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The developers behind Silent Hill: The Short Message have a new game in the works, Niraya of ■■ – and yes, that’s what it’s called.

The developers behind Silent Hill: The Short Message have a new game in the works, Niraya of ■■ – and yes, that’s what it’s called.

HexaDriveThe developers behind Silent Hill: The Short Message have a new game in the works with a somewhat strange title.

Earlier this year, Konami released its first Silent Hill game in many years, The Short Message, but the developer didn’t actually create it themselves. The game was actually outsourced to HexaDrive, a developer that has been making games for other studios for years, such as Square Enix’s The Third Birthday, as well as the Nintendo 3DS port of Metal Gear Solid 3. Now, it’s working on its own horror title, Niraya of ■■, which yes, for now, is the title of the game (thanks, Eurogamer). Who knows if a full title will ever be revealed, but we’ll stick with Niraya for now.

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You can check out the trailer for the game above, which appears to be in very early development, but the game’s Steam page explains it in more detail. “Niraya of ■■ is a Japanese horror game inspired by Buddhist beliefs of the Kamakura period,” the Steam page reads. “The game focuses on a unique system in which players “avoid” attacks from various monsters, rather than defeating them or hiding. This, combined with the fear of exploring strange environments and solving puzzles, is one of the game’s main appeals.”

The game focuses on dodging rather than other actions typical of horror games. You will play as a “young child, who manages limited stamina and uses his environment to evade attacks from monsters. While being pursued by supernatural creatures, players will experience the thrill of finding ways.” There aren’t really any more details than that, other than the fact that the main character is “thrown into a mysterious realm unknown to the modern world” from which he must escape.

You won’t find a release date either, although it is scheduled for 2025. Hopefully by then we’ll know a little more clearly what it’s really about!