Kuklam Studios, developer of the Cartonfall series of physics-based games, is working on something new. Today, Kuklam Studios announced its next game, CryoSpace, a new entry in the popular single-player horror genre. Inspired by sci-fi and horror media including Ridley Scott’s Alien and Philip K. Dick’s novels, CryoSpace is tentatively planned to launch on PC in 2022.

In CryoSpace, players take on the role of an “ordinary maintenance guy” who is in cryosleep as a massive starship takes him and other colonizers to somewhere far away. At least, until the ship is left a drifting wreck. When the protagonist is awoken, he quickly realizes the colonizers aren’t alone on this now-wrecked ship. There’s something frightening and alien aboard, and it’s up to the player to ensure the other crew members continue to survive.

Gameplay in CryoSpace is portrayed through an isometric viewpoint, an increasingly popular camera angle for horror games on PC. Players will explore the shipwreck, fight against the alien presence on board, and survive all manner of traps and obstacles. Survival elements include players building a safe haven within the ship, though it’s unclear whether this is a customizable base or a more progressive, structured expansion. There are also a variety of resources players must collect along the way.

CryoSpace’s announcement came alongside the release of a minute-long announcement trailer that offers a good idea of the atmosphere Kuklam Studios is going for, some basic elements of gameplay including combat, and some of the potential threats players will see along the way. It’s an intriguing tease, to be sure, but there’s clearly a lot of CryoSpace left for Kuklam to share going forward.

There’s little to be speculated on based upon Kuklam’s previous works. The original Cartonfall does have a horror slant, as it’s based around a madman with a box on his head forcing the player to solve physics-based puzzles. However, CryoSpace clearly moves in a completely different direction, and while it does have puzzles they don’t appear to be physics-based.

Luckily, there’s plenty of time left for Kuklam to share more information about CryoSpace, since its release date is over a year away. That might mean that Kuklam won’t be sharing more details until Cryospace is closer to launch. Hopefully, the studio will stay communicative regardless of how far away the game is, and interested PC gamers can follow CryoSpace’s Steam account or check out its social media for more information.

CryoSpace releases on PC in 2022.

Source: Steam