


Many months of research helped to mould Renée's story in The Town Of Light – with Martha Is Dead we wanted to do something different. Thematically the game feels like a progression from LKA's The Town Of Light.ĭalcò explains: "Following a project like The Town Of Light, of course there is a spotlight on mental health within our games, however Martha Is Dead is a very different game. Superstition, psychological trauma, and the horrors of war are the backdrop to the mystery of a woman who is found drowned. IGN has reached out for comment from PlayStation and Wired Productions but has not yet heard back."As the technology matures, I think it will transform the game space." Luca Dalcò

Martha is Dead is a dark psychological thriller, within which LKA promises deep, multi-layered narratives combined with real locations and a mix of history, superstition, and psychological distress. They added: "The PC and Xbox versions of Martha is Dead are both unaffected by these developments and will launch with the full unedited gameplay as planned." It also announced that the physical versions on PlayStation would be delayed for a "small number of weeks".Ī statement on Martha Is Dead /iI3T5s4LYR- Martha Is Dead February 11, 2022ĭeveloper LKA and publisher Wired Productions added: "It is with regret that we have had to modify the experience on the PS5 and PS4 versions, with some elements no longer playable." The announcement came in a Tweet (below) posted just ten days before Martha is Dead's launch.Įxpressing "regret" at the change, the developer's statement was prefaced with a warning that the game was always intended for adult audiences, "with play consisting of potentially discomforting scenes and themes that may distress some players." It's not clear what has been modified, but Martha Is Dead is already notable for an unflinching look at graphic elements, even in its trailers.
