Brutal enemies like Bioshock s Big Daddy roam The Callisto Protocol The Loadout The Loadout Brutal enemies like Bioshock s Big Daddy roam The Callisto Protocol The Callisto Protocol's comparisons to Dead Space are plentiful, but BioShock and Alien Isolation are also big influences, according to the devs Jamie Hore Updated: Sep 1, 2022 07:55 ET The Callisto Protocol The Callisto Protocol is on course to be 2022's creepiest game, with its haunting setting and gruesome gore being shown for all to see in trailers and gameplay segments. Comparisons to Dead Space have been thrown around like confetti, but there are apparently other videogames that have acted as inspiration for The Callisto Protocol, according to Striking Distance's CTO Mark James. Speaking to The Loadout at Gamescom, James says that the eerie atmosphere was inspired by another highly-regarded survival horror game from Creative Assembly. "I like Alien Isolation, it's one of my favourite games," he says. "The way that it induces fear is that you don't see the alien for a large portion of the game. When you do see it, it's just little snippets of information. We want our audio environments to feel like that as well. We want you to feel constantly under attack, but never actually." Similar to the horrifyingly clever AI that controls Alien Isolation's Xenomorph, some enemy types will "adapt in gameplay to the way you attack them", keeping you on your toes and pushing you to strategise before and during encounters. As well as this, James says there is a rather epic and formidable enemy in The Callisto Protocol that draws inspiration from a game he worked on during his time at 2K. "I worked on the BioShock games, and we've got an enemy that feels very Big Daddy," James reveals. "He's terrifying the first time you come across him. He's an unstoppable force, and if he gets close to you, you're dead." It is not currently clear if this Big Daddy-esque enemy is a standard enemy type you'll encounter several times, or if it is a standalone boss enemy. So, it seems like The Callisto Protocol is turning to more than just Dead Space to help build a terrifying, creepy, and gory horror experience. We've got more insight on Striking Distance's upcoming game to come in the next few days, so if you're impatiently waiting for The Callisto Protocol release date, we'll have plenty to tide you over. Additional reporting by Jess Wells. More from The Loadout The Callisto Protocol's Glen Schofield explains his crunch tweet again The Callisto Protocol is set to reveal yet more A-list talent The Callisto Protocol wants to be the scariest game, not the goriest The Callisto Protocol is my worst nightmare, but I’m ok with that The Callisto Protocol's enemies can mutate in real time The Callisto Protocol gameplay is like Dead Space on steroids Jamie Hore Jamie started out his journalism career rambling about FIFA esports, but today he covers much more, like the best Warzone guns and the Apex Legends tier list. He's also rather excited for the Starfield release date. Popular now Orianna has been disabled for League of Legends Worlds 2022 The FIFA 23 meta has quickly become all about Lengthy players Blizzard assures Overwatch 2 players their OW1 skins aren’t lost Network N Media earns commission from qualifying purchases via Amazon Associates and other programs. We include affiliate links in articles. View terms. Prices correct at time of publication. More stories Odoamne says Rogue is taking LoL Worlds 2022 “one game at a time” Best Warzone Loadout of the Week – battle with Modern Warfare’s best The LoL Worlds 2022 final is headed to a cinema near you More from The Loadout Follow us for daily videogame news on Facebook, Twitter, Steam, and Google News. The Callisto Protocol release date - when is the horror game coming? Best PS5 horror games to play in 2022 The best Xbox horror games Free shooting games Best PS5 games Best Xbox games