Hi! I’m an Environment Artist from Ukraine, formerly at Crytek Kyiv, and this is my solo-developed psychological horror game, Locked In: The Ward. Its first gameplay reveal was recently featured by IGN.
Locked In: The Ward is a first-person psychological horror game set around the abandoned Ravenrock Research Facility. You play as a woman who has no memory of how she got there and gradually uncover the facility’s past, Project ECHO, and the mystery surrounding Subject #0012.
The game is focused on exploration, puzzles, environmental storytelling and psychological horror. Strange events become increasingly difficult to distinguish from reality — lights behave unpredictably, objects move, sounds appear where they shouldn’t, and the environment itself can change around you.
There’s no traditional combat focus. I want the tension to come from exploring the facility, solving its mysteries and never being completely sure whether what you just experienced was real.
The current reveal trailer shows an early build, and several mechanics and paranormal events I’m working on aren’t shown yet. Future trailers will reveal much more.
I’d love to hear what you think about the atmosphere and concept so far!
Gameplay Reveal Trailer: https://youtu.be/7Nr9YT6fqlQ
Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5277740/Locked_In_The_Ward/
