This Game is Literally IRON LUNG in SPACE

[@Nofsleft]

If you are looking for something to take a look at after you finish with this one, why not take a look at a game called 'The Final Station', a game where you are a train conductor who has been given a mission to deliver vital cargo and rescue survivors as an unknown enemy begins an assault upon the world. I am terrible at describing the game, but I have been loving it so far and I think you would like it as well.

[@Sewersquatter]

ima try it

[@SetariM]

Finished this recently as well (couple years ago), I think he'd enjoy it

[@dhr7649]

for a moment i thought the games name was The Final Solution and i was like "uh oh"

[@fishscalecocaine]

@@SetariM that’s not recently

[@LoisoPondohva]

@@dhr7649 Same "the game where you're a train conductor and your goal is not to get indicted for assisting crimes against humanity"

[@tamasaradi8839]

I like to imagine the idea of some colossal space monster that consumes other stars and solar systems like a black hole, while creating the image of fake stars to lure in others like an angler fish

[@Vantablack000]

that actually makes a bunch of sense. The idea that there's something big enough in space (besides Black Holes) to eat stars is terrifying , especially since there are many stars which are trillions of times bigger than ours

[@adityapermana9651]

There is a manga about that from Junji Itou, "Hellstar Remina" IIRC

[@MysteriousEnigmaZ]

You "like to imagine"? Sheesh, and there's me, who doesn't want to think about anything like it at all. Cause, you know, it's effing terrifying.

[@aarepelaa1142]

Uhh umm yeahh dude stars aren't sentient and going next to other stars to "hang out" and "be best buds forever"

[@caralho5237]

@@Vantablack000 At least we know its not gonna be targetting earth, with big juicy and colourful stars hanging around

[@zachrustenburg4657]

Even in space IGP follows the number one rule of being smart in horrifying situations: *ALWAYS CLOSE DOORS BEHIND YOU.*

[@doudou6251]

You know something is wrong when a HIGH PICT SOUND COMING TO YOU AT A SPEED OF TRAIN

[@cdz9400]

I don't know what stands out to me in games like this. They're just incredible

[@toasterbanger123]

It’s the fact they aren’t horror games they are terror games

[@rusame9447]

@@toasterbanger123 fitting name

[@terrariangamer5335]

They're a mix of cosmic horror and what I am going to call dead sky

[@terrariangamer5335]

@116H this one also includes false hope

[@DekkarJr]

The isolation is really a cool feeling for me. It reminds me of movies like Moon, where there's just one character basically totally alone. It's a DIFFERENT kind of isolation than say Alien Isolation, because in that you're actively being hunted by something you know about - we all know about the aliens capabilities and what it looks like, but in stuff like this it doesn't give you that clear picture of what exactly it is that we are supposed to be afraid of - i think that creates the cosmic horror dissonance that authors like HP Lovecraft rely on. The lack of description or simply, the overwhelmingly inability to describe it at all, is existentially terrifying.

[@crimsonaridity8487]

What I love about these games is the paranoia you feel when playing, you always have that sense of "I feel like there is something in here but I don't know where" and IGP makes that so clear with his constant "Hello?" and checking to see if anything is on board after doing tasks.

[@someoneout-there2165]

Sounds like my ex paying people to go through my stuff when at work. He must really miss this bootay. 🤓👍

[@FiatUno2003]

@@someoneout-there2165 I'm pretty sure that happened dude. Now go back to your dream where your ex misses you

[@CrazyRobot616]

5:01 IGP: Are you uncomfortable? Me: Yes, i am drinking soda while intense music plays and a jumpscare could happen at any moment. I am uncomfortable.

[@piginblock2405]

These kinda games always freak me out because they have a sense of possibilities

[@oldstinkybait9121]

I think a good genre name for this is “solitary explorer”

[@Staticsceptre]

Or vehicle horror

[@neilhearth3536]

or Deprivation Discovery, similar to deprivation chambers that block out senses.

