One of the most highly anticipated upcoming sci-fi games is survival horror The Callisto Protocol and it now has a release date - December 2 - along with a new trailer.

Also a blogpost from game director Glen Schofield detailing precisely how they intend to scare the crap out of everyone.

Set on Jupiter’s “dead moon” Callisto in 2320, The Callisto Protocol is the story of Jacob Lee, an inmate at Black Iron Prison who must fight for his life when a mysterious outbreak throws the moon into chaos. Prison guards and inmates are mutating into monstrous creatures called Biophage, and Jacob must battle to survive the horrors of Black Iron and uncover the dark secrets of the United Jupiter Company.

Creating terrifying moments in games is hard. To bring the world of The Callisto Protocol to life, the team uses a process we call Horror Engineering to hand craft unforgettable scares.  It’s about blending atmosphere, tension, brutality, helplessness, and humanity to thrill players … and hopefully scare the crap out of them.

It's only a blogpost so not actually crap-inducing but their detailed plan for terrorising players sounds convincing.

And interestingly they've opted for a television and film actor, Josh Duhamel, to voice their main character.

Not the first time we've seen that but it could be another sign of gaming's increasing popularity.

The Callisto Protocol will launch this year on December 2 on PC, Xbox and PlayStation.

[ Main Image: The Callisto Protocol trailer. Credit: Krafton via PlayStation.Blog. ]

References

PlayStation (June 3, 2022). The Callisto Protocol - State of Play June 2022 Trailer | PS5 & PS4 Games. YouTube.

Schofield, Glen (June 2, 2022). The Callisto Protocol’s sci-fi horror gameplay revealed. PlayStation.Blog.

Wikipedia. The Callisto Protocol. (viewed June 4, 2022)