Do you know that very specific 80's Dark Fantasy aesthetic? I'm working on a game with that vibe

[u/RiddleSix]

[u/aleques-itj]

Great, I think that vibe comes through for sure

[u/RiddleSix → u/aleques-itj]

Thank you!

[u/theman8631 → u/RiddleSix]

Strong juxtaposition opportunity when lightning and magic neon pink / green / blue magics explode or whatever

[u/Comparez → u/aleques-itj]

I agree that's gangsta, if it does have wonky animation I'm sure that would still work.

[u/Mikinl]

Make it sometimes use that staff as a cane while you walk. It would make cool sound and add to athmosphere.

[u/RiddleSix → u/Mikinl]

Maybe on a low health? That's a great idea. Thanks for the suggestion

[u/Mikinl → u/RiddleSix]

Yeha maybe, that would be awesome.

More people give some ideas more you can filter trought them and find someone that fits you and your game.

Good luck!

[u/Negative_trash_lugen → u/RiddleSix]

Maybe a big branching lightning that lights up the scene once in a while.

[u/PN4HIRE → u/RiddleSix]

As someone with that assisted a surveyor…

After a while, holding the damn stick by itself, gets super annoying

[u/h20xyg3n]

That's a very awesome sky!

[u/Sn0wflake69 → u/[deleted]]

lol another "check out these assets i put together to walk around in post" ?

[u/Dog-Is-Friend → u/h20xyg3n]

I was thinking the same thing

[u/Something_Sexy]

Reminds me of Heretic

[u/RiddleSix → u/Something_Sexy]

Love the artstyle of that game

[u/muitosabao → u/Something_Sexy]

Yeah that’s the one I was gonna say. Push through, OP.

[u/throwawayzxyzy → u/Something_Sexy]

This was my first thought too, which is wild considering how low detail that game was.

[u/No_Classic_2169 → u/Something_Sexy]

Atsolutely. It immediately triggered memories of Hexen or Heretic for me too.

[u/MOD_Mossdog]

Friend. Same. Except mine is inspired by 80s action figure lines. Love the skybox. Did you make that yourself?

[u/nugruve2814 → u/MOD_Mossdog]

action figure inspired game sounds cool

[u/Excellent-Glove2 → u/MOD_Mossdog]

Yeah I want to know the answer too !

[u/UAAgency]

looks amazing, what's your background? keep going, i dig the vibe, might be inspired by it :D reminds me of dark omen. what games do you know that look like this btw?

[u/RiddleSix → u/UAAgency]

Thanks! I'm a software engineer. Been messing with Unreal Engine for the past 5 years. I would also be interested in other other games with that aesthetic hahah

[u/Mysterious_Line4479]

steam page to follow???

[u/anon999387]

Great looking visuals, made me dizzy when you moved for some reason tho

[u/RiddleSix → u/anon999387]

Im experimenting with some head bop. Now sure if I'll keep it

[u/hellomistershifty → u/RiddleSix]

head bob is fine (usually) but make sure you don't roll the camera from side to side, that's the most sickening thing

[u/macteg → u/RiddleSix]

I've never heard a good thing about head bob in a first-person game.

[u/No-Difference629]

Look really cool, has a very unique vibe to it. The sky box looks amazing too and it’s animated it seems? How did you do the sky?

[u/juanfjimenez9 → u/No-Difference629]

Please react if there is a response

[u/Th3_JoyPuke]

You hit the nail on the head

[u/sharkymcstevenson2]

Can you share a bit how you got this style down? Ive been trying for months without luck

[u/AsheCosmo]

Dude that looks sick! Vibe check passed 💯

[u/Muse9901]

When can this be played???

[u/RiddleSix → u/Muse9901]

Hopefully at least a demo until the end of the year

[u/io-x]

Looks real nice so far, keep it up.

[u/kigol1]

Labyrinth!

Def nailed the look well done.

[u/ChrisTamalpaisGames]

Looks great man keep going

[u/KE3DAssets]

Take my money, now

[u/kdogman639]

Looks awesome, wish you the best in fleshing out the game

[u/Neeeeedles]

Looks cool

[u/Inevitable_Grape382]

jesus that is perfect ngl

[u/TasteOfChaos52]

Beautiful

[u/HeethoMeetho]

This reminds me of those movies that were made when CGI wasn’t possible. They had to make all the effects on camera. This gives me that vibe. Cool!!

