Recently, I can see an upcoming game “Listen” on Steam. As the name suggests, it is a shooting game that relies on “hearing”. However, the most special thing is that from the preview video to the preview pictures, everything is silent and black.
The store preview of the Steam game “Listen” without interface shooting game is also completely black
There is a reason why the game “Listen” is noticed on Steam. First of all, from the preview video to the preview images, everything is silent and black. Only the thumbnail has a black background and the “Listen” LOGO with an enlarged L.
Just by looking at the preview video and pictures, you might think that this is just a concept page, but the English introduction is quite serious. It means that just like the meaning of “Listen”, as a “no interface” first-person shooter game, players must be together. In a dark screen, you can find and destroy enemy units with limited sound, and you can even fight one-on-one with friends. This game can also train your hearing and patience. As if anticipating the doubts everyone might have, the explanation also emphasized “No interface!” three times very seriously.
Although there is no interface, the operating instructions indicate that you can set “distance detection”, “perception”, “transmit to beacon”, etc. through hot keys. It seems that there is also an opportunity to operate it with other hardware.
The hardware requirements are also quite low, Windows 10, Intel® Core™ i3-12100 Processor, 4 GB of memory, 2 GB of available space, and the minimum and recommended configurations are the same.
The Steam game “Listen” currently only shows that it will be launched soon, but I believe most people think that this will be a long time. Is “Listen” just a large-scale social experiment, or is it a new game method that is at the forefront of the times? Let’s wait and see if the trial version is released later.
Steam game “Listen” store page