Ultra-Indie Daily Dose: Verseckt
Hello, you glorious gluttons for all things indie horror! Are you just starving for the newest of the new, the most unknownest of the unknown? If so, you’ve come to the right place. Welcome to the Ultra-Indie Daily Dose! In this series, we’re going to pick a new game every day from an indie horror creator you’ve probably never heard of. No million-dollar budgets or factory productions. This is the space for the little guy with not but a developer toolkit and a dream. So if you’re down to roll the dice on something different, then stick around and check it out!
Welcome back for today’s Daily Dose of indie horror games! Previously featured for their amazing haunted house game Llorna is a demo by developer Freddy, also known as GameDevBoi. Versteckt is German for hidden, and this Argentinian dev is creating a Resident Evil 4 style game centered around the Nazi ratlines.
Verseckt follows the story of two young travelers making a documentary about Nazis in Argentina. Driving through the forest one night, their van crashes under mysterious circumstances, and one of them goes missing. The other, stranded in the woods, must fend for their life while investigating their abducted friend. Also, there are spooky villagers and a big weird creature in the sky.
The game is still in development but already is very promising. The atmosphere is great and the spooks are real. Try the demo for Verseckt for yourself on itch.io by clicking here.