Forget popcorn—if you’re brave enough for Deadcam, you might need something stronger. This brutally unforgiving, solo-developed survival horror isn’t for the faint of heart. Launching later this month on Steam Early Access, Deadcam is already infamous for pushing boundaries—and promising a fresh set of nightmares with every new story update.

Indie horror fans have a new obsession to fear. Deadcam looks and feels like a lost ‘90s home video—a first-person horror that blends VHS vibes with survival gameplay and immersive storytelling. The premise is so unnerving that some players will wish for the same adult diapers handed out at Terrifier 2 screenings. Created by Joure Visser—the mind behind Don’t Scream—Deadcam is “analog survival horror,” where every run becomes a creepy found-footage tape. When the game arrives in Steam Early Access on June 23, players get their first “file”: a Japanese horror tale set in an abandoned school. But that’s just the start: Visser plans to add four more chilling stories during the Early Access period.

How Deadcam Delivers Pure, Relentless Terror

Each file in Deadcam offers a self-contained, stand-alone nightmare—its own world, story, and unique gameplay mechanics. The first Japanese episode arms you with a katana, a shotgun, and a pistol. Every chapter takes about an hour to finish, but with three distinct endings (only one is the “good” ending that unlocks 100% completion), there’s every reason to dive back in and test your nerves again and again.

What sets Deadcam apart is its delightfully retro interface—think old-school camcorder overlays and real-time indicators for supernatural threats, showing you how fast and how close the horrors really are. This relentless tension, married with the game’s VHS visuals, creates a psychological torture chamber that turns every play session into a test of willpower. Like a cursed VHS tape marathon, Deadcam uses its aesthetic to twist the knife deeper into your mind.

Mixing ‘90s nostalgia, psychological terror, and a V/H/S-inspired episodic format, Deadcam might become the most talked-about horror experience of the year. And if the game’s jump scares really hit their mark, Joure Visser should seriously consider throwing in a pack of diapers with each copy—just like the Terrifier 2 marketing campaign did. Because with horror this intense, a little extra “protection” is always a smart move.

Source: 3djuegos