Shades of Darkness is planned to be a 2D sidescroller survival horror game with elements of psychological horror. It will be a pretty dark game, touching on themes like trauma, coping mechanisms, and the effects of phobias on the mind, while having a brighter theme of overcoming one's fears and rising above them. It will be released in an episodic format similar to Bendy and the Ink Machine or Poppy Playtime. However, the reason for this is so that I can more effectively plan each chapter and ensure that the overall story is cohesive, while also upgrading and refining previous chapters.