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AUTO-CRISIS

You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby. But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil.

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August 29, 2025
337 days ago
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About the Game

You're driving away on a forest road, late at night, under a heavy storm. Your car breaks down. Luckily, there might be a gas station nearby.

But a misfortune never comes alone. The storm has brought something else, something otherworldly that oddly smells of spilled diesel oil. When it rains, it pours.

AUTO-CRISIS is a short horror game (~60mn) about cars, rain, being lost, and bad days.

WHAT TO EXPECT ?

  • A short psychological horror game (around 60 minutes)

  • An unreliable player character with a mystery to solve

  • An atmospheric game, at night, under the rain (best played with a headset!)

  • A surreal trip about trauma, carcentrism and survivor's guilt

WHAT NOT TO EXPECT ?

  • No cheap jumpscares and loud saturated noises

  • No key to doors and random puzzles to solve

  • No narrative that holds your hand

  • This is not a driving game

IMMERSIVE SHORT HORROR EXPERIENCE

  • Realistic environments in a surreal setting.

  • You are soaked wet, and can barely see. The thunder strikes in the distance, revealing otherworldly creatures in the storm's vanishing light...

  • The rain has brought something else. You are not alone.

OTHERWORLDLY DANGERS

  • There are creatures that can be only seen when the storm strikes. Remember where they are to avoid them.

  • A writhing, radiant orb of light is passing through. Look away from its draining warmth.

  • The forest is full of crawling nightmares. You can hear them, but can you see them in time ?

  • A giant absurd manifestation is towering over the trees, Start running now and you might make it.

HIGH QUALITY ENVIRONMENTS

Experience a short psychological experience packed with high fidelity graphics and optimized worlds made available by Unreal Engine 5. Go through a rural ruined parking, a subterrean surreal backroom, a boggy pine forest, a dump, a tribal village, and a continuous, endless skybridge at night, away from everything.