The main gameplay conceit involves ducking behind low walls and overturned desks to avoid the detection of the black, cone-headed creatures patrolling the town. Gylt takes things slow, introducing mechanics like walking, looking around, ducking and interacting with objects one at a time, with clear on-screen prompts and plenty of space for players to test out their new tools. Eyeballs peer from the tops of tentacles growing out of the goo. Eyeballs peer from the tops of tentacles growing out of the goo, and bipedal beasts with long claws and inverted faces stalk the walkways. Sally's hometown is abandoned and looks like an earthquake hit it, while its corners and doorways are infested with black sludge monsters. Sally searches for Emily, who's been missing for a month, through the desolate rooms of their school as monsters stalk her footsteps.īy subscribing, you are agreeing to Engadget's Terms and Privacy Policy. Gylt is a third-person horror title that follows tween Sally into a twisted, Upside Down style world that has also consumed her young cousin, Emily. Stylistically, it's different than anything the studio has created so far it's narratively thin, though its world is rich and eerie, filled with creeping beasts and light emotional turmoil. Tequila Works' latest release, Gylt, fits this mold perfectly. Overall, the studio's strength lies in building moody worlds bursting with emotional intrigue, rather than completing a single, clear narrative arc. The studio's approach to storytelling works best in The Invisible Hours, a non-linear VR experience that sacrifices player input in order to resolve multiple narrative threads. They're slightly creepy, with a touch of ennui and too much story for a single game to contain. After that, Tequila Works released a murder mystery set inside a trippy mansion casino, a heartwarming platformer about a long-lost civilization, a narrative-driven VR title, a world-building app for iOS, and the official VR project for Sony Pictures' Groundhog Day.ĭespite the differences in mechanics, a common thread runs through many of Tequila Works' titles. It starts with Deadlight, a dark, side-scrolling action title set in a lonely zombie apocalypse.
At least, that's how it seems after scrolling through a list of games the independent Spanish studio has released since 2012. The developers at Tequila Works get bored easily.
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