{
  "id": 17423809,
  "title": "The Mortuary Assistant dev on laying his cancelled Paranormal Activity game to rest, resurrecting it as a Halloween freebie, and a potential return to his biggest game",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/31/the-mortuary-assistant-dev-on-laying-his-cancelled-paranormal",
  "topic": "culture",
  "section": "Culture",
  "published": "2026-10-31T15:25:38.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Eurogamer",
    "slug": "eurogamer",
    "url": "https://www.eurogamer.net/playable-archive-paranormal-activity-threshold-the-mortuary-assistant-interview"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Playable Archive, a spookily appropriate Halloween release, brings a 30-minute found-footage scare from the developer of horror game The Mortuary Assistant. The game is available as a freebie this week. However, the story behind its creation is just as intriguing as the game itself. The title Playable Archive is a play on the legendary Playable Teaser created for Hideo Kojima's cancelled Silent Hill game. This small slice of developer Brian Clarke's much larger cancelled Paranormal Activity game is a fascinating glimpse into what could have been. Upon hearing about the game's release, I decided to speak with Clarke about the unexpected turn of events. I learned about how he laid his project to rest and how its legacy might live on, possibly even as a new Mortuary Assistant game.",
  "summary": "Halloween feels like an especially appropriate time for Playable Archive's arrival. It's a genuinely spooky found-footage affair for one - a cleverly orchestrated 30-or-so minutes of scares from the developer of horror hit The Mortuary Assistant, released this week as a Halloween freebie . But more than that, the unusual tale of its creation is also one of death and resurrection. As its slightly…",
  "key_points": [
    "\"Playable Archive\" is a 30-minute Halloween freebie from Paranormal Activity dev",
    "Game is based on cancelled project, similar to Playable Teaser",
    "Brian Clarke discusses resurrection of his abandoned game"
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
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  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}