It’s no surprise that Wronged Us is already gathering steam. It openly draws inspiration from many highly influential games that came before it. Delusional Studio describes Wronged Us as a combination of Dark Souls’ open world and quest design, Silent Hill’s atmosphere and storytelling, and Resident Evil’s gameplay. That’s a rich concoction of dark games that could put Delusional Studio on the map, but what exactly is this studio? As with every indie developer, the aspirational studio’s origins are just as interesting to contemplate as the game itself. Although there’s not much information about Delusional Studio, its known story is very familiar among indie games.
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The Creator of Wronged Us
The Wronged Us trailer continues racking up views, which is a testament to the game’s presentation so far. In turn, that speaks to the achievements of Delusional Studio, which are even more impressive since Wronged Us apparently only has a solo developer. Although the game has reportedly been in development for well over a year, it seems the creator of Wronged Us and Delusional Studio has worked on it alone for a lot of that time. Indie fans are no stranger to impressive solo projects—Toby Fox’s almost completely solo work on Undertale, for instance—so Wronged Us’ origins are very familiar.
However, it sounds like Delusional Studio is actually in the process of expanding. On the studio’s website, it states that it’s looking for a full team to finish Wronged Us’ development. Developing a game solo is impressive, but it’s definitely not easy, so it’s pretty rational that Delusional Studio is looking for help. This is a pretty familiar story too. Last year, Phasmophobia took the gaming community by storm. When Phasmophobia started early access, it was a solo developer project too, but its creator has hired some help since then. Phasmophobia continues to flourish under the guidance of a growing team, so the same thing could happen for Wronged Us.
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Delusional Studio’s Promising Future
Delusional Studio and the Wronged Us creator’s identity are largely mysteries outside of these facts, which is pretty similar to the early days of Phasmophobia too. The one thing that’s very clear about Delusional Studio is that its founder has a strong appreciation for classic horror games. The credit it gives to Silent Hill and Resident Evil isn’t lip service. The decrepit, abandoned city and various mysterious monsters showcased in the trailer make the sources of inspiration perfectly clear. The Silent Hill-styled setting and the Resident Evil monsters seem like a strong combination.
Further word on the mind behind Wronged Us may not be around the corner, since the studio says it has a lot of work left to do. Even so, there’s already a lot of hope that Wronged Us will start developing a strong community that the studio can interact with. Response to the trailer has been overwhelmingly positive, and the studio is already picking up followers on its various social media accounts. Wronged Us has already been set up for success, and Delusional Studio should take heart in the many people interested in what it’s working on. If it delivers on Wronged Us, then it could cement its place in the world of indie horror.
Wronged Us will release in 2023 for PC and consoles.
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