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Declared Missing is an asymmetric stealth-horror game in which ordinary people wake inside an abandoned prison staged by the mysterious Host — and must find a way out while Hunters stalk the halls. The prison expands with the number of players.

Description

Declared Missing is an online asymmetric stealth-horror game from 8-Bit Cache Studios, built in Unreal Engine. A match — called a Broadcast — is staged by The Host, an unseen presence who speaks through the facility’s radios, intercoms and monitors, whose purpose remains a mystery.

The Survivors are ordinary people with real professions and unexplained pasts. They search the prison for what they need, talk over proximity voice and walkie-talkies, hide, pick locks, hack terminals, fight back when they must, and rescue detained teammates. Hunters are chosen servants of The Host, each recruited with a promise: authority, knowledge, territory. They are faster in the dark and recover their wounds in shadow.

More players open more of the prison. Teams explore unfamiliar routes, share discoveries and work together under pressure. Escape access changes between matches.

Key features

• The game expands with the players. 1v3, 2v4 and 3v5 each reshape the playable prison.
• Earned information. Discover possible escape routes and investigate what they need. Randomized route availability is part of the design still being integrated.
• Light is territory. Survivors restore power to deny Hunters their shadow speed and recovery.
• Capture is another chance. Downed Survivors can be detained in the Sacrificial Chamber once Hunters have powered it — and can be rescued.
• Time runs out. The current development build ends at 18 minutes when the Fog engulfs the prison.
• Simple, fair progression. Three upgrade tiers per character, sidegrades only. Never pay-to-win.

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The final Declared Missing title treatment is in development and will be included in the full press kit.