MADiSON makes taking and developing photographs part of its supernatural puzzle

A first-person view of an instant camera held in a green-lit hallway lined with framed pictures.

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Luca’s camera connects ordinary rooms with the forces behind a ritual that began decades earlier.

The camera in MADiSON is something the player operates. Pictures must be taken and developed as part of a first-person game built around exploration and puzzles. BLOODIOUS GAMES describes the device as a connection between the human world and what lies beyond it. BLOODIOUS GAMES’ official game description on Steam.

A first-person view of an instant camera held in a green-lit hallway lined with framed pictures.
MADiSON. In-game screenshot from the official BLOODIOUS GAMES press kit. Image source.

Luca, the protagonist, is trapped within a demon’s unfinished ritual. The ceremony began decades earlier; his present predicament belongs to that longer history. The camera gives the player a concrete object to handle while investigating the supernatural setting. MADiSON’s official story and expansion descriptions.

The developer’s screenshots put that interaction among familiar interiors: a narrow picture-lined hallway, a room with statues, and a church with rows of seats. A photograph held in the foreground places the resulting image inside the scene being explored. It is an object in Luca’s hands, as well as something the player examines. Developer’s public press kit and fact sheet.

A hand holds a photograph in a room with two statues and scattered prints on a tiled floor.
MADiSON. In-game screenshot from the official BLOODIOUS GAMES press kit. Image source.

Alexis Di Stefano is the game’s creator and director. The original MADiSON dates to 2022; the separately listed VR version dates to 2024. A planned 2027 story expansion, The Maxwells’ Curse, returns to the house with Alyssa, a new character who needs a job. MADiSON’s official story and expansion descriptions. Developer’s public press kit and fact sheet.

Rows of seats face the front of a dim church with chandeliers and stained-glass windows.
MADiSON. In-game screenshot from the official BLOODIOUS GAMES press kit. Image source.