If you wanted to see The Callisto Protocol in action, well, you just got your wish! During Sony’s State of Play event, Striking Distance has revealed our first look at The Callisto Protocol gameplay footage and it looks fantastic!

If you think it bears a strong resemblance to Dead Space, you’re not wrong, as Striking Distance’s boss Glen Schofield is the co-creator of the franchise. Alongside the gameplay reveal, the studio also announced that The Callisto Protocol is out this December 2, 2022!

Here are more details on the game straight from the studio:

Set on Jupiter’s “dead moon” Callisto in 2320, The Callisto Protocol is the story of Jacob Lee, an inmate at Black Iron Prison who must fight for his life when a mysterious outbreak throws the moon into chaos. Prison guards and inmates are mutating into monstrous creatures called Biophage, and Jacob must battle to survive the horrors of Black Iron and uncover the dark secrets of the United Jupiter Company.

Creating terrifying moments in games is hard. To bring the world of The Callisto Protocol to life, the team uses a process we call Horror Engineering to hand craft unforgettable scares.  It’s about blending atmosphere, tension, brutality, helplessness, and humanity to thrill players … and hopefully scare the crap out of them.

What would a horror game be without brutality?  Striking Distance Studios has designed a strategic combat system that forces players to get up close and personal with our horrifying creatures.  We seamlessly blend melee combat and gunplay with a unique gravity weapon called the GRP.

Black Iron guards use the GRP to control the prison population, but it also allows Jacob to get creative in how he battles the Biophage.  Players can freeze a rushing enemy in their tracks, or even throw Biophage into a nearby turbine fan or environmental hazard to escape a seemingly dire situation.

The Callisto Protocol will slice its way out on December 2, 2022 on both last-gen and next-gen platforms.

Source: PlayStation Blog