[@oldstinkybait9121]

@@neilhearth3536 yeah that‘s good to

[@eredemia5912]

What about "solitary horror" as well?

[@justadogobeingdogo5766]

“Grim-dark Geographer”

[@jamescourtcourt8871]

How many times has igp nearly gotten a heart attack because of horror games like this???

[@JaquanDemetriusJayquanJackson]

Too many

[@CN-Customs]

I lost count

[@smileguy89]

His hospital bill is off the charts.

[@D1sgr4ced]

I'm surprised he is still alive with the amount of heart attacks he has.

[@nicklandis7267]

At least one

[@Bluebairbrushthathitkronos]

I’ve heard of iron lung and it sounds really fun now I need to play it haha

[@PencilUser]

It’s a very heart warming game, pretty chill and laid back, definitely play it

[@mickthick6170]

>heart warming >chill and laid back certainly, yes great dating sim

[@gabusdeux]

@@mickthick6170 sets fire, cold water, smoochy fish. Id say it checks out

[@Captain_Yata]

Literally one of the best made games ever

[@andrewdiaz3529]

@@Captain_Yata atmosphere on point

[@jamesboulto2279]

The deep base rumble before igp says reach the star in a questioning way is just amazing

[@jamesboulto2279]

I've been a long time viewer of this channel and this is the first time one of my comments on any of the videos has ever gotten a heart I'm very grateful and I am very happy thank you igp for being a generous man

[@Chive_Rootster]

If youre looking for a similar experience to this game and iron lung, try Scavenger SV-4 it's an amazing game about exploring a radioactive planet using a rover. It has 24 endings and so far ive had a lot of fun with it!

[@AHoardyBoi]

This! Scavenger SV- 4 is an amazingly underrated game

[@brendenhawley2225]

@@AHoardyBoi seconded, I wish to watch more let plays of the game but their are not many out there.

[@yuffie9776]

There is something really lovely that even tho Igp is (to me at least) a big KZbinr, that he spends a while in the comments interacting with his subscribers! Never change dude

[@IGP]

I tend to enjoy the first few hours to a day of comments, after that the mean people show up haha

[@emeraldphoenix6331]

So as for a genre name, “Navigation Horror” maybe? Great video as always.

[@adameaton2321]

I like this term for it, you have my vote

[@phantomgaming9145]

anomalous navigation, because your navigating in an area or scenario that can be classified as an anomaly. Space without stars and a giant star eating monster, ya thats an anomaly. A planet full of blood with i giant fish chasing you is an anomaly. Then the navigation is from having your senses impaired in some way forcing you to have a handicapped navigation. So in short your navigating a place and scenario that deviates from the normal or whats expected.

[@seantaggart7382]

Yeah

[@emeraldphoenix6331]

@@phantomgaming9145 anomalous navigation also sounds like a good title for a game lol

[@RealRoboKnight]

Now that's a genre name lol

[@jongordon2043]

For class project this was badass. I hope they keep going with it.

[@gibbygangoo]

A genre name could be "Audio/Visual Exploration," or something along those lines.

[@gulsumuygur1038]

Yeah

[@ErvahNoir]

Explorer Horror has a better ring to it.

[@endlesswanderer1753]

I remember reading a thread of nearly blind/impared vision gamers back in the PS2-era of the internet. They were talking about certain games they liked due to good audio design and bright colors. (in my memory, I mostly remember them talking about Klax. Because each piece made a separate/unique sound as it fell. They also really liked Pokemon because there was a bump noise that told them they hit a wall) Be kinda cool if these Radar Horror games could drop the visual entirely. Give us audio only horror. One step closer to the sensor deprivation horror nightmare of my dreams.

[@lundbergdrums6642]

More like Cosmic Horror exploration

[@derekdrake8706]

I like the mechanics so much that I wouldn't mind seeing this claustrophobic vehicle genre expand beyond horror. I can see myself exploring alien worlds from inside a mobile base that I had to operate manually like this.

