More than just weather lights - In the survival game Greyhill Incident from Refugium Games, a small community in the USA is haunted by strange events. Animals are dying, electrical devices are going crazy and strange objects can be seen in the sky. Could these events be pure coincidence? Or is there more to it than meets the eye?
Greyhill Incident - the fear is spreading
The year is 1992, and in Greyhill, USA, events are piling up that cannot be reconciled with normal life. Common sense be explained. The news reads out flimsy explanations from the government. But the residents of Greyhill are sure that the news is just a pack of lies. They barricade themselves in their homes, organize themselves with walkie-talkies and set up a vigilante group to keep their eyes open at night. Players take on the role of Ryan Baker to find out what's going on in Greyhill and make the otherwise peaceful town a little safer again.
Neighborhood Nobody
Unlike in other horror and Survival games the main character in Greyhill Incident is not an ex-soldier, a tough cop or even remotely a hero. Instead, the developer studio of Refugium Games a completely normal, average guy who joins the vigilante group to protect his hometown. Accordingly, in the game you are not equipped with an assault rifle and a bazooka, but with a baseball bat and an old revolver. Both have a limited shelf life, so Ryan has to think carefully about when to go into open combat and when it might be better to sneak around in a crouch to avoid being noticed from the wrong side.
Great role models in Greyhill Incident
Greyhill Incident feels like a playable episode of The X-Files. As in the series, you have to get to the bottom of the mysterious observations and find clues in the form of hidden documents, videos and similar traces. However, it's not that easy because the individual incidents quickly turn out to be signs of a predetermined Invasion turn out. Aliens have arrived in Greyhill and are on the hunt for the inhabitants in order to study the humans and discover their weaknesses. In the game, the invaders are referred to as "Greys", who appear with the typical pear-shaped heads with pitch-black eyes and their slender body shapes that could have come straight out of a 1950s sci-fi movie.
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The cold shiver at your back
In order to understand why the Greys have targeted Greyhill of all places, Ryan has to solve secrets and puzzles together with the other inhabitants of the village. It is up to him to decide how he wants to move through the open areas. Sneaking is effective, but can take a long time because the Aliens very tactically and look for new guinea pigs. With his revolver drawn, Ryan is faster, but also calls all the invaders into action.
However, because ammunition is in short supply and the baseball bat doesn't last forever, players are often on the run from the aliens. Although there are hiding places, every passing shadow or crack of a branch can send your pulse racing uncontrollably. This ever-present fear adds a certain spice to the game and drives players to try and overcome the deadly threat around the Mystery of the Greyhill Incident.