Interior Night is an independent

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based in London. The company focuses on

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. It was founded by creative director Caroline Marchal, formerly of

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, in November 2017. Their debut game, '' As Dusk Falls'', was released on 19 July 2022 for

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and

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and 7 March 2024 for

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and

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History

The company was opened by creative director Caroline Marchal on 8 November 2017, who previously worked as a lead game designer on

's ''

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'' and '' Beyond: Two Souls'', to produce "rich narrative games and experiences" for "people who love shows like ''

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'' or '' Fargo'' but who do not necessarily game". Marchal told ''

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'' that the studio is "aiming at the TV audience – people who watch

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. We're hoping to bring that quality to gaming, with complex characters and accessible yet deep gameplay." A month later, the company hired three senior staff members: Ronald De Feijter as technical director, Steve Kniebihly as cinematic director, and Charu Desodt as production director. They signed a publishing deal on 29 January 2018 with

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for an untitled interactive game; the deal was canceled in July 2019, yet the development of the game proceeded. The company had 20 employees by July 2018. Their debut game '' As Dusk Falls'' was announced at the Xbox Games Showcase on 23 July 2020. The game is a multi-generational story about "two families whose trajectories collide in the

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in 1998." It was released on 19 July 2022 on

and

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. The number of employees was reported as 40 in July 2020.

Games developed

References

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