Unlisted Trailer Link: https://youtu.be/sVIxLbF1cm8
Steam page : https://store.steampowered.com/app/3459030/DREADCORE__Locked_Unit/
A solo-developed descent into transhumanism, false freedom, and the ghost in the machine
EMBARGO : 8th September 2025
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3459030/DREADCORE__Locked_Unit/
In Locked Unit, players step into the shoes of a concierge working for the Directorate, the authoritarian government of a decaying cyberpunk world. What begins as routine duties spirals into a nightmare when he is sent into Unit 199 a sealed basement where corrupted machinery lures him into a virtual reality promising escape. Inside, he is torn between his bleak, monotonous real life and a simulated paradise that slowly unravels into existential horror.
The game leans heavily on themes of transhumanism, false freedom, and the ghost in the machine. It explores what happens when consciousness is trapped inside a system that pretends to offer liberation, only to tighten its grip the moment you try to leave.
Key Features
- Cyberpunk Mystery: Explore a gritty, dystopian world under the Directorate’s control, where technology is both lifeline and curse.
- Psychological Horror: A slow-burning descent into existential dread, where virtual utopias collapse into nightmare.
- Puzzle-Driven Gameplay: Solve circuit-based puzzles, decrypt corrupted data, and navigate surreal mindscapes.
- No Combat, Maximum Tension: Minimal handholding. No weapons. No escape. Just you, the machine, and the choices you’ll have to live with.
Developer Quote
“Dreadcore: Locked Unit is about the horror of false freedom. I wanted to explore the moment where technology promises to liberate us but instead consumes us. It’s not just about surviving a nightmare it’s about realizing the nightmare is the system itself.” — Vladislav Lukyantsev, Solo Developer
Release Information
- Title: Dreadcore: Locked Unit
- Genre: First-Person Psychological Horror
- Platform: PC (Steam)
- Release Window: Q4 2025
- Developer: Vladislav Lukyantsev - MonkeyFactory Media – Solo project, zero budget
About the Developer
Dreadcore: Locked Unit is created by Vladislav Lukyantsev through his company MonkeyFatory Media, a solo independent developer based in Switzerland. Developed with no external budget, it is the first entry in the Dreadcore anthology, a series of standalone cyberpunk horror stories about AI, isolation, and the fragility of human freedom.
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