Killer In The Cabin Is A New Social Deduction Game Coming To Steam In November
Social deduction games appear to be the next big thing in the MMO world as yet another studio announces their own take on the genre. Norwegian indie developer Games People Play will be launching Killer in the Cabin into Early Access on Steam on November 11th with a 24-hour closed beta planned for October 31st.
“In Killer in the Cabin, play as a member of a group of survivors from a bus crash in the desolate Norwegian mountains, where in order to survive you must work together in order to gather supplies, discover shelter and share food as you wait for help to arrive. Stick together and you’ll make it out alive, but danger looms: there’s a hidden killer in the group, working to sabotage all survival efforts and eliminate the party, one by one.”
The killer will be able to make full use of the game’s sandbox environment to his advantage and to come up with creative ways to eliminate his fellow survivors.
“Blunt violence is seldom a good idea, rather stay stealthy to avoid attention and detection,” warns the devs. “Poison the food, sabotage the survival efforts, strangle someone in their sleep or use your surroundings to pull off a deceptive hit. When the party begins to suspect who the killer is, they can vote and kill the elected suspect, whether they are guilty of the crimes or not.”
The game will feature 15-minute matches with up to 8 players. Social interaction will be critical to the core gameplay experience which is why players will be required to turn on their microphones during a match.
“The voice is the most powerful tool in Killer in the Cabin, as nothing is ever more suspicious as a quiet murderer,” the team explains. The game’s official announce trailer below shows how voice comms play an integral part in matches.
