Hollow Despair – The Path (Vertical Slice)

Hollow Despair – The Path (Vertical Slice)

“The house doesn’t just creak… it remembers.”

You play a father returning to an abandoned mansion after years away, chasing the faint echoes of a daughter’s voice that should be long gone.

Built in Unity HDRP, Hollow Despair – The Path explores how light, silence, and memory intertwine to create fear that lingers after the screen fades to black.

Features

• Dynamic lighting and power outage events that shift the world in real time

• Persistent world logic – rooms remember what you’ve done

• Subtle, reactive hauntings guided by your presence

• Voice-over narrative cues that blur guilt and memory

• Custom dissolve shaders and physics-driven ambiance

Development

This vertical slice is part of the upcoming Hollow Despair project by Blatant Pixels, focused on psychological storytelling and environmental tension.

Follow the full devlog and behind-the-scenes work at:
 BlatantPixels.com/blog

Playtest Access

Join the private playtest early:
BlatantPixels.com/playtest

Your thoughts mean the world — Hollow Despair is built to grow from real player reactions.
If something in the atmosphere, pacing, or story stuck with you (or didn’t), I’d love to hear it.
You can leave a comment below or reach me directly through BlatantPixels.com

Every bit of feedback helps shape the final experience.
Thanks for stepping into the dark with me.