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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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?
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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)