[@1000-THR]

that sounds like barotrauma, its a underwater game set under europa, which has no sunlight so you have to use sonar, but sonar may also attract "unwanted visitors"

[@TheCrayon]

I'm not sure if Indie does his own editing, or who his editor is, or perhaps if he gives direction to the editor. But I love, absolutely adore the atention to detail, and the dramatic effects. The little echoes, the flash of important words over the screen, the music all works to make the video feel like a cinematic experience. I can really see the effort and the skill that goes into this, and I just wanted to point it out (in case the editor happens to scroll through comments).

[@JeremyDeere]

This is definitely a game genre.... I'm so interested in this style of physiological fear. I need to play this and Iron Lung. Found your channel for Subnautica but stayed for all the awesome game showcases. Your channel is like the pandora app of this genre of games for me!

[@eudellthewicked]

I enjoy IGP's yo-yo commitment in games like this. "I don't want to go down there" he goes down there and immediately turns around "can I go back?". Rational response is a game designer's nightmare lol (Should call this genre "Dead man walking")

[@kennylaysh2776]

I wonder if there is more to the game, or it's just that short? Trying to figure out if there is a story like you experimented on the star fish thing, and angered a parent? I was super curious what was in the ship at the end lol. I wish companies would make full games like this, love the exploring/confusion vibe, like old sci-fi movies.

[@pugmaster04]

These games could possibly go into a psychological horror, suspense, Mystery, Paranoia mix of genres.

[@faiyazahmed1029]

i loved how he peaked everytime he came on deck. Shows experience of jump scares 😂

[@adder3217]

and now this guy has the backing from IGP and definitely will go places in the DEV space. Good on him

[@IGP]

If it means anything, but I do hope it gives them some motivation and encouragement.

[@cesarurbano784]

i absolutely love h.p. lovecraft themed games. it gives you chilling and disturbing vibes, like humans being sooo small in a cosmic realm of pure terror...

[@David-A.]

This game was scary but iron lung still traumatises me to this day

[@the_ecips9692]

*nods in thalassophobia *

[@okipullup5304]

Iron Lung isnt that scary It’s just something chasing you Only scare i got was when you see its eye

[@David-A.]

@@okipullup5304 the whole concept is terrifying and in my 1st experience it was creepier than I thought

[@David-A.]

@@the_ecips9692 when you talking about exploring on ocean of blood on an alien moon its a whole different story

[@coltray2960]

Oh hell yeah happy holidays IGP! Thanks for a great year of content

[@JonathanCrane228]

This is so existentially terrifying. I cannot imagine looking out towards space and seeing darkness

[@Beta_Mixes]

Amazing to see the Iron Lung lore/Universe gets expanded like this, hope the creator of IL would see this eventually

[@YourYoungerSister]

Your amazing at playing these games!! I feel like you get like 10,000 heart attacks in every game you play😂. You’re an amazing KZbinr!!!❤❤

[@divinepumpkin]

(it's an act for views)

[@YourYoungerSister]

@@divinepumpkin it doesn’t matter I still love his videos

[@Transformers2Fan1]

he does super over the top unbelievable "aaah i'm so scared!!!"

[@YourYoungerSister]

@@Transformers2Fan1 that doesn’t mean anything

[@Transformers2Fan1]

@@YourYoungerSister he's clickbait and his reviews are garbage

[@Samfry523]

Personally, I find space terrifying as well. We have utterly zero idea what is out there and it's highly possible we're not the only beings in the universe.

[@1000-THR]

the chance of us being alone in the universe is extremely small

[@HelenaSan425]

Merry Christmas IGP and folks! 🎄⛄

[@slim_jimmothy]

Hey igp love the vid just got an unrelated question: How has the Christmas storm been treating you a lot of people lost power in my area but I still have it just want to make sure you're doing good

[@Hawk7886]

lol

[@GamingCat343]

damn im happy that there is no snow in my country

[@IGP]

No issues in my area, thanks for asking though!

[@obnoxiousslug2241]

snow storm is super bad by me I couldn't even leave to go to my moms for Christmas

[@Black-Star]

Luckily power didn’t go out, but internet did.

