In The Pit

Published by: Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect) on 11th Apr 2011 | View all blogs by Bill (R&D, SpecialEffect)

XBox 360 (XBox Live) - Studiohunty

'In The Pit' is an audio only game on the XBox 360 available via XBox Live. You play the part of a monster which disposes of the ill-fated victims of the evil king. You live a pit which has no light so neither you nor the victims can see. Therefore, you have only audio and tactile feedback to guide you.

To move you use the left control stick. The further you push it the faster you move, but moving quickly will cause you to splash about in the pit alerting your prey to your whereabouts. To seek out people you must listen out for their breathing, as you face the correct direction you will hear the breathing centre in your speakers or headphones. When you are close you will also be able to hear their heartbeating and your controller will start to vibrate. Your controller will also vibrate when you come up againt a wall. To eat the victim press the 'A' button.

In the tutorial and the first level people will remain stationary. Afterwards, however, they will try to escape and may also fight back in the increasingly challenging levels.

Scarily atmospheric, 'In The Pit' offers an audio only game with simple gameplay mechanics and controls to a mainstream market. More please!

Find the game to buy or play a trial version on XBox Live (in the Indie game section) or from: http://marketplace.xbox.com/en-US/Product/In-the-Pit/66acd000-77fe-1000-9115-d80258550113

The video below shows the first level of gameplay, plus some of the second:

Thanks to Gavin Tan for the tip off and directing us towards this game. If you have a game you would like to let us know about contact bill (at) specialeffect.org.uk.