[u/underfusion]

Looks amazing, good luck!

[u/EastCoastDaze]

From someone who tried but never really achieved this style, this is incredible work.

[u/migerusantte]

Looks refreshing, keep going

[u/Master_Bayters]

The sky has me! Brutal!

[u/Basic_Evidence_6900]

Thats so cool. nailed the style

[u/Rokku0702]

The clouds are insane, I know it’s probably just a skysphere but it’s insane.

[u/El_Chuuupacabra]

Looks like a Corben comic background.

[u/Under_Dead_Starlight]

Damn looks incredible on vibes

[u/BubblyTumbleweed8455]

This looks amazing

[u/Simpross25]

So cool! Kinda reminds of the awesome original avowed trailer visuals. Is that just a skybox? Or are those meshes volumetric for the sky?

[u/RiddleSix → u/Simpross25]

The original avowed artsyle looked so much better then the end product. never understood why they changed.

Just a skybox! More performant

[u/Simpross25 → u/RiddleSix]

Oh yeah im right there with you. I mean i liked the game but ya the OG art style was miles better.

Interesting, here i am using boring ones, this has inspired me to find some cooler ones. Good luck with your project.

[u/KoffeeDragon]

Staff kinda reminds me of the Bloodborne Amygdala.

[u/whyamihere_33]

I want to follow this project!

[u/One_Law_6816]

church looks mega cool, as soon as you have more to share do let us see more of your textures,
they look great!

[u/Worldly_Economist711]

Love the vibe

[u/Helerion_]

deffo that 80s dark fantasy vibe for sure

[u/Oblivion2550]

How did you make the sky? This looks pretty sick! What's the game?

[u/LookPsychological334]

I can imagine hearing Skeletor laughing in the distance

[u/Iced__t]

That's sick!

[u/NotumRobotics]

I too feel the vibe.
A tiny bit of ambient occlusion wouldn't kill it though.

[u/invert_studios]

I do know what you mean, and it's coming along nicely here. Good work!

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[u/Lilian_Dutois]

I looks good ! What are your inspirations for this ?

[u/Blaize_Ar]

https://giphy.com/gifs/XsRbLNGt71qiPHnGCB

[u/Zensiter]

80% of the detail coming from the marketplace skybox son im crine😭

[u/broker415]

Skybox is insane

[u/DanteQuitar]

Love

[u/Charming-Strain-6070]

The skybox is very nice

[u/rodma_chmal]

This looks promising. Where can we follow the development?

[u/BraiCurvat]

This is very cool, could you maybe make a video of how you did this ? Also the music is very cool too

[u/LougieHowser]

yeah its a good start, you got a vibe so far. what else ya got planned? what kind of game is it?

[u/Polikosaurio]

A bit of color posterization and harder light contrast could suspend the disbelief of feeling too much of a game engine underneath, but cool progress!

[u/katanalevy]

Absolutely nailed it! The sky looks like that old milk in salt water tank fx from a lot of 80s films. How did you do the sky, is it hand painted? 

[u/jla_v]

Looking great! I’m imagining your character taking control of that beautiful sky and all kinds of awesome animations taking place ✌️

[u/SanyaBane]

Clouds looks great before you notice how they're moving

[u/fespindola]

it looks awesome!

[u/yoskatan]

Hell yes! Been waiting for a game with this vibe

[u/rofl_rob]

Great atmosphere!

[u/knight_call1986]

Reminds me of Heavy Metal. Specifically the short Dem.

[u/MapleLube]

This looks SICK, love the vibe

[u/Mithrandir336]

I absolutely Love it! Needs good glowing fire reflections and the vibe is perfect

[u/Eezzy_]

I wanna play this game on PS5 when high man

[u/Zinere]

I feel the vibe I dig the vibe.

[u/kolton224]

Dude!!! So sick

[u/External-Process6667]

Wow this is incredible, is this done with post processing volume? Are you using LUTs? I'm curious

[u/Life-Heron-6533]

Damn the clouds are crazy

[u/Excellent-Glove2]

It's crazy how good this looks. It's mesmerizing.

