Submissions by Carlos Tejeira tagged dark-comedy

Genre: Psychological horror, Narrative
Platform: PC / Consoles

Target audience: Designed for those who enjoy horror with a touch of absurdity. For those who may laugh at the ridiculousness at first, but then discover that the humor was just the gateway to something much more disturbing.

Game description: It all starts with a visit to an abandoned carnival in the middle of the night. At first, it seems harmless: clowns that fall over on their own, poorly played fairground music, old attractions that barely work, and even automated announcements that repeat phrases incorrectly. It's so absurd that you let your guard down almost without meaning to.

But the atmosphere starts to take a turn. Each attraction hides something disturbing: on the Ferris wheel, you hear muffled cries instead of laughter; at the shooting gallery, the prizes are no longer stuffed animals but grotesque remains; and in the house of mirrors, the reflections are no longer yours.

What makes the game unique is that contrast that never warns you: the funny suddenly becomes disturbing. The player is caught in that limbo of not knowing whether to laugh or feel fear, and that's where the constant discomfort lies.

The journey is to go through the carnival to understand what doomed it. But with each attraction, it becomes clearer that the place is not empty: the absurdity was just a mask. The carnival demands a sacrifice, and sooner or later you will discover it.

Image credits: https://store.steampowered.com/app/1181550/Carnival_Hunt