‘The Tartarus Key’ is part PS1-style horror, part escape-the-room game
Armor Games Studios has announced a new old-school adventure game The Tartarus Key, inspired by classic horror games like Alone In The Dark.As described on its Steam page, “You awaken to find yourself trapped in a dark room – and your only guide: a cynical voice on the other end of a portable radio.”The Tartarus Key involves moving through a mansion room by room, solving puzzles and rescuing other characters trapped inside, while being observed by an unknown entity behind a network of cameras.As well as relying on atmospheric tension and puzzle-solving over combat and action, the game also has a distinct low-poly and pixelated texture aesthetic reminiscent of PS1 games. The publisher describes the puzzles and challenges as “reminiscent of