[@engagingweirdo]

I definitely enjoyed the game, it was a really cool and neat concept for space horror. Hope we get more from them soon

[@REVTUEFJUg]

When the star collapsed into a black hole and actually started playing the actual sound of a black hole just made it INFINITELY WORSE

[@helloworld-wy4vq]

Probably this sort of genre could be called 'confinement horror' or something. You essentially are alone in a confined space with some unknown task.

[@WarCriminal-y1u]

Ah yes, cosmic horror. Nothing else except deep sea horror makes me feel so tiny and vulnerable.

[@Hawk7886]

Pretty cool for a student project. It could definitely be developed into a full game

[@justinkianaalfredo6843]

**spats out milk** EXCUSE ME WHAT

[@anidolinteal3132]

@@justinkianaalfredo6843 yeah it said so at the end, this was an assignment for the guy's game design class

[@worksmagic89]

Not gonna lie I like your channel because you play these games that are different from the normal stuff. Its a good change of pace tbh.

[@karelrindo13]

it almost have the same plot as iron lung, with the stars leaving and all that

[@EXSF-1]

maybe its in the same universe

[@baconsoldier3876]

@@EXSF-1 there no "quiet rapture" lore on it

[@EXSF-1]

@@baconsoldier3876 i said maybe

[@afroman_-7323]

@@baconsoldier3876nope it’s the same universe you don’t get it

[@Transmissional]

all the unique sounds sound like that signal array game...i can only imagine just how layered all these sounds are. sound design is always so important and immersive.

[@Shalyn-ln9tu]

Fun fact, the sound that is produced when the star turned into the black hole was a real black hole sound. The sound was turned to a frequency that we can hear; and was then tuned again by the person who made the game

[@GrimReaperO]

You should totally revisit voices of the void, they've changed a lot of stuff and added a bunch of new things, as well as redoing the entire UI

[@the_ecips9692]

Still got the icon sitting on my desktop and still too terrified to play it myself. I'm also waiting for IGP to continue the series xD I really like this game.

[@yogurtberry1130]

*Igp:* “They said space was awesome! They said go to space, you’ll love it! SPACE IS NOT AWESOME AND I HATE IT!”

[@miniwhiffy3465]

0:06 oh yeah 2022 was less than two years ago

[@miningenderman7770]

The panel he went to at 2:50 kinda reminds of the ones from the game pray

[@_lxufeyscn_]

I freaking love games like these. I’m obsessed with the unknown!!

[@hewkiiCZ]

I really hope this style of games becomes it's own genre. I absolutely love it.

[@jtotheroc]

I think igp is the only person I've ever known that is truly terrified of boxes.

[@PianoGuitarAndSongs]

This video game is a project from my friends game design class at our university.

[@dogegamingyt-_-6179]

This man… is appealing to me. I am a scared man therefore I am too scared to play games like this, thank you IGP, you are giga chad

[@ThatObnoxiousMagpie]

I feel like these types of games should be called Blindfold games, since you’re basically blindfolded, or half-blind while trying to complete things. Idk tho

[@saschahofmann2421]

19:00 This gives me red matter 2 vibes

[@mrconstruction282]

15:45 I recognize that sound! It's "Something Wicked" from ultrakill!

[@xandernelson1492]

IGP could make IT funny, I swear. Horror turned comedy.

[@TunaTunaTunaBish]

at 2:42 ... so we're not gonna talk about those foot steps sounds in the back ground >.>

[@Leveronicus]

Hey have you played outer wilds? It isn’t exactly a horror game… (most of the time) but it’s really unnerving in many parts. It also may give you some existential thoughts if you think about some of the concepts in the game.

[@agentburningbutters3655]

19:16 bro I RECOGNISE that sound

[@thearkmecha4637]

I've heard the genre referred to as confined horror and I think that name fits it pretty well

[@Genesis_da_Proot]

Me reading the title: "Isn't Iron Lung already in space?" Me watching the video: "I see now, that my assumptions, were very.... incorrect."

