Aired as part of the preshow for Gamescom 2024s Opening Night Live, the gameplay trailer for developer Pulsatrix Studios AILA showcased a frighteningly original spin on survival horror. While the brief and bloody trailer featured genre tropes like eerie enemies and crumbling castles, its the premise in which theyre presented that makes AILA look so unique. Placing players in the role of a game tester exploring these unsettling environments through the lenses of a VR headset, this indie titles mix of terror and technology looks to be following in Black Mirrors surreal, sci-fi footsteps.