He’s popped up in the Public Test Build!
Image credit:Behaviour Interactive
Image credit:Behaviour Interactive
Nic Cage plays himself, Nic Cage, a role that he’s mastered over the years. He’s currently available as a survivor in Steam’s Public Test Build, although the full Nic Cage pack is available to purchase on all platforms from July 25th. Come look at Cage’s character trailer below, featuring his fabulous and dramatic voice.
In the game’s fiction, Cage gives a performance that’s so eccentric and overwhelmingly skillful that he mistakenly summons the game’s “malevolent being of incomprehensible power.” The Entity pulls Cage into the game’s Fog - the place where all the murder happens - forcing him to survive against murderous monsters, and a few killers he’s probably familiar with from his time in Hollywood (Ghostface, Micheal Myers, Freddy, etc.)
Cage’s abilities are all - of course - themed around acting. Because he’s an actor. Cage is so good at the craft, the Plot Twist skill lets him pretend to die, recover health, and get back up again. Scene Partner lets you see the killer’s radius, and then Dramaturgy lets you run with high knees for extra speed and random effects. I’m guessing that’s a pre-performance ritual that makes sense for performers?
Nic Cage is no stranger to horror and horror-adjacent projects, from the Ghost Rider series to the brilliant Mandy horror-action film. Actually, the actor’s latest horror-comedy Renfield was spun off intoa Vampire Survivors-esque auto-shooterrecently, presumably with Cage’s Dracula serving as the final boss.
