Rise of Insanity

Rise of Insanity is a psychological horror developed by the Independent Polish Red Limb Studio. The game described herein is available on {PLAT}.

Plot

In Rise of Insanity for {PLAT}, the action is set in the United States back in the 1970s. The main protagonist is Stephen Dowell, a renowned psychology doctor, whose family went missing in a mysterious way. The police officers investigating their disappearance do not rule out that Stephen's wife and child were murdered. Thus, the main protagonist decides to take matters into his own hands – his only suspect is his own patient suffering from a number mental disorders not connected to one another. Dowell decides to use this patient a subject for experimental treatment methods, and as a result, he discovers the darkest areas of his patient's mind. Interestingly enough, upon starting the game players know very little of the main protagonist's past, nonetheless, new pieces of his life story (that might shed some light on the investigation) are discovered all throughout his adventure.

Mechanics

In the {PLAT} release of Rise of Insanity, players observe the action from the first-person perspective (FPP). The most important aspect of the gameplay is the exploration of places such as outdoor locations suffused with falling sunlight as well as grim insides of halls, and hospital wards. Multiple locations hide certain anomalies experienced by the main protagonist e.g. by gaining the ability to levitate. Moreover, on their adventures, players have to carefully investigate their surroundings in search for clues shedding a new light on the mystery they are trying to solve (such as the notes hidden in different drawers). Occasionally, one is bound to encounter relatively simple environmental puzzles.

Technical aspects

Rise of Insanity for {PLAT} delivers decent visuals as well as the atmospheric soundtrack that manage to build up the tension. The game supports virtual reality headgear, however, it is not necessary for the game to work; in order to increase to immersion, the developers did not implement the usual movement system based on teleportation.

Last updated on 19 June 2018