Black The Fall now live on Steam Early Access; watch the launch teaser here

Atmospheric side-scrolling shooter Black The Fall by Sand Sailor Studios is now live on Steam Early Access. It's a black and white dream inspired by a childhood passed behind the Iron Curtain, and the first thing you'll think is "wow, this looks a lot like LIMBO, except I can shoot."

There's stealth, puzzle solving, crafting, a weather system and a pet system. The story, as stated on their Steam page, is this:

Discover an industrialized long lost world living in the shadow of the totalitarian state. Everyone should be regarded as a potential enemy, an informer, a criminal. Amnesic and unaware of circumstances which brought you into this place, you begin your journey which should reveal the mystery. Moving through a peculiar world you'll have to kill in order to survive, to solve different puzzles and to learn when to be brave and when to hide.

The game looks really cool and sounds even cooler. It's only in alpha an includes only some of the features that hey want to be in the final game. You'll be able to do basic interaction with the Natives, meet some of the Machines, explore, shoot, hide, use objects and collect ammo and weapons. And you'll also be able to solve a few puzzles.

Check out the game on Steam Early Access HERE.

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