Halflight is a horror adventure game made by indie studio MatchB from Taiwan. Players follow in the steps of the young boy Xi-sheng as he strays into an extraordinary phantom world – guiding him as he seeks to save his best playmate and brother Mu-Sheng, and at the time, save himself. Using 3D environments powered by Unreal Engine 4, enter into a cartoonish world of nostalgic Taiwanese life from decades ago. Experience an award-winning indie horror game, the Halflight free demo is available for download on Steam right now!
Originally made by four students of National Yunlin University of Science and Technology as a graduation project, the game took 1st Place in the Taiwan College Student Unreal Competition hosted by Epic Games. From there, the project has continued to win accolades in the gaming industry, including:
- Unreal Dev Grant from Epic Games
- 2018 Digital Content Awards – Best Indie Game
- 2017 indiePlay China Indie Games – Best Student Game
- Taiwan College Student Unreal Competition – 1st Place
About Halflight
Dreams are the environments experienced when we sleep. Dreams satisfy the greed of our subconscious. Dreams are also a testament of the ego. In dreams we can find shadows of the real world, a projection of reality. When the difference between dreams and reality becomes blurred, can the difference really be told? Dreams then become wild beasts, silently devouring the will of the Dreamer.
Explore with Xi-sheng this limbo between reality and the imagination – this horrifying candy-coated world. Guide him as he seeks to save his family, his best playmate Mu-Sheng, and at the time, save himself.
Features
A Bizarre World
Using 3D environments powered by Unreal Engine 4, enter into a cartoonish world of nostalgic Taiwanese life from decades ago. Experience the transformation as freakish lights turn familiar settings into a new outlandish world.
Imaginative Puzzles
Puzzles are intricately designed into the environment, requiring the player to use their imagination and logic. As the story progresses puzzles will challenge and surprise you as they reveal the path ahead.
See the World through the Journal
Notes scattered around the world unveil details of how the world was formed. Learn of the story and backstory of the game through observation of these notes, and search for the boundary between reality and fantasy.
Unexpected Enemies
No place is completely safe… enemies await unsuspected in places unknown to players. Instead of confrontation, use wits and items at hand to avoid enemy attacks.
Realistic Voiceovers
Voiceovers include Taiwanese and Mandarin versions, allowing players to feel first-hand how it was to live in that nostalgic era, and experience being a child again.
Halflight Free Demo
The Halflight free demo is available now on the game’s store page. The full version of Halflight is not yet available but is listed as “Coming Soon”.
