Brooklyn, NY. 13th June 2021. Today, Sam Barlow is proud to announce IMMORTALITY. Formerly teased under its working title Project A██████, Barlow’s new game allows players to explore a recently discovered cache of film reels from the lost movies of vanished actress Marissa Marcel.


The title announcement is accompanied by the release of a teaser trailer which showcases poster designs for the three lost movies: Ambrosio, Minsky, and Two of Everything. It also reveals that the project includes notable screenwriters Allan Scott (Don’t Look Now, The Queen’s Gambit), Amelia Gray (Mr. Robot, Telling Lies) and Barry Gifford (Wild at Heart, Lost Highway.)


“I have always been fascinated by moviemaking. Delving into the history of cinema and sharing Marissa Marcel’s work with players is a once-in-a lifetime opportunity. We hope to use this footage as a lens to explore the medium and peek inside the second half of film’s first century. Perhaps it can bring closure to the questions around Marissa’s disappearance also.“ said Sam Barlow.


“We’re thrilled to publish IMMORTALITY as the first title under the Half Mermaid studio banner,” said producer Jeff Petriello. “It’s an important moment for us, but we hope it will be an important one for the immensely creative and growing games industry in New York City as well, a place which played a prominent role in Marcel’s life.”


IMMORTALITY is set for release in 2022 and is available to wishlist today on Steam. Further launch platforms to be announced.