The machines sure do love to rise up, but in the upcoming Ghostless, they've already taken over, and it's up to players to form the rebellion, all while sentient AI machines attempt to infiltrate the group and destroy them from within.
Social deduction games saw a massive surge in popularity during lockdown, as it's far more enjoyable to work out who the secret enemy is in a game of Among Us than it is when facing off against computer AI. This might be why few video games have attempted to mimic the horror of movies like The Thing, despite it being a (on paper) perfect concept for an interactive medium.
A new game is taking on the Cylon approach, as Ghostless by Coffeenauts was announced at Latin American Games Showcase - Summer Game Fest Edition. Ghostless is a survival shooter set in a world where machines have already won, and are attempting to take down the player's burgeoning resistance movement from within.
Ghostless Pits Players Against Deceptive AI Monsters
Ghostless is a 2.5D shooter with a gorgeous pixel art aesthetic. The game is set in an alternate 20th century, where a rogue AI created by the Soviet Union has taken...
