Publisher ambr and Santa Studio, a subsidiary of Santa Sunrise, have announced Laica, a first-person 3D survival horror built in Unreal Engine 5. It is set to launch on PC via Steam in spring 2027.
The premise mixes routine and exploration. The player wakes in HOME, a habitat drifting in space, and meets Laica, a girl who lives there alone. Official material describes meals, music, short outings and moments in zero gravity. Beneath that calm, something is eating away at space. Expeditions lead into a dark area prowled by creatures; on return, the strangeness begins to seep into the shared life.
What the studio is promising
According to Santa Sunrise, the cycle repeats: cohabitation in HOME and exploration of dangerous spaces. The station, which once held human lives, appears warped by an unknown force. The player searches ruins, gathers items and faces creatures. Over time, anomalies also surface in HOME and in Laica herself.
The studio says choices shape the ending and that the truth about the girl and the place only comes into view at the end of the exploration. There is no exact date inside the spring 2027 window yet, and no price or console versions have been announced.
Why it matters
Laica joins a recent wave of horror games that treat the safe base as part of the story, not only a save point. Here, the bond with the character is the axis: the more the player crosses between the two worlds, the more the routine unravels. It is an announcement from an independent Japanese studio, with a still-distant window, so the trailer and the Steam page are, for now, the main public reference.
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