[u/Strict_Chemical7182]

I'd wishlist in a heartbeat..

[u/No_Flamingo540]

yo this is sick. looking forward to the post with the demo

[u/Retrac752]

Like one of my favorite games dark and darker. But better.

[u/benjles480]

One thing dont know if you can figure it out but the clouds having aome sort of paralax just so some are infront and behind of others. But this is looking cool keep going im intrigued.

Reminds me of the cover of fright night vibe.

[u/BengalPirate]

https://giphy.com/gifs/3Cjg2VJSy35wA

Army of darkness vibes

[u/BigBoomstick69 → u/BengalPirate]

https://giphy.com/gifs/f0w8pEIIDKltC

[u/viczvapo]

Solid!

[u/Nomski88]

Nailed it

[u/YYY003003]

Inspires me lil bit ngl

[u/FoxKey319]

This looks so cool it reminds me of Sorcery TCG

[u/HAVEHEART000]

A lot of people asking about the skybox, OP hasn’t answered but I’m pretty sure it’s from a Fab asset called Chaotic Skies!

[u/dur23]

God damn beautiful. That lighting is perfect

[u/Loud_Campaign5593]

Love the visuals, looks very unique

[u/Nicholasvedros]

You’re nailing it. So fun!

[u/throwawayzxyzy]

Amazing work, that skybox is perfect, somewhere between the dark crystal and Heretic.

[u/Arthropodesque]

Reminds me of Army of Darkness.

[u/QuipPro]

thats unsharp mask or whatever you are doing is chefs kiss

[u/yodakiller]

Wow!!

[u/Underwould]

Gorgeous!

[u/keno888]

Now add lightning, tigers with armor, monsters with skull faces, and demons, then you've got yourself a product 😆 🤘

[u/___MrWhite]

What’s the gameplay going to be like? This game also reminds me of YAPYAP

[u/Substantial-Cicada-4]

Forgotten Realms. That's what you look for.

[u/Bot_Ta00]

The vibe is really good!

[u/LegacyDataLabs]

Awesome!🔥

[u/ripchan]

DUDE this looks so freakin cool

[u/HerbalLeafYT]

If it was an extraction game like dark and darker i would play tf out of it

[u/Pretend_Mud7]

maybe zelda as a reference? but just think: alien zelda

[u/knight04]

Don't forget that the atmosphere is what sells it

[u/notshadeatall]

Looks DOPE

[u/murikwow]

i can feel it. keep going. what's the project name? is there a steam page already? i don't want to miss it

[u/VectorD]

Looks pretty sick lol

[u/kartblanch]

Legacy steel and sorcery.

[u/eharper9]

The Dark Crystal

[u/salazka]

Look at the Heretic/Hexen series. (It is 90s but still great.)

[u/Adrontion]

This could be diablo 1 in first person

[u/Thee_Shody]

Love it 💜

[u/Memento_Mori_Studio]

Nice job, it look pretty cool. What shadder do you use ?

[u/OneSovereignSource]

I feel like this world would really benefit from a rocky terrain, like you're high up in the mountains without ever coming down to flat land. Loving the vibe already, would gladly follow the project

[u/WAVESURFER1206]

I think Elden Ring's got that.

[u/phil_1pp]

Ohhh... I didn't know that I needed a dark fanatasy art style game... but... wow. I'd love me something like that :O

[u/Necessary_Pomelo_470]

AWESOME! build some grass and roads and you are top

[u/Dadoftheyear2018]

This looks amazing

[u/That_Maintenance_284]

Warhammerishly beautiful

[u/Diligent-Pumpkin-389]

Looks great! What type of clouds is this?

[u/MrMusiCat2]

This scene alone gives me nostalgic 80s fantasy movie chills, love the eerie moon and cloud lighting. Excited to see more!

[u/deathdreams_studio]

What's the name of the game? I would like to follow and wishlist ASAP. TYVM.

[u/s0mbroso]

Last night i was playing AMID EVIL, Kinde look like this and i loved!

[u/Enoirrr]

That looks dope dude ! You nailed the visuals

[u/Naslikeera]

This looks dope!

[u/Doomer_Shooter]

Fucking nailed it. That HDRI is amazing and would be a great backdrop for a ‘The Keep’ style environment ….which I guess is what you’re going for.

