Geography of Robots – the developer behind 2022’s acclaimed narrative adventure Norco – has revealed its new project, Silenus, and there’s an “experimental” Steam demo to try right now.
Silenus is described as a “micro-adventure” – lasting 2-2.5 hours – set on a Gulf Flow oil refinery recently acquired by Rubens Link, an “enigmatic company with an unclear agenda”. Cast as an android called Titian, players must investigate the company’s true motives – which seems to go beyond installing automation tech as it claims – by solving puzzles, deciphering clues, conversing with characters, and poking around the remains of vanished workers.
The newly released demo version of Silenus is officially known as the Umbilical Pre-Release demo, and it’s been created in collaboration with Baton Rouge doom metal band Thou to help promote its new album. “Thou composed material for our 2022 release Norco,” Geography of Robots explains in an FAQ accompanying the demo, “and we decided to extend this collaboration to help draw attention to their upcoming album release Umbilical.”
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