[@ThatGuy53297]

How are they making sounds in space?

[@albertothompson7861]

Good question.

[@Zanavor]

Oh shit you're right

[@SaviourValentinesDay]

good point

[@Wolfintery]

Artistic liberty, lol Not so fun fact though; astronomers use a technique called sonification- where data is converted into sound to allow it to be interpreted. So while they don't hear the sound directly, they can use things like a Geiger counter to measure radiation levels and portray the results has audio. Have you listened to the video about what a black hole sounds like? It's so creepy but so cool. They kind of mention that 'no sound in space' is a misconception. There's a lot of pressure and hot gas near celestial bodies, which means sound waves can reverberate, but not indefinitely, if I'm understanding it correctly. But seriously, don't take my word for it, lol. I only took 2 astrophysics classes and my brain is a potato

[@ChristianSilipo]

Fr I thought I misheard igp when he said that he can use sonar

[@Dragonbleps]

There's definitely a unique intrigue to games like these! The only way I can really describe them is like... Indirect Exploration? There's a distance involved, a powerlessness from not being able to directly interact with the environment. Idk!

[@bartholsappel9673]

A sonar works with sound right? I love that the game uses it in the vacuum of space :)

[@fatheralexanderanderson3829]

My suspension has been disbelieved

[@juniorsilvabroadcast]

Maybe it uses eletromagnetic waves or some type of particle beaming

[@ninjawarfare9162]

16:09 “WHAT ARE THOSE😨🫵🏽WHAT ARE THOSE😨🫵🏽” Had me dying😭

[@kevisuntv5388]

I love games like this! The fear of the unknown!

[@Jay_Dub1120]

I think this may be an independent sequel to Iron Lung, cause in Iron Lung all stars and habitable planets just disappear and the same thing happens in this

[@blankface9363]

Nah im pretty sure the dev just took heavy inspiration from iron lung.

[@CybridOfficial]

I'm gonna call this style of horror "observational horror"

[@EvoFTG]

Love this name the most out of all suggestions, it's intuitive

[@mhc706]

When you captain walks around, opens the airlock, begins spacewalk, then asks “what am I doing?” It’s time for mutiny

[@PrimordialRoseberryBush]

Only name I could think of is an "Empty space" game

[@ivanpetrov5255]

I think the best term would be "isolation/exploration horror".

[@anomaly_jackie]

but the real question is, do you regret getting in that observation space shuttle?

[@Altair1243WAR]

I mean, the character died (or worse) so that's a pretty hard yes by default lol

[@kingmusic2292]

I'd call this type of game a Limited Information horror game, because the thing that makes these games stand out, IMO, is that you are _extremely_ limited in what you can do and see, only ever getting flashes of a bigger picture, until it's inevitably too late.

[@aestheticcat8976]

Never clicked a notification that fast, love this channel! ❤️

[@woodster605]

yo that space image in the intro... I NEED THAT

[@safrigmius]

I love Undertime Slopper

[@dryses77thegreat]

who are you people

[@emperormoist3851]

I highly reccomend “it steals” ($5 on steam) It’s a pretty short game but only if you are good at running away… it’s terrifying and I would love to see you play it

[@entrophany]

Isn't Iron Lung also in.. space?

[@Sans_the_skeleton_real]

Actually, it takes place in a blood ocean within a moon.

[@NeilIsntReal22]

@@Sans_the_skeleton_real in... space

[@tylipscombe6340]

@@NeilIsntReal22 but it's in water and on a planet...

[@RaxusXeronos]

Takes place on a moon with a blood ocean but I believe the backstory for both games is similar. Both take place in a universe where the stars have disappeared (Though Iron Lung's universe also is missing inhabitable planets as well) and both task the protagonist with exploring somewhere unknown for information

[@bombomos]

On a moon

[@Shalyn-ln9tu]

A very cool fact: that part where the sun turns into a black hole, that was the sound of a real black hole, just had a much higher frequency than the original tuned up frequency!!

