DEAD LETTER DEPT. Makes Its Way to PC

If you’ve known me for a while—or haven’t been living under a rock—you’d know that horror games aren’t really my cup of tea. It’s not that the premise turns me off; in fact, I enjoy certain horror settings. The problem? Those cheap jump scares. I game to chill out, not to jump out of my skin and eye my underwear drawer nervously. However, psychological horror is an exception. It unsettles me just enough to keep things interesting, giving me the thrill without the terror. Enter DEAD LETTER DEPT., a fresh addition to the psychological horror scene, and something we’ll be diving into today.

Slated for a January 30th release on Steam, DEAD LETTER DEPT. has caught my attention with its intriguing concept. In this game, you step into the shoes of a temp worker at a postal warehouse. Your seemingly mundane task is handling undelivered mail—those mysterious ‘dead letters’ that never reached their destinations, often due to reasons far stranger than bad handwriting.

The core of DEAD LETTER DEPT. revolves around a simple job: retyping addresses and messages on these undelivered letters. It sounds like basic data entry, right? It isn’t long before you start noticing unsettling patterns. As if that wasn’t enough, a creeping suspicion begins to form that some of these cryptic messages might be meant for you.

Picture this: you’re alone in a dimly lit warehouse, isolated from the outside world, your only connection being the letters you’re sorting. The longer you stay, the stranger your reality becomes. Stories emerge from those letters, and you can’t shake the eerie sensation of being watched. Sure, paying rent is crucial, but is your grip on sanity worth risking for this gig?

DEAD LETTER DEPT. offers a typing adventure where you input various prompts on your computer to make sense of distorted images. As you play, you’ll uncover intriguing tales and unearth hidden secrets of those who’ve lost their mail. With each playthrough offering a unique experience and innumerable pieces of mail to peruse, it asks an unsettling question: is feeding your curiosity worth the unsettling feeling gnawing at you?

If reading someone else’s mail intrigues you, keep your eye out for DEAD LETTER DEPT. The game is just around the corner. There’s even a demo available on Steam if you’re eager to get a taste. But if you’re like me and prefer diving into the full experience, you’re only a few weeks away from its arrival.