A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead Dev Diary Details Intense Stealth Gameplay

Upcoming horror title A Quiet Place: The Highway Forward will see gamers attempting to navigate a post-apocalyptic Earth whereas attempting to keep away from the eye of blind but lethal aliens who hunt by their eager listening to. That, in fact, will imply an emphasis on stealth gameplay, which developer Stormind Video games and writer Saber Interactive have provided recent particulars on with a brand new developer diary.

The video sees lead sport designer Manuel Moavero beginning off with briefly discussing a few of A Quiet Place: The Highway Forward’s extra typical stealth mechanics, like with the ability to cover in bushes and even in cardboard packing containers, earlier than turning consideration to what is going to kind the spine of the experience- doing all your finest to stay as silent as attainable, so that you don’t appeal to the eye of the terrifying extraterrestrial monstrosities. 

The sport will hand gamers a number of instruments for these functions, like a flashlight, which is able to allow you to raised spot and determine objects that might show a risk to you, from glass that you could possibly step on to a entice simply ready to be sprung.

You’ll even have a phonometer, which won’t solely measure how a lot ambient sound is being made round you, but in addition how a lot sound you’re making. So if, for example, you’re in a spot the place there’s loud ambient sound of, say, speeding water, you possibly can safely make noise your self, with out worry of attracting undesirable consideration. 

The Highway Forward will problem gamers to search out objects within the surroundings and use it to their benefit, like throwing a glass bottle to create distractions, or pouring sand in entrance of your self as you stroll so your footsteps are much less noisy, and extra. Take a look at the video beneath for extra particulars. 

A Quiet Place: The Highway Forward is due out on October 17 for PS5, Xbox Sequence X/S, and PC.