After messing around with everything from fast-paced shooty action to squirrel stapling, Dusk creator David Szymanski has now decided to once dive into a new genre. In this case, with Butcher's Creek he'll be attempting to tackle a Manhunt and Condemned: Criminal Origins inspired first-person horror/action game.

“A troubled loner with a hunger for cinematic gore finds himself on the other side of the camera when rumors of authentic snuff videotapes lead him to an abandoned cabin near Butcher's Creek, Pennsylvania,” reads the brief description. “What starts as illicit urban exploration quickly becomes a fight for survival when he's captured by a gang of sadistic killers. Now his only option is to pick up a box cutter, a hammer, a pickaxe, or whatever else is at hand, and unleash a little video violence of his own.”

As you might imagine from that description alone, Butcher's Creek will have you explore decaying farmhouses and decrepit factories, arm yourself with a variety of improvised weapons, and engage in claustrophobic and brutal melee combat against an assortment of lunatics. Wrap all of that up in some grainy retro visuals and an oppressive atmosphere, and you've got yourself a recipe for something quite interesting.

The one bit of bad news is that we'll have to wait a fair few months before being able to give Butcher's Creek a proper try as its release date has been set for 'at some point in 2024'. Once more information becomes available, ideally alongside a proper gameplay preview, I'll make sure to let you know as I'm rather curious myself.

Until then, you can read a few more tidbits about Butcher's Creek and its plans over at Steam. Enjoy!