Spain. In the 1950s. the memories of the civil war still tower over the country. Alone at home, shut away, Francisco paints the horrors of conflict. Remembrances of famine and death torment him, and voices of betrayal echo through the house hallways. Something is near, calling him, crawling inside the walls, deep below the foundation of his house. The heart of the nightmare awaits, for the painter to face the darkest episodes of his life.

Arruyo is a 3D first-person horror game inspired by Francisco de Goya’s “Black Paintings” and “ The Disasters of War”. The player will have to uncover the mysteries that await in the house to survive the horrors born of the disasters of the Spanish Civil War.

• Survival Horror mechanics
  
• 3 different levels inspired by the architecture of the country houses of Andalucia.
  
• Story inspired by the events that occurred during the Spanish Civil War.
  
• Original soundtrack inspired by classical Spanish music.
  
• Languages: Spanish, English, Basque.

This game was developed as a student project at DigiPen Institute of Technology Europe - Bilbao and was created for educational purposes only. Please check out our publisher page for more information.

As a development studio it has developed a total of 23 spanish videogames, among others Numbra (DigiPen Europe-Bilbao, 2025), Slap That (DigiPen Europe-Bilbao, 2024), and Chrono Club - Race Against Time (DigiPen Europe-Bilbao, 2024).

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