling them - who must board a spaceship, travel to another planet and film anything monstrous they stumble on.
Content Warning was released just yesterday, and already it's taking the internet by storm. The game launched for free and will remain so for 24 hours, leading to a shocking concurrent player peak of 86,385 as of writing.
The game, a co-op spooktacular, has you and a gaggle of friends face your fears in hopes of going viral on SpookTube. Armed with a trsuty video recorder, it's all about capturing the scariness on camera and watching it back later. The more scares you get on film, the more viral you go and the more money you get back! That money can be spent on better equipment, and the content cycle repeats again.
The game was created by Landfall Games, the minds behind Totally Accurate Battlegrounds, Stick Fight The Game, among other smaller projects. They've a history of pulling off quirky and enticing games - and it looks as though Content Warning is no different! Early reception is positive, with many taking to this cooperative horror title and having a blast messing around with its found footage spin on the genre.
You've got until tomorrow to snag a hot new contender to the Lethal Company throne for free. Content Warning is a similarly structured game about getting your friends together, traveling to a scary location, and trying to find something valuable before being horribly murdered in the dark, and it's a free Steam game for you to keep until tomorrow morning, April 2.