[@elusivegamergirl]

This looks terrifying, and I can't wait for the paranoia at every little noise and the upcoming screams of terror. (^_^)

[@scottmurphy8210]

Really wanna try making a game like this myself. The genre definitely needs a name

[@ArdensX]

So,there are no more stars,they though that thing was a star,it was red so probably a red dwarf in their mind,but if all stars are gone,that also means white dwarf wich have a god damm long lifetime way longer than a red dwarf's resulting in the existence of a red star impossible,how tf did they got fooled this easily?(sorry for my absolute trash english grammar)

[@thatrandom_canadian]

Desperation?

[@pkewonken1441]

@@thatrandom_canadian yep, in a situation like that any potential signs of a star, no matter how improbable it would be would need to be investigated

[@AbsoluteHuman]

They don't know why the stars disappeared, it's not like they died of old age, your star age logic makes no sense

[@justyouraveragemartian783]

@@AbsoluteHuman actually... stars do die of old age. thats why supernovas and black holes occur!

[@justyouraveragemartian783]

i dont think it has anything to do with star lifetimes when every single one of them has disappeared....

[@C_Corpze]

To answer the last part of the video that these type of games need a category or genre, I would personally classify them as vehicle exploration horror or submarine exploration horror since I feel like these type of games have a lot in common with exploring the deep sea/ocean.

[@devious.ork.killer]

bro said hell nah and did an fulll rotaction around the spining thing a mabob

[@NabiNoob]

3:38 seek chase is about to start. Love your vids

[@lambsauce5312]

I think literally every game that tries to be even somewhat following the laws of reality can be described as itself but in space since everything is in space

[@shiin6345]

Bruh! That thumbnail is exactly what astronaut in orbit describe when they have night terror, free falling in a giant lamprey😮

[@KillerKhaotic939]

I would call this game type "Liminal Horror" as in Liminal spaces you are alone but you feel tracked or watched. The horror aspect comes from certain stimuli from audio or visuals.

[@steves578]

So what it appears to be is that thing you were in was eating the stars, the star you found was being devoured.

[@speedwagonisdagoat]

This was for a fucking project. Those dudes are amazing at this. I am genuinely impressed.

[@Wildoutness]

This is what it looks like when you unfold an electron in the 12th dimension. You see the observers watching you.

[@KingKairuku]

Space is more terrifying because it’s infinitely more massive than the ocean, and there’s a lot of dead space with minimal to no lighting that takes ages to escape from. Big spoomky shtuff.

[@wyvernbravo]

Something I just noticed that makes this probably in the same universe as iron lung is that in iron lung all the stars and habitable plannets disappeard Your Searching for the last star To save humanity in this game

[@RabiesRaccoonlol]

One really creepy thing that I find about the ship is that there's no actual driving mode you're using the docking, which means you have no hope of getting away from anything out there

[@WolfCry791]

This game falls firmly in the fantastique and cosmic horror. It'd fit right in as an SCP

[@percedurza]

the premise of this game already has me in love based on the fact that the great freezing degenerate period of the universe is a real thing that science has proposed. its believed that the fading of stars is one potential way for the universe to die.

[@spoonyhalo90k]

the plot sounds like something from the iron lung universe, while the c.o.i sends the sm-13 to search for info and supplies at the bottom of a blood ocean, they also send one of the spaceships they have to look for a source of light and hydrogen.

[@sammy_1_1]

Dude I'm surprised you didnt immediately notice the bloody footprints at 17:00

[@lillybeth9777]

I feel like a good genre name for these types of games would be something like 'enigmatic' or 'foreboding', or maybe something relating to iron lung, since it seems that's the game most people know.

[@mosqski3106]

blackhole's sped up sound is the perfect choice for that end imo

[@robbiejones182]

Hope ur feeling better glad to see some uploads 😊

[@nolalookenbill7053]

I love how the creator(s) of this game used the actual sound of a black hole provided by NASA for the "black hole" in this game Really good attention to detail-