Carrion

Gamers who are fans of The Thing will have a lot to love about Carrion.

In a horror game with a major role reversal, become a terrifying, amorphous creature of unknown origin. Carrion places you into the body of an abominable alien creature awakened in a secret, underground laboratory. With no explanation of how it arrived there or for what purpose, there is only one thing on the mysterious monster’s mind: to escape!

Players control a gory, fleshy being as it makes its way from an underground science lab to god knows where. The tentacled monster can slither its way up walls and shoot its tendrils through unsuspecting humans.  Stalk and consume those that imprisoned you to spread fear and panic throughout the facility. Grow and evolve as you tear down your prison walls to acquire more and more devastating abilities on the path to retribution.

Break for freedom to reveal a sprawling overworld that connects different parts of the facility, with new paths becoming accessible through your gradual evolution and the successful completion of goals.

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Carrion Tag Page Cover Art
Platformer
Action
Indie Games
Puzzle
Released
July 23, 2020
ESRB
m
Developer(s)
Phobia Studios
Publisher(s)
Devolver Digital
Engine
MonoGame

Gamers who are fans of The Thing will have a lot to love about Carrion.

In a horror game with a major role reversal, become a terrifying, amorphous creature of unknown origin. Carrion places you into the body of an abominable alien creature awakened in a secret, underground laboratory. With no explanation of how it arrived there or for what purpose, there is only one thing on the mysterious monster’s mind: to escape!

Players control a gory, fleshy being as it makes its way from an underground science lab to god knows where. The tentacled monster can slither its way up walls and shoot its tendrils through unsuspecting humans.  Stalk and consume those that imprisoned you to spread fear and panic throughout the facility. Grow and evolve as you tear down your prison walls to acquire more and more devastating abilities on the path to retribution.

Break for freedom to reveal a sprawling overworld that connects different parts of the facility, with new paths becoming accessible through your gradual evolution and the successful completion of goals.

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