Highly Anticipated Indonesian Horror Game DreadOut Seeks Help on Indiegogo and Steam

Indonesia has had its moments when it comes to making scary movies, but those days are long gone thanks to the crappy sexualized horror movies popping up every month or so. On the bright side, we might see the gross-out glory days back, but this time in the form of a PC game. Arguably the hottest horror game in Indonesia, DreadOut has received a lot of publicity both nationally and internationally. Now the game studio is asking your help to make the project come true through crowdsourcing site Indiegogo – and by voting for it to get onto Steam.
Developed by Digital Happiness, DreadOut tells the story of an Indonesian high school girl venturing through creepy landscapes equipped with only a smartphone camera as weapon. Yes, that doesn’t tell a lot about the storyline, but the mystery is part of the chilling thrill. Inside the game you will find numerous Indonesian spectral characters like tuyul and pocong as ghosts.
Game producer Rachmad Imron told us that the reason they’re building this game is because they like horror-themed entertainment very much, and that a lot of people share their enthusiasms about it. The team is betting that high quality games are slowly moving in a new direction by moving to platforms such as Steam Box and Ouya. Besides that, 3D PC games represent a less saturated market than the usual 2D mobile games.
Rachmad explained that most of the team members are 3D artists, and that they’ve been working on animation for years prior to DreadOut. So far, the game looks really scary. It is touted to be one of the six upcoming games that look terrifying by the Bloody Disgusting blog, alongside other famous titles like Amnesia: A Machine for Pigs. The DreadOut demo game has been played by numerous online game testers like PewDiePie as well.

Lending a hand

There are a few ways that you can help the DreadOut project. First, you can help spread the word about the game to your friends. Second, the team is seeking funding for DreadOut on Indiegogo. Digital Happiness promises a few rewards like becoming one of the games’ ghosts for a certain level of funding. Third, you can also vote the game on Steam. Or fourth, if you have a nice office in the area, the team consisting of 17 people from Bandung is looking for a new place to work.
The game has been in development for two years, and it will be released late this year. The game demo is out, and you can play it on Mac and PC.

DreadOut is Fully Funded via Indiegogo, we are so excited, but we don't understand why somehow she looked so sad :)

Maybe this is not the best thank you letter, because actually we can't find the appropriate
words to express our gratitude to all you guys.

First of all We would like to announce that Digital Happiness has finally reach its goal in crowd funding DreadOut Game. We have surpassed $25.000 before the deadline, until the last minute we have gathered approximately Thanks to the people all around the world that have contribute and making it happen for our Game, without you we couldn't achieve this. Although we are strangers, we give our deepest respect for each other.

The next phase for DreadOut is to full steam ahead in our game development while waiting for Steam Greenlight, We hope that DreadOut can pass the greenlight (crossing finger). Now DreadOut have been fully funded, we can put all our people resources to finish this game until November 2013, no more distraction. We are now responsible for 500++ people as our backers, We have the responsibility to give the best game experience for all of you.

Thanks to GOD, all of our funders, fans, supporter, youtubers, game journalist, local international media, family, friends and relatives. We can't mention all you in this short announcement but You know who you are

PS: For our funders We will add you in our newsletter, to give you update on DreadOut.
Cheers
DreadOut Development Team

Okay guys, this is it.

Our campaign is nearing it's end, and we're about 22% short of our initial target. We need every bit of your help. The next few days will be the last chance to put your name on our credit title :)

Although we are on flexible funding, we put our heart and soul to achieve our campaign goal, because, we believe, the success of this crowdfunding campaign will play an important factor in getting through steam's greenlight program.

We value your support and contributions very highly. And as we've said before, even if the campaign fell short, you can be sure that our team will do whatever it takes to complete the development of DreadOut.

Hopefully, we'll accomplish returning the favor, when you guys are in the middle of playing the full release and screaming ! :p

DreadOut Development Team

UPDATE #8:

Here's a recap of our rewards. 
Hopefully it can give you a detailed information on what we want to present as rewards for your contributions :)
http://dreadout.com/images/perks-recap_high.jpg

UPDATE #7:

Additional Reward for $300 "Heart of Darkness" & $500 "Angel of Darkness" Perks!
will receive 17 cm Linda Unpainted Resin figure
here's our prototype sample  

also for "Angel of Darkness" will also receive Associate Producer on Credit Title 

UPDATE #6:

Additional Reward for $50 "Damned Soul" upwards Perks!
a digital copy of "Mystery magazine" : A ghost lore encyclopedia in the form of a cheap Indonesian supernatural magazine, peppered with clues relating to the game. :)
Additional Reward for $300 "Heart of Darkness" upwards Perks!
a printed copy of the aforementioned "Mistery magazine" 

UPDATE #5:

Thank You The Dark One!
here's our design progress so far regarding Linda's Silver Necklace replica
Made by silver craft specialists in Bali, You can also put your name on the box package/ leather bag or you can attach another name on it...:)

UPDATE #4:

We have made enhancements regarding some of our perks/rewards
We are giving additional DreadOut Exclusive A3 Print 70's Style Poster to all contributors for the $150 upwards tier rewards. :)

UPDATE #3:

Yay! DreadOut is featured on Bloodydisgusting.com as one of 

6 Upcoming Horror Games That Look Absolutely Terrifying

Greetings from us! Digital happiness Team from Indonesia
Thank you for your contributions so far :)

UPDATE #2:
3d Printing W.i.P
DreadOut also will be support by one of our dearest friend on
http://ada-ide.com/
https://www.facebook.com/adaide3dprinting

Thanks guys for bringing those ghost alive! next target Linda Figurine! :) 

UPDATE #1 :

We made MAJOR enhancements regarding some of our perks/rewards
1. We give additional digital copies to all contributors for the $75 upwards tier rewards;

•  $75 = 2 copies (1 extra DreadOut Digital Copy)
•  $150 = 3 copies 
•  $300 = 5 copies
•  $500 = 10 copies
•  $1000 = 20 copies

2. For "Tortured Soul" Perks / $30 upwards will receive special key to unlock extra costumes   

DreadOut is 3D adventure horror game within an authentic local Indonesian setting.

• Explore the mystical world of a cursed city from a 3^rd person perspective.
• Come face to face with your worst nightmares; terrifying authentic Indonesian ghosts like Tuyul, Pocong, Kunti, etc.
• Share your ghost photographs through our online integration via facebook.
• Experience an original and thrilling storyline.
• Enjoy diverse gameplay elements as you explore the world.

We hope DreadOut can provide a similar survival-horror experience to some of the very best games available, whilst simultaneously taking advantage of the rich traditions of Indonesian horror to add an unique flavor.

We're absolutely over the moon to be able to offer prizes not just of the game, but also of many fun extras on it. Scroll down to see everything we have to offer! 

Anything else? If you have any questions or enquiries about the prizes or are interested in making some kind of arrangement for a private donation, please feel free to contact us at: contact@digitalhappiness.net