Chasing Static

Adventure/Puzzle

Chasing Static is a psychological horror story developed by Headware Games and published by Ratalaika Games. The demo was featured in the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021, and as a full release (Steam) in 4 Oct, 2021. Console ports are planned for 2022.

Summary
Explore the untouched wilderness of rural Wales as you uncover the forgotten remains of a mysterious facility and find the truth behind the missing villagers of Hearth.

Production
This was Nathan Hamley's first 3D game (beyond prototypes and tests). He focused on keeping things simple and straightforward, with a emphasis on narrative exploration and (together with Nathan's brother, Brendan Hamley) audio design. The game makes use of Adventure Creator, which gave a great headstart for save games, dialogue, etc, and then the Retro 3D Shader Pack for a visual style.

Credits

 * Nathan Hamley (lead designer, art, writing, sound design, additional voice acting)
 * Brendan Hamley (music director, credited as SOTOYOTO)
 * Kate Bosworth (audie engineer)
 * Ratalaika Games (console porting, publisher)
 * Stride PR (PR/Marketing Support)
 * Leakyfingers  (Retro 3D Shader Pack for Unity)
 * Chris Burton  (Adventure Creator)  Featuring: Brendan Hamley, Grasslands, Deep., P. J. Cousins, Jon Buckett, Nathan Hamley
 * Emily Wilden (voice of Evelyn)
 * Andrew Wheildon-Dennis (voice of Chris, Dr Selwood, and a unknown Villager)
 * Rosie Turner (voice of Aneira, voices for Stargazers, Ground Zero, Tunnels)
 * Erika Sanderson (voice of Dr Helen Williams, voices for Echo Garden, Ground Zero, Cafe ext.)
 * Tom Harris (voice of Isaac, voices for Lake Ritual, Cafe ext.)
 * Mike Paul (voice for Young Chris, voices for Stargazers, Village, Tunnels, Void)

Beta Testers

 * Tom Harris
 * Si Ellis
 * Steve Nolan
 * Steve Osbourne
 * Armaan Sandhu (Frostwood Interactive)
 * Jamie Gavin (Enigma Studios)
 * Antonio Freyre (Merlino Games)
 * Yann Margan
 * Richard Tongeman
 * Niels Van Dalen (GV-97)
 * Minnie, CJ Melendez
 * Kostas Skiftas
 * Kevin Hutchins
 * Mike Monroe
 * Joe Richardson