But Creative Assembly isn't following that herd in particular. Rather, it's doing an Alan Wake 2 and promising to deliver a brand new terrifying adventure, building on its legacy rather than reconstructing it piece by piece. In a world where new horror IPs are hard to come by in the world of video games, I'll take it.

The Road Ahead will feature microphone detection that allows creatures to hear your real-life voice. "They're coming for you. Don't make a sound! …literally," reads a tweet from the game's official Twitter feed.

The Road Ahead has announced an option to enable microphones for the monsters to detect real-time sounds the player makes in real-time. This feature brings “the creatures’ terrors right into your room”.