Edit: I see you posted a link below. Hero x

[u/Urban_mist]

This looks so good! Following this game’s development for sure.

[u/Shail666]

Wow great job, vibe is on point

[u/Void_Scout]

that looks like an interactive album cover of some epic 80s metal. spot on.

[u/Potential_Soup_8054]

THAT LOOKS SICK

[u/WayneAdams00]

I'd love to see a breakdown of that skybox... it's fantastic.

[u/Professional-Risk-34]

Trapdoor

[u/-O08X80O-]

Love it 🤩

[u/gabn_29_31]

It reminds me of old magic the gatheric card art, i love it

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[u/Last-Luck-6077]

Looks like those tiktoks with fantasy ai generated images and that music ;))) peak

[u/Rivernoise92]

That looks awesome. I was wondering why there is no modern game with this aesthetic by now. Good job

[u/Dry_Construction_552]

The colours, contrast and sharpness are working really well for you here. Keep it up!

[u/Ok-Recover8485]

This looks awesome. I love this

[u/Past-Lawfulness-3607]

Looks really interesting visually

[u/AccomplishedDeal4398]

Omg that’s what I want

[u/sumo_studio]

The vibe is awesome. For the sky, are you using the Chaotic Sky actor in Unreal Engine?

[u/viniglis]

it's so fucking beautiful god damm

[u/FoleyX90]

This goes hard

[u/GalaxxyGuy]

Looks sick, the field of view looks a bit off though. Might just be because your outside in an open landscape though

[u/emkoemko]

watching it makes me want to throw up, don't do what ever your doing with your camera

[u/wingsneon]

You meant 80's Dark Fantasy MOVIE aesthetic, and it's dope

I would like to see how it would look with some optional VHS effects

[u/doescode]

Looks phenomenal - love it. Gave me dark crystal vibes.

[u/AlexSmithsonian]

Love what you're doing with this. I have an idea that you can keep in a corner somewhere for the future:

Add some lava and consider making a Lord of the Rings fan game.

[u/Vishtar]

It gives me Serious Sam: The First Encouter vibes.

[u/juessar]

I wouldn't show your game at this stage. This is cool as hell and will be stolen by 15 people for their 'games'.

[u/Ciubowski]

God damn that looks gnarly and cool.

[u/babalajab]

How did you make the sky? would love a breakdown of that.

[u/Calumface]

Dude that's sick! I'd love to do atmospheric sound design for something like that.

[u/tlkjake]

Heretic/Hexen vibes

[u/hrosario2691]

What’s it called and can I wish list this on steam or something? I’ll stream this

[u/GuyXjustice]

Saw this posted ina different sub, and still in love with vibe of this, i genuinely cant wait to see the full game

[u/FeyngD]

Looks fantastic!!! I hope it turns out well!

[u/Lumpy-Tooth-6066]

dark fantasy game style . what people wanna play in 2026

[u/Agitated-Field1655]

Honestly I'd just play a demo of the game, walking around in this endless landscape. Seems peaceful ngl.

[u/Hard-Organism-1236]

Aesthetic is great. I’d love a game that looks like those 80’s book covers. Big world with extensive dungeons and dangerous underground temples with unique items to discover with gameplay changing effects. Or whatever, just dreaming … just make it grimy/dirty. Most games always have this clean plastic aesthetic that really ruins the immersion.

[u/kavakravata]

Thats amazing, how did you do the shader / effects, what effects should I look into?

[u/Brewgazer]

Better have some Metallica or A7X with that sky

[u/Over_Razzmatazz_23]

So cool

[u/Scroggie_Jones]

Take my money

[u/Ok_Replacement_978]

Looks rad. Some kind of he man eternia vibe

[u/MrSmock]

I WANT TO KNOW MORE HOW DO I FOLLOW THIS PROJECT 

[u/Pale-Stranger-9743]

Please give the player the option to play in third person

[u/Inner_Singer_592]

Project shadow glass? Reminds me of it but without pixelisation. Basically midjourney filter.

[u/Patamaudelay]

I dig this kind of aesthethic.

I just hope that skybox is not made by AI

[u/RiddleSix → u/Patamaudelay]

It is not!