The Farm 51, the Polish indie studio founded by People Can Fly veterans and known for Painkiller: Hell and Damnation and Deadfall Adventures has revealed their next title, an ambitious genre-bending first person shooter titled Get Even. An official press release describes the game as a unique blend of single-player and multiplayer with a few interesting hooks

Wojtek Pazdur, CEO of The Farm 51, says: “As an independent developer, it would be foolish to go head-to-head with the larger companies and create a ‘me-too’ knock-off, and frankly we wouldn’t be interested in doing it. We believe that there is still a ton of content and design creativity that has yet to be explored in the first-person genre, as well as an audience beyond the warfare player - those are the people we are going for with Get Even.”

Eschewing the usual clichés and gung-ho settings currently inhabiting the FPS genre, Get Even subtlety removes the classic division between single-player and multiplayer experiences to unfold two linked stories. The game’s plot revolves around the memories of its central heroes which have a dramatic effect on how the game progresses. The route the player chooses to follow determines their personality as the game unfolds. The carefully crafted storyline mixes elements of thriller and horror with exploration.

As these personality traits are revealed, the merging of single-player and multiplayer elements tighten. When players embark on a single-player mission, others on the network can join the quest as enemies, so players never know whether their opponents are human or CPU-based. This suspense further heightens the player’s feeling of a threat.

Much of the announcment trailer could be mistaken for stylised live-action footage, which is supposedly due to the 3D environment scanning that the 60 person team is using to create the game's world:

To create the photo-realistic visuals that bring the gritty universe to life, Get Even is the first game to use large-scale, real-world scanning to create expansive and lifelike environments. This 3D scanning technology combines with advanced lighting effects to create a stunning and believable world that pushes the boundaries of the genre.

Take a look for yourself below, and hit the thumbs for a few screenshots.

Get Even is in development for PC, Xbox One and PlayStation 4, currently wholly self funded by The Farm 51, "scheduled for 2015 and oriented toward digital distribution".