This Hand-drawn Game Looks Like a Surreal Graphic Novel Come Alive

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This Hand-drawn Game Looks Like a Surreal Graphic Novel Come Alive

Writer Tiago Rech's upcoming game I Shall Name the Dead uses a distinct orange-and-teal hand-drawn aesthetic to explore grief and horror.

What: Published by Dangen Entertainment and arriving on PC in 2027, the game features art by Lirio Ninotchka and focuses on a narrative-heavy, surreal horror experience set in a cemetery.

Takeaway: Wishlist the game on Steam if you are interested in exploring the application of non-traditional color palettes and graphic novel art styles in game narrative.

Decoder

Lynchian: A term derived from director David Lynch, describing a style that mixes the mundane with the surreal, dreamlike, or unsettling.

Original article

I Shall Name the Dead is a surreal magical-realism horror adventure with hand-drawn, graphic-novel-style art featuring eerie orange-and-teal visuals that evoke fragmented memory and grief.

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