'Unsettling' photorealistic first-person shooter has gamers convinced it's real-life footage

A new first-person shooter being worked on has gamers convinced it is real life thanks to its incredible levels of realism.

A Technical Artist at the independent studio Drama has taken to Twitter account to showcase 45 seconds of their latest project.

Twitter user @esankiy released footage of the body-cam style game, placing the player in the shoes of a solider among abandoned buildings.

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In the short footage, the areas are very quiet and eerie as the player finds just two foes to take down.

Some gamers believe, due to its amazing realism, it looks like something off a TV news report.

These reports are often quite upsetting and portray traumatic events, so the ability to put yourself in them shoes will almost certainly put some on edge.

Many gamers have replied to the tweet giving their thoughts on what could be one of the most realistic video games to date.

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One said: "I deadass thought this was real life until I saw the explosion effect for the gunshot. Unreal graphics."

A second gamer added: "The color & atmosphere is f*cking perfect, I honestly thought it was real raw footage."

However, there were a few negative comments about the game.

One fan argued: "My philosophy is if it doesn't improve the gameplay, then it's not worth implementing. I don't see what doing this would give an advantage over doing it the normal first person way."

A second added: "don't take this the wrong way, but this genuinely feels like what politicians in the 90s would've described as a murder simulator. It's so uncanny that it's a little unnerving."

The photorealism graphics for the untitled game are thanks largely to the Unreal Engine that @esankiy is using to develop the game.

Aside from this short snippet of footage, it's not yet clear what else the developer has planned for the game.

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What platforms it will be available on, whether it will be a multiplayer or single-player game, and where it is set are all mysteries at this stage.

One thing we do though is that this game is blowing up on social media, with more than 165k likes on Twitter at the time of writing.

There is obviously a huge interest in this game, which may attract big publishers to the project. This would mean more funding for the game and help ensure it does may its way onto the market.