The team over at Frictional Games (creators of the Penumbra series of games) are still hard at work on their next project; the horror themed action-adventure game Unknown. This week the developer posted up a couple of new screenshots (added to our gallery) and a new development update on the game.

As previously reported Unknown is a period piece set in the 18th century. The player will be exploring an old castle that is naturally haunted. Frictional Games states, "To be careful is a must as the sanity of the player could quickly falter if inhabitants of the castle were to take notice of him." They have created their own in-house technology for the graphics and the physics have gotten a facelift. In the game, " . . . it's possible to slowly drag drawers open to examine the inside in search for clues." The early version of Unknown is apparently ready for any publishers to check out for themselves. The game is due for release in the spring of 2010.