I Am Dead

Hollow Ponds have released a video detailing the real-world inspirations behind their 2020 puzzle game I Am Dead , a game about a ghost returning to their hometown and view it through new (dead) eyes. The cultural specificity in I Am Dead becomes clear as the two lead developers, Richard Hogg and Ricky Haggett, discuss how the British seaside town of Hastings influenced the creation of the game’s fictional setting Shelmerston. It's 25 minutes long, but it's a lovely watch. Hogg and Haggett give insights on the various buildings, objects, and jokes from Hastings that infiltrated their way into the game. The video shows off previously unseen concept art, photography, diagrams, maps and mood boards that were used in the development of I Am Dead. You will also learn a lot about the town Hastings. Read more

I Am Dead review An inescapably charming 3D puzzle game with many hidden surprises, I Am Dead’s low-pressure treasure hunt and sense of fun is another good tonic for trying times. Being dead is, it turns out, jolly old time. * Developer: Hollow Ponds, Richard Hogg; * Publisher: Annapurna Interactive; * Release: October 8, 2020; * On: Windows; * From: Steam ,; * Price: £15.50/€16.80/$20; Recently I have been blessed with a plethora of sweet, soothing games with a good sense of humour (like Spiritfarer , for example). I Am Dead , from the developers of perennial RPS favourite Wilmot’s Warehouse , is a 3D puzzle adventure game about past and present and place, and is another tonic for these trying times. In it, you play as Morris Lupton, erstwhile director of the Shelmerston museum, and ghost. Starting out dead does take a lot of the pressure off. Shelmerston is an unbelievably idyllic island community off the coast of England, in Channel Island territory, but it’s also on top of a dormant volcano. Except it turns out the volcano isn’t so dormant anymore, and you – accompanied by Morris’s also dead dog Sparky – must hunt out the ghosts

We're happy to share that I Am Dead will be available for Windows and Mac on October 8th! We also have a new trailer to show you more of what you'll experience with Morris and Sparky. Finally, we've made I Am Dead available for pre-purchase with a 10% discount leading up to our upcoming release. We hope you're excited to explore Shelmerston!

Fresh from this morning's Summer Games Fest x Day of the Devs stream, we have the full I Am Dead gameplay walkthrough video that was featured for your viewing pleasure. Check it out below and we hope you're excited to play I Am Dead later this year!