Maniak Studios

Building Horror Through Ambient Sound Alone Before a room receives its final lighting or the last environmental prop is placed, we already know how we want it to feel. Every corridor, every bedroom and every moment in ABISMO is designed around a specific emotional goal. Sometimes we want the player to feel watched. Sometimes isolated. Sometimes uncertain if what they just heard was even real. We give a shot on this in sound design.

ABISMO's Environment One of the biggest focuses during the development of ABISMO has always been atmosphere. Every wall, light source, corridor turn, and environmental decision exists to reinforce the psychological state of CRASO and the themes of memory, repetition, and madness. As shown in previous development posts, ABISMO takes place inside a corridor and hallway environment inspired by a traditional Portuguese house.