Hello Imagine Cup - Hello Dementia

Been 2 days since our announcement of HexCraft, and now here are some big news for you : Genesis Game Studios will do their best to compete on Imagine Cup 2014 , Games Competition.

Hello World, Hello Imagine Cup

Do you like ghost stories? Do you like exploring the unknown, possibly encountering numerous supernatural beings? What if...

Stories. They are everywhere. In pictures. In our minds. In our surroundings. Every house has a story and every object around us has a story. What if you could experience the story?

"10 years ago, in our hometown, we used to gather at the entrance of a big old house that was built upon a graveyard, just across a Church. Legend has it that spirits of its' former dead owners wandered around the house and we wanted to experience seeing a ghost hovering above the floor. Careless and mindless as we were back then, we ventured into the house with flashlights in order to explore it. 

The very first night we attempted to open doors and explore its' rooms 2 of our flashlights went off at the same time, and we heard strange noises like footsteps along with a chain slowly approaching us as the sound was getting louder and louder. This was enough of a chilling experience for us, as we went out of the house and never ever came back. Who knows what REALLY happened there after all? "

"We never ever mentioned about the house... Until now."

Based on this story, we were so deeply inspired to create a game that would, in its' very essence, bring this thrilling ghostly experience to you, as much as possible, and as such, Dementia, the land of Madness was born. (Dementia = Madness in Latin)

We created our very own universe, with its' crazy characters, all willing to explore places with bone-chilling stories, curses and haunts. The very first place which has many stories to share and experience : The Blackthorn Manor.

To get to the point : Introducing Dementia : Tales of Blackthorn Manor , a survival multiplayer turn-based strategy game with horror elements. The Blackthorn Manor is a cursed building with 3 different floors: The Upper Floor, the Ground Floor and the horrible Basement. Up to 6 players may enter the house at any time and start exploring it. Every time you play, the rooms appear randomly, and you never know what can happen, what is waiting for you on the other side of the door... Can you open the door?

Every room has a story to share, or a seal to break. Each time you break a seal, there is a chance for you to trigger a curse. Every curse changes gameplay dramatically, as one of the whole lot of you explorers, turns into a traitor and most of the times transforms into a horrific supernatural (or not) creature that the rest of the explorers have to fight.

You never get to chose sides, that's the risk of exploring the Blackthorn Manor, your goal is to either destroy the cursed one, or when  YOU get to be the cursed one, your goal is to destroy the others.

What this game has to offer is many many random stories, random traitor setups and a different style of play for each curse that unfolds.

Following is a screenshot of our prototype that we have been working on:

4 Brave Capsules are exploring the Blackthorn Manor...

Every Friday we will be keeping you informed about Dementia : Tales of Blackthorn Manor and we will be updating you with concept art, models, environment. Stay tuned, there is much more waiting for you...

Experience the Curse...