Exclusive: Acclaimed indie dev is leaning into the "uncomfortable uncanniness" that comes from hyper-realistic graphics with its AI-centred horror title

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Subscribe to our newsletter One of the most exciting new games on the horizon is Prove You're Human, from the acclaimed developer behind 1000xResist and a new publisher from the folks behind Slay the Princess.

Both parties believe hyper-realistic graphics often feel uncomfortable, but that's exactly the feeling they're chasing in the upcoming horror.Prove You're Human is a unique concept indeed.

Set inside what looks like a Windows desktop background with its lush, rolling hills, an AI robot wearing a woman's face desperately wants to convince you she's a human.

A real human.

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Her design alone is rooted deeply in the uncanny valley - a skin and flesh face solemnly hangs off a neck made from tangled wires and metal - and that was entirely intentional.

Prove You're Human - Announcement Trailer - YouTube Watch On Speaking to GamesRadar+ in an exclusive interview, creative director Remy Siu says the developer's visual design goal was "a real sense of uncomfortable uncanniness." Siu rejects the sentiment that developers should avoid the uncanny valley ## Editor's Note Stay tuned for more updates as this story develops. Source: [GamesRadar+](https://www.gamesradar.com/games/horror/acclaimed-indie-dev-is-leaning-into-the-uncomfortable-uncanniness-that-comes-from-hyper-realistic-graphics-with-its-ai-centred-horror-game/)