Echoes of the Wood

// first-person weird / horror adventure

// PREMISE

THE HOOK

For decades, a fenced woodland area has concealed a structural collapse of reality. Flora and fauna are altering at a molecular level. Previous expeditions didn't die. They were "reassigned". Fragments of cosmological theory confirm our worst nightmare: the Universe itself is an immense living organism. And sentient life on Earth is an infection. What moves through these woods is its immune system.

// GAMEPLAY

THE MISSION

In the role of a specialist armed with your sci-fi camera — the AetherLens — you are deployed to investigate a phenomenon that warps space, time and matter. Your task: track down the alien entities infesting the area, photograph them to catalogue the threat, and return alive to the Command Centre with your reports. Unlike traditional combat systems, Echoes’ gameplay is built entirely around mastery of your equipment: reveal invisible creatures, shoot at the right moment, and use the flash to repel them. Everything passes through the lens. With an unsettling narrative balanced between science fiction, contemplation and psychological horror, you will explore a hostile world where the very foundations of reality are crumbling.

// THE ONLY DEFENSE: AETHERLENS

NO HUD. NO FIREARMS.

You are isolated. Your only interface with the real world is the backpack on your shoulders (physical in-game inventory management). Your only weapon is the camera.

DUAL-RENDERING IN REAL TIME

The AetherLens screen processes a parallel dimension. Look through the viewfinder to reveal threats invisible to the naked eye and decipher traces left by other anomalies.

OPTICAL MODULES & SURVIVAL

Mount experimental filters to stun or attract creatures. Craft improvised tools by scavenging resources from the environment. Light and ingenuity are your only ammunition.

// ANOMALY DOSSIER

// THE ORNAMENTS

Variant that infiltrates dwellings by pretending to be a decorative element. Humanoid body, no clothing, head replaced by a floral composition. Perfect mimicry. Requires controlled hydration to prevent outbursts.