AUTO-CRISIS

AUTO-CRISIS is a tense, atmospheric psychological horror game set during a stormy night on a remote forest road. You take on the role of a stranded driver whose car breaks down amidst heavy rain and thunder. As you try to find help at a nearby gas station, you quickly realize that the storm has brought more than just bad weather—otherworldly creatures lurk in the darkness, their presence oddly intertwined with the scent of spilled diesel. The game creates a surreal, unsettling experience where visibility is limited, and danger often appears only in fleeting glimpses during lightning strikes. Throughout the roughly hour-long journey, players navigate eerie, realistic environments ranging from a ruined parking lot and a boggy pine forest to a subterranean backroom and a mysterious tribal village, all rendered with high fidelity graphics powered by Unreal Engine 5. The narrative unfolds through the perspective of an unreliable protagonist wrestling with trauma, survivor’s guilt, and a strange obsession with cars. Rather than relying on traditional horror tropes like jump scares or puzzles, AUTO-CRISIS emphasizes mood and psychological tension, encouraging players to pay close attention to their surroundings to avoid unseen threats. These entities, visible only in the storm’s fleeting light, require careful observation and quick reactions to evade. The game’s design favors immersion, making it ideal to experience with headphones to fully appreciate the soundscape of rain, thunder, and distant, unsettling noises. AUTO-CRISIS offers a unique blend of psychological horror and surreal storytelling, delivering a compact yet memorable journey into fear, isolation, and the unknown.