Netflix expands TV game lineup with Conjuring spinoff

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Netflix’s next horror title was made by Supermassive Games, which recently announced planned layoffs.

Netflix’s next horror title was made by Supermassive Games, which recently announced planned layoffs.

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Netflix just announced The Conjuring: Unspoken, a new horror game set in The Conjuring universe that you can play with your phone as a controller, and it will launch exclusively on the service on October 13th.

The Conjuring: Unspoken is an interactive paranormal investigation you can play from your couch. It’s a narrative experience, so you shape the story by choosing different dialogue options as you play. Using your phone, you scour the historic Red Lion Inn (reportedly a haunted place in England) for clues about things that go bump in the night.

Netflix says you don’t need to have seen the Conjuring movies to play the game, but adds that there are “a few familiar faces that pop up in the game, and knowing the backstory adds to the overall impact.”

The Conjuring: Unspoken was developed by Supermassive Games, known for other narrative horror games like The Quarry and Until Dawn. The studio announced in August that it planned to lay off up to 75 staffers, and Supermassive’s former IT and facilities director said yesterday on LinkedIn that “more than 70” people would be leaving the studio.