Rock Paper Shotgun has previewed SOMBRAS: negative frames, an upcoming "horror-lite" photography game in which players explore an eerie, alternate version of a Japanese town and photograph the strange things they encounter. The piece frames the game as an attempt to capture the "magic" of shooting film through mechanics rather than visuals, making it of interest to fans of atmospheric indie photography titles.

Players take the role of Shiomi Alterio, a Japanese-Spanish photography student who has moved to a small Japanese town to live with her father after her parents' divorce, before being spirited away into a scarier parallel world populated by other versions of herself. To escape, she must photograph oddities and befriend these alternate selves. The writer highlights the film-camera mechanic — developing rolls, limited shots and camera upgrades earned by shooting more — and compares it favourably to Umurangi Generation. A playtest sign-up is available, and the game can be wishlisted on Steam.