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One of the most promising Silent Hill clones is in serious troubleHeartworm developer looking for a new publisher

Heartworm developer looking for a new publisher

Our protagonist sits in her bedroom window in a Heartworm demo screenshot.

If you’ve been looking atthe current crop of Silent Hill sequels, remakes and remastersand pining for the foggy streets and busted doorknobs of yesteryear, I recommend trying thedemoforHeartworm. This is survivalhorrorjust the way Mother used to make it - before Mother read all those forbidden books and decided to sacrifice you to Samael, Lord of Serpents and Reeds. You’ve got your 3D engine with fixed camera perspectives, your thick coating of TV static, your sluggish vehicular control scheme, your enemies that could be either demons or metaphors and will murder you either way.

I’m pretty sold on Heartworm, though I’m still waiting for it to spark its own identity from all those grated-together shards of older horror games. So it’s a bit sad that the project is in enormous trouble.

Heartworm TrailerWatch on YouTube

Heartworm Trailer

Cover image for YouTube video

Accordingto Adinolfi, Heartworm is “about 50%” complete and has beenwishlisted on Steamto the tune of five figures. “Idk if this is the best way to do this but I am desperate to do anything I can to keep & support my team for all the hard work they’ve done - and we want people to play this game,” hewent on. The developer says hedoesn’t have the means to self-publish. Fingers crossed that another company steps in.