Long time no see, Researchers. GameZoo here!
It's been a little over a month since SCP: Secret Files launched on Steam! We've received a humbling amount of praise and encouragement in that time. Ever since our studio was founded-- no, ever since the concept for Secret Files first took root in our brains!-- we've dreamed of nothing more than bringing this game to life. Indie studios always risk their road collapsing while they're in the middle of building it, and we truly could not have completed this journey without your support. From the bottom of our hearts, thank you!
Since launch, we have slowed down on public dev updates, but have no fear: we've had our heads down following up on those tasty breadcrumbs we left you in the game (049 DLC, the main story follow up on 055, etc). By popular request, the digital concept art book is also underway!
Speaking of DLC... The story will unfold with a unique perspective and atmosphere. We will stick to our creative vision: rejecting monotony, telling a different and fun story, and injecting some surprising gameplay (how about that gunplay you've all been asking about?). 049 is such a special entity -- he has power, elegance, and intellect; he embodies benevolence and malevolence in one form. You can't help but be drawn in by this "plague doctor" and his mysterious background.
DLC Character Art
To create a story exclusively for him, we repeatedly redrafted and remodeled, polished and polished again, moving step-by-step closer to 049's dark yet fervent world. Finally, after much heated discussion, we've settled on our current rendering as ███.
Now we are in full swing to bring this idea to fruition. We sincerely hope that, by providing a unique, grounded narrative gaming experience, we can pass along this spark in our hearts to all of you other passionate fans of the Foundation and 049.
DLC Concept Art
Right now, we're feeling great. Maybe the GZ-6 will become the GZ-8? It's looking like the SCP mega-series of our dreams may actually be possible! Of course, we can't hope to cover the whole SCP universe. After all, the wiki updates hundreds of times per day... No matter how fast we work, we'd still be left in the dust. For now, we're focused on the stories with strong narrative qualities, that jive with our main storyline, and that are most beloved by the community! So much to do, with so little time-- but that's life at the Foundation.
We'll leave off here for now, since we've got bugs to hunt. Wish you all good health. And eat well: It puts you in the right mind to operate!
We fight in the dark, so that you may live in the light.