![]() With one glance at his current projects, it’s clear that Mead lives in black and white, with an apparent obsession with surreal hollow-eyed creatures who wouldn’t feel out of place in Tim Burton’s art class sketchbook. Silt maintains a similar aesthetic, but conceived not as a gimmick, but from the purposeful and inherent art direction by Spiral Circus’ co-founder and art director, Tom Mead. It was an alien, unrelatable world without the familiar hues that bring us comfort. ![]() But while Limbo conjured up discomfort on manageable dry land level, Silt tapped into a much bigger-even more relatable-fear: the sheer terror of what lies unseen beneath the waves.Īnyone who’s played Limbo will agree that a major component to its mood of unease stemmed from the lack of color. Released in the sweltering summer of 2022, Silt gained traction as developer Spiral Circus' aquatic answer to Playdead’s hit game Limbo, with a monochromatic color scheme, unanswered questions, and a nameless protagonist facing odds much bigger than stands to reason. Atmospheric games like Silt do little to quell that sentiment. 5 percent! It’s no wonder then that a majority of fears stem from the unknown depths of the undiscovered deep. I’ll let that sink in ( Editor's Note: heh). ![]() As of 2022, only 5% of the ocean has been explored. Conversely, the fear of the vastness of the ocean, or Thalassophobia, is understandable. Name one person, besides eccentric billionaires, who claim to have a place in their hearts for these apex predators. ![]()
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