This hand-drawn game looks like a surreal graphic novel come alive
3D Video Game Design This hand-drawn game looks like a surreal graphic novel come alive News By Joe Foley Published 11 July 2026 I Shall Name the Dead will let you converse with skulls. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image...
3D Video Game Design This hand-drawn game looks like a surreal graphic novel come alive News By Joe Foley Published 11 July 2026 I Shall Name the Dead will let you converse with skulls. When you purchase through links on our site, we may earn an affiliate commission. Here’s how it works. (Image credit: Tiago Rech / Dangen Entertainment) Copy link Facebook X Whatsapp Pinterest Flipboard Email Share this article 0 Join the conversation Follow us Add us as a preferred source on Google Newsletter Subscribe to our newsletter The Brazilian writer and narrative designer Tiago Rech's previous games were each striking and haunting in their own way. Teleforum, with Monumental Collab, used an analog VHS visual style-for its found footage premise. The short I Did Not Buy This Ticket took a more stylised approach with mixed-media collages and vibrant pops of colour on a stark black-and-white palette.Both games were nominated for Best Narrative at SBGames 2023, with Teleforum eventually taking the award. Tiago's next work looks even more distinctive while continuing his focus on creating horror games inspired by stories, folklore, and settings unique to Brazil. I SHALL NAME THE DEAD, the latest haunting narrative adventure from Tiago Rech, announced for PC - YouTube Watch On Published by Dangen entertainment, I Shall Name the Dead is billed as a surreal, magical-realism horror narrative. Players will take on the role of imaculada, a woman afflicted by a mysterious “Worm” that's slowly consuming her from within. She's already lost one of her eyes, which grants her the ability to speak with the dead.Latest Videos FromWatch full video here: Players will explore a sprawling cemetery, converse with the skulls of the dead, investigate their stories and discover their names to help them finally find peace.It's immediately clear that Tiago is working again with Lirio Ninotchka, who was art director on I Did Not Buy This Ticket. Lirio's bold visual style looks perfectly suited to the story. You may like This hand-drawn video game looks like an eerie animation masterpiece How a great surrealist painter inspired this stunning Lovecraftian horror game “It feels like a world in my head”: designing the decayed cosmos of Necrophosis With talking to the skulls of the deceased a central part of the game, the hand-drawn environmental and character designs lean heavily into the macabre. But this isn't a horror game about jump scares and blood and guts. It feels like a more Lynchian melancholic exploration of grief.Image 1 of 5(Image credit: Tiago Rech / Dangen Entertainment)(Image credit: Tiago Rech / Dangen Entertainment)(Image credit: Tiago Rech / Dangen Entertainment)(Image credit: Tiago Rech / Dangen Entertainment)(Image credit: Tiago Rech / Dangen Entertainment)Experimental, uneasy, and deeply poetic, Lirio's game art looks like walking into the pages of a dark graphic novel or a sepulchral folk horror screen print.Get the Creative Bloq NewsletterSign up to Creative Bloq's daily newsletter, which brings you the latest news and inspiration from the worlds of art, design and technology.Contact me with news and offers from other Future brandsReceive email from us on behalf of our trusted partners or sponsorsBy submitting your information you agree to the Terms & Conditions and Privacy Policy and are aged 16 or over.The stark, low-light palette with sharp pops of highly saturated orange looks perfectly eerie for the cemetery environments. Blocky silhouettes, cell shading and textures create a pulpy feel, while some elements look pieced together from mismatched sources, creating a feeling of disconnection and fragmented memory, tying into the theme of recovering lost identities.I Shall Name the Dead is slated for release on PC in Early 2027. You can wishlist it on Steam.If your inspired to finally get to work on your own title, see our guides to the best game development software and the best laptops for game development. TOPICS Illustration Joe FoleySocial Links NavigationFreelance journalist and editorJoe is a regular freelance journalist and editor at Creative Bloq. He writes news, features and buying guides and keeps track of the best equipment and software for creatives, from video editing programs to monitors and accessories. A veteran news writer and photographer, he now works as a project manager at the London and Buenos Aires-based design, production and branding agency Hermana Creatives. There he manages a team of designers, photographers and video editors who specialise in producing visual content and design assets for the hospitality sector. He also dances Argentine tango. View More You must confirm your public display name before commenting Please logout and then login again, you will then be prompted to enter your display name. 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