Skunx Games has released its first gameplay trailer for Dark Pals: The 1st Floor, offering a deeper look at the eerie world of its upcoming mascot horror puzzle adventure. Alongside the new trailer, a playable demo will be available during Steam Next Fest from 24 February to 2 March.
The new trailer highlights some core gameplay mechanics, offers a glimpse at the game’s environmental puzzles, and introduces the unsettling mascot creatures that roam the abandoned children’s mental health asylum. Players also get a closer look at the facility itself, the mysterious ink-powered mechanics, and the strange forces lurking within its walls.
Play the demo during Steam Next Fest
Players will be able to explore a section of the asylum themselves in the Dark Pals: The 1st Floor demo, as part of Steam Next Fest. The demo introduces core puzzle mechanics, environmental storytelling, and an early encounter with the strange presence lurking inside the facility.
In Dark Pals: The 1st Floor, players explore an abandoned children’s asylum alongside Inky the Ink Blaster, a mysterious (but cute) companion manifested through an ink-shooting toy gun. By solving puzzles and unlocking new areas, players will begin to uncover what happened inside the institution and why it was left behind.
Dark Pals: The 1st Floor features:
- Creepy Mascots: Beware of creepy cartoonish creatures lurking around.
- Abandoned Child Mental Health Asylum: Unravel the mysteries this dark place holds and uncover why it was abandoned in the late 80’s.
- Clever Environmental Puzzles: Unlock new rooms within the facility by solving puzzles.
- Ink Shooting Toy: Together with your companion Inky, the Ink Blaster, you will be looking for answers…
- Transmedia Mystery: A narrative told through transmedial storytelling and eerie music, with Youtube videos that provide additional lore to the game.
