SIREN

Devlog #1 - Dark Synth Depths

Added 2023-05-20 18:16:28 +0000 UTC

Hello, Patrons!

This is David, the creative director of SIREN and founder of Loreseeker Games. First of all I’d like to hugely thank those of you here for being our very first supporters. Yes, we got a nice and flashy trailer, and while it turned out quite close to my final artistic vision for the game, we are still truly in the early stages of development. I really can’t over-emphasize how much your support means at this time. You are the OGs. Thank you!

So, we've announced the project on Youtube and sent out some press releases. What now?

We’ll be spending the next week or two continuing to network and grow awareness of the project. Behind the scenes, work is being done on narrative development, sound, and music, and I’ll be starting to expand on our movement and combat systems.

We’ll also be continuing the hunt for a AAA-quality character designer/modeler, who would be passionate enough about the project to contribute work while we’re still unfunded. Really want to get our mer characters pinned down as soon as possible, so we can drop the temp assets we’re working with, and have gender options. It’ll also leave less unknown variables to worry about while building the combat system.

The vibe in the attached image is what you'll see in some of our deeper ocean layers. There are no aliens in this game, but we'll encounter a different species of mermaid in the depths, with a different type of technology than the shallow-water Mer. In these zones we'll really be able to lean into a "dark synthwave" vibe, which will provide some interesting contrast to the calm and sunny reefs near the surface, and the deep blues of the mid-depth zones.

That’s it for now! I’ll catch you in Discord!