A fully dynamic haunting-experience. Experience the horrors of a haunting that's never the same twice.


Features:

  • Free Content Updates FOREVER: Paranormal will receive free content updates that add new locations, stories, scenarios, scares, gameplay mechanics, and more! You will NEVER have to pay for DLC in Paranormal. The game's content is planned to double or even triple with each major content update.
  • Collectibles: In your bedroom, there's a shelf where all the collectibles you find are displayed.
  • Sleep System: Sleeping in your bed recharges your camera's batteries and also has a chance of triggering other events.
  • Flashlight (camera light): Creates a bright, short ranged light that casts dynamic shadows. 
  • Newer sound effects: I've totally redone the sound in the game, optimizing it for surround sound or headphones.
  • Controller support: The game will launch with full XBOX 360 Controller support, as well as native Mouse + Keyboard. 
  • Dynamic Haunting: I've revamped the dynamic haunting features from the tech demo I released, adding multiple outcomes, dynamic triggers, countless variables, and an action-reaction system. This will make your experience with the game much more unique and memorable, without missing out on anything important. 
  • First-Person Camera: Much like in the movies 'Paranormal Activity' or 'The Blair Witch Project', the viewpoint will be that of a camera being held by a person (the player). Effects like camera shake, pixelation, video distortion, audio distortion, and motion blur will all be present thanks to the camera screen-space shader I built for everything.


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PARANORMAL 1.2.4 IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DESURA


PARANORMAL: The Town -- The first FREE expansion pack announced!
WE HAVE A NEW KICKSTARTER FOR PARANORMAL: THE TOWN!
NOW IS YOUR CHANCE TO LITERALLY BE PART OF THE GAME! 

Paranormal is finally fully released! Paranormal 1.2.4 contains many bug fixes, as well as a new experimental gameplay mechanic called Stains. Stains are paranormal hotspots that have a small chance to appear throughout the house. Are they dangerous? Only one way to find out. See the changelog below for more details.


PARANORMAL: The Town -- Paranormal's first free expansion pack will, in essence, be a sequel to the base game. Since it's pretty much an entirely new game, it will take quite some time to complete. The Kickstarter project will help us raise money for Paranormal: The Town's development. Let's work together and make the most unique and amazing horror experience around!
Here's a feature list: 

  • An entire town to explore with randomly generated content.
  • A new storyline with new characters, including a new main character.
  • New gameplay mechanics (will elaborate at later date).
  • Still played in the found-footage style (like Paranormal Activity and Blair Witch Project).
  • Confirmed locations in the town currently include: A highschool, a graveyard.
  • The story will be related to the story from the base game.
  • If you like Silent Hill, you should be excited-that's where we're taking some inspiration from.
  • More story-driven experience while still maintaining the random nature of the game.
  • More features to be announced at a later date.


Changelog: 

  • Added new gameplay mechanic: Stains.
  • Added one new ending (minor).
  • Tweaked Unabridged Mode for better pacing.
  • Fixed many issues with invisible objects. 
  • Fixed some issues with certain endings.
  • Fixed a few crashes.
  • Fixed tons of glitches and bugs. 
  • And many many more things you'll have to discover on your own!
    (The Black Screen glitch some users have been facing has been fixed in 1.2.4. Download this patch's standalone installer from Desura if you experience this issue.)

    PopMatters wrote:The most interesting thing about it, though, is that I am this character. I’m motivated to record the ghost for personal reasons and that adds to personal fear Paranormal evokes. I already have undeniable proof of its existence, but I want to see what it’s capable of. I don’t care if it hates me. I want to push it further.

    See Paranormal's review on PopMatters

PARANORMAL IS NOW AVAILABLE ON DESURA!


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Paranormal - BETA 7 (Mac)

Paranormal - BETA 7 (Mac)

Oct 22, 2012 Full Version 52 comments

This is an old version of Paranormal. I'm releasing it for free because it contains newer code that can better be used to test if the full game will work...

Paranormal - BETA 7

Paranormal - BETA 7

Oct 16, 2012 Full Version 88 comments

This is an old version of Paranormal. I'm releasing it for free because it contains newer code that can better be used to test if the full game will work...

Paranormal - BETA 5

Paranormal - BETA 5

Sep 12, 2012 Full Version 47 comments

This is an old version of Paranormal. I'm releasing it for free because it contains newer code that can better be used to test if the full game will work...

Paranormal - BETA 4.0

Paranormal - BETA 4.0

May 18, 2012 Full Version 227 comments

NOTE: BETA 5 for the PC is now free to EVERYONE! These betas are more like demos of the full game (which is available on Desura). Enjoy! --- This is the...

Paranormal - BETA 3.0

Paranormal - BETA 3.0

May 15, 2012 Full Version 18 comments

This is the third beta release for Paranormal. Paranormal is a game where you play the role of a person with a camera inside a haunted house. As you play...

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ghostiekitty
ghostiekitty Nov 11 2012, 4:08am says:

Any eta on a new update?

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MattCohen
MattCohen Nov 11 2012, 11:45am replied: Online

In the next week or so, hopefully. I'm adding plenty of fixes and a new gameplay mechanic: stains. Stains appear randomly throughout the house. Stains are hotspots of paranormal activity. They could be dangerous. They could be helpful. You'll have to find out!

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SaltyWaffle
SaltyWaffle Nov 8 2012, 10:52pm says:

When I start playing the game the screen is just black and I only see the battery life when are you gonna fix this,cause my youtube fans are dieing for me to play this game.

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MattCohen
MattCohen Nov 8 2012, 11:27pm replied: Online

It's a known issue UDK has with the intel HD 3000 graphics chip. Sadly, integrated graphics chips aren't supported by the game (see minimum requirements). I'm working with EPIC to try to get this resolved and I'll definitely make sure everyone knows when it is. It's a problem with UDK, not specifically with Paranormal, which sadly means there's little I can do. But what I can do, I will! Thank you so much for supporting my game!

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GamingReverend
GamingReverend Nov 8 2012, 7:57pm says:

so im playing the game, i hear a baby cry, and me being the hero i am i say "i will save you baby!" go upstairs and see the baby cradle. then i hear noises and everything floats up and i say "peace out baby, you can find somone else to save you"

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MattCohen
MattCohen Nov 8 2012, 8:36pm replied: Online

...And you just won the internet. One of my favorite comments ever.

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GamingReverend
GamingReverend Nov 8 2012, 11:39pm replied:

lol thanks. i really did

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darthkurda
darthkurda Nov 7 2012, 12:06am says:

Just got the game, can't wait to play it! I love horror games, and I wanted to support you, good work and keep it up!

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MattCohen
MattCohen Nov 7 2012, 8:18am replied: Online

Thank you so much!

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MattCohen
MattCohen Nov 7 2012, 1:16pm replied: Online

Thank you so much! I'll investigate this issue. I'm glad you enjoy the game :)

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Highest Rated (7 agree) 10/10

GREAT!

Aug 30 2012, 10:34pm by Belchior

Lowest Rated (9 agree) 5/10

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You have some really good jump scares but the littles ones after that dont make much of an impact to scare me. im not feeling overwelmned.
i hope that you work more around these issues as you will be looking at a winner mate. keep up the good work. im looking forward to more updates

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