It’s called Underhell, and it’s calling itself a mod — although it’s closer to a full, standalone game. Specifically, an episodic survival horror-adventure game.
Underhell is a Source mod, meaning anyone with a copy of the Source SDK Base 2007 — obtained through Steam as a free download — can try it. The mod features large, non-linear levels, an original soundtrack, and a full voice cast, all serving to tell the story of Jake Hawkfield, a SWAT operative investigating her wife’s recent death. Here’s a small, twelve-minute slice of gameplay, released by the developer earlier this year, which shows how all that looks in motion:
If you’re interested, you can grab the first chapter of the mod from either Mod DB (where the mod is currently #1 on their Top 100 list), or you can visit the official site for the torrent download. There’s also a Greenlight entry you can vote on, if you so desire.
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