Fans of Session 9 will have something to look forward to in DelaJea Press’ Blood Covenant. The 1–4 player co-op survival horror job-sim coming to Steam on November 2 has your crew (or you can go solo, if you dare) working nights in an abandoned psych hospital. And as you might expect, something doesn’t want you there.
You and your crew are hazmat cleaners working the night shift at Hargrove Psychiatric Institute, an abandoned hospital with a history no one talks about and a presence no one can explain. Every shift, you get your directives from the dispatcher: clean the blood off the walls, seal the contaminated rooms, collect the biological samples. Simple work. Good pay. Just don’t make too much noise.
The game loop has you first clocking in and checking your directives. From there, you’ll be scrubbing blood, sealing breaches and bagging samples. Every tool you use makes noise, and every noise draws attention. Work fast, work quiet, or work together, but get the job done.
When the shift timer runs out, the doors lock, and something wakes up. Your next goal is to survive until the work van arrives, then run for it. Should you survive, you’ll be paid for completed directives, with bonus commissions for extra blood vials collected, multiplied by your shift number. You can then spend your cash on promotions and black market gear before the next shift.
Every shift sends you further into the hospital. Later shifts open the exterior grounds where the work is harder, and the things that lurk there are much worse.
Currently, you can check out the solo demo on either Steam or the game’s itch.io page. The devteam plans on having a co-op demo coming soon to Steam, which will be just in time for Steam Next Fest starting on October 19.
