Liquid Static Studio and Snapping Turtle are developing Night Plane, a PSX-style horror job simulator set in the year 1999. Published by New Tales, the game casts players as a flight attendant tasked with managing passengers and identifying supernatural anomalies aboard a flight.
The gameplay loop involves standard flight attendant duties such as welcoming passengers, checking tickets, serving refreshments, and stowing baggage. However, players must also remain vigilant for passengers or events that deviate from the norm. The Steam page for the game mentions that passengers might require assistance both inside and outside the plane, as well as in unspecified locations, and warns of threats like goatmen appearing on the wings.
Night Plane enters a market that has seen a recent surge in horror-themed job simulators, following titles like Hellmart and Shift At Midnight. The game's retro aesthetic and 1999 setting aim to evoke a specific kind of early-digital-age unease, with passengers described as resembling characters from games like Bushido Blade.
The developers suggest that the game could explore themes of behavioral and security profiling within the context of air travel, using occult elements to add a layer of supernatural dread to the mundane tasks of flight service. The game is slated for release later this year and is currently advertising a playtest.