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BURIED BELOW

An old tape replays your worst memory. Tonight, you take control as it plays out. A camping trip. A storm. Your girlfriend, gone near an abandoned mine. Scour the forest for tools to breach the entrance, but something awaits you below. Can you survive and find her in the depths?

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August 21, 2026
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An old tape replays your worst memory. A camping trip. A fierce storm rolling in. Your girlfriend vanishing near an abandoned mine. You've replayed this night until the tape wore thin. Tonight you take control, and tonight you go further than the memory ever let you. Can you survive the depths and find her, or will the memory never end?

In Buried Below, an atmospheric survival horror experience, things start with an interactive intro leading up to a camping trip gone wrong. During a storm, your girlfriend goes missing. Armed with key information previously provided by a clerk about a nearby abandoned mine, you venture out to explore the vast, free roamable forest, needing a map for orientation. Gaining entry to the mine involves using items correctly to solve environmental puzzles blocking your path.

Once inside, your survival depends on managing your lighter's fuel while navigating the tunnels. You'll need to use stealth, either hiding or creating distractions, to evade the creature that lurks below. Can you escape this desolate place alive, or will your memory never end?

  • Justus Bruines: Game Designer & Producer

  • Stig6 (Max): 3D Modeler & Texture Artist

  • Sean92: 3D Modeler & Character Animator

  • Esmée Stevens: Character Concept Artist

  • Luke Christie Design: Level Illustrator

  • Gaurav Kumar (Arthur): UI/UX Designer & Programmer

  • Robin Kilmister: Voice Actor, Main Character

  • BardPhoenix / Octavio Villena: Voice Actor, Clerk & Three Hidden Rat Characters

  • Nathan Wagner: Voice Actor, Store NPC

  • LPS: Voice Actor, Radio News & Advertisement Announcer

  • ZoraLune: Voice Actor, Main Character’s Girlfriend

  • Jamie Scheu: Sound Effects

  • Pedram Mo: Teaser Trailer, Main Menu & Original Soundtrack Composer

  • Pedram Mo, Pottekes & Merulino Music: In-Game Radio Beat Producers

  • Playtesters: Emil Ruiz, BardPhoenix / Octavio Villena, LPS, Robin Kilmister, Stig6 (Max), Sean92, Pedram Mo and Gaurav Kumar (Arthur)

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