Former Bethesda Game Studios artist Nate Purkeypile recently unveiled The Axis Unseen, a heavy metal and The Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim-inspired open-world hunting sim. Purkeypile worked as an artist at Bethesda on multiple projects from 2007 to 2021; in fact, some may recall that he's the developer who divulged details about the initial plans for Skyrim's opening sequence.

In addition to his work as a Senior World Artist and Lighting Artist on Skyrim, Purkeypile's credits also include multiple Fallout projects. He served in the role of World Artist on both Fallout 3 and Fallout 4, then climbed the ranks to assume the Lead Artist position on 2018's Fallout 76. Prior to joining Bethesda, the developer cut his teeth as World Artist on the likes of Metroid Prime 3 before performing similar duties during production on Terminal Reality's BloodRayne 2. Needless to say, Nate Purkeypile has enjoyed quite an impressive career. His newest project makes it seems as though the fun is just beginning, however.

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Nate Purkeypile's game studio, Just Purkey Games, announced The Axis Unseen last month, showcasing a roughly 90-second trailer that depicts the hunting sim in action. Described as a "heavy metal open-world horror hunting game," The Axis Unseen will task players with tracking folklore-inspired monsters across a world lost outside of time. Upgrades for the bow and the player character's senses should come in handy during the adventure, though users will want to return to shelter before darkness falls lest the predator becomes prey. The Unseen Axis is slated to release on PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store "when the Axis align," according to the project's Steam page. Essentially, it presently lacks a firm due date but the reveal trailer still warrants a closer look; check it out in the video linked below:

Of course, Just Purkey Games had to recruit top talent for the heavy metal aspect of its debut game. Clifford Meyer of ISIS and Red Sparowes fame will contribute original music to The Axis Unseen, using a "unique blend" of primitive and heavy metal instruments, according to the trailer's YouTube description.

As beloved experiences such as Brütal Legend and id Software's rebooted DOOM series have shown, heavy metal and gaming constitute a match made in Heaven. It should be interesting to see how exactly Just Purkey Games manages to marry its various themes into one cohesive whole.

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The Axis Unseen comes to PC via Steam and the Epic Games Store on an unspecified date.

Source: Just Purkey Games/YouTube