Let’s Deep Dive into the recent announce of Black Tides Draga’s Wake, We’ve seen this approach before in survival horror adjacent games that lean heavily into action horror and close-quarters combat, most notably in titles like Dead Space and The Callisto Protocol. These games shift horror away from distance and survival at range, and instead force players into intimate, brutal encounters where every fight happens up close, personal, and under pressure.

Now, Black Tides: Draga’s Wake steps into that same space but with its own identity.

Developed by SCF Games, Black Tides: Draga’s Wake is an upcoming action horror experience set aboard the Ormora, a massive steamship drifting through a nightmare of cosmic horror, body horror, and unknown forces. Players take on the role of Draga, a smuggler trapped in a collapsing world of steel corridors, claustrophobic environments, and relentless threats.

At its core, the game focuses on brutal close-quarters combat, where survival isn’t about keeping distance, it’s about mastering the fight when there is no distance left. Every encounter becomes a test of timing, positioning, and aggression in a system designed to make combat feel physical and unforgiving.

In the latest episode of La Bóveda Podcast, I sit down with Greg, the developer behind Black Tides: Draga’s Wake, to talk about the vision behind the project and the ideas shaping its development.

We go deep into:

• The origins of Black Tides: Draga’s Wake
• Designing a brutal close quarters combat system
• The influence of survival horror classics and modern action horror
• Building atmosphere aboard the Ormora
• Creating tension, pacing, and identity in indie horror
• The challenges of developing a unique horror experience today

This conversation is not just about gameplay it’s about vision, tone, and what it takes to build a horror experience that feels both familiar and completely its own.

If you’re a fan of Resident Evil, Dead Space, The Callisto Protocol, or modern indie horror pushing into action-driven design, this is an episode you won’t want to miss.

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