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Upcoming Psychological Horror Title ‘Stray Souls’ Pays Tribute to ‘Silent Hill’
Fancy another upcoming game that pays tribute to Survival Horror classics? Developer Jukai Studio hopes so with the release of the alpha demo of Stray Souls, a psychological horror game powered by the Unreal Engine 5 that’s coming to Steam.
Taking cues from Silent Hill, Stray Souls centres around teenage protagonist Daniel, who inherits a suburban house from his estranged grandmother. On the day that he moves in, he happens to meet a mysterious girl who seems to know a lot more about the house than what he’s been told. From there, things unravel, monsters show up, and classic puzzles, psychological horror and combat sequences ensue.
Several YouTubers have uploaded first look videos of the Stray Souls demo (including Alpha Beta Gamer below), which offers around 10 minutes of gameplay. The game will also use a branching dialogue system that will leave you with unanswered questions, and the excuse to play it again to see just where the story goes. According to the Steam page, Stray Souls also boasts “next-gen facial mocap”, which combined with the Unreal Engine 5, is downright gorgeous as it is horrifying.
There’s no release date yet, so keep an eye on the Steam page for future updates.
Retroware surprised everyone last year with the announcement that they’re working on a throwback beat-’em-up based on the Toxic Crusaders cartoon. Grab your mop and get ready: the side-scrolling beat ’em up game is heading our way later this year.
Toxic Crusaders is now available to preorder on Steam, with the game set for Fall 2024 release. Exact date TBA.
Developer and publisher Retroware has teamed up with Troma Entertainment to bring the characters from the 1991 cartoon “Toxic Crusaders” back, for an all-new, all-action beat ’em up for one to four players.
In the game, “When the evil Dr. Killemoff attacks, only one team of hideously deformed creatures of superhuman size and strength stands between him and his plans for global pollution: the Toxic Crusaders, Earth’s last, greatest and ugliest hope for survival! Battle across seven disgusting levels rendered in vibrant pixel art as you defend Tromaville from hordes of Radiation Rangers, mutated thugs and zombie chickens. The odds might be stacked against you but with awesome powers, a winning personality, and up to four-players on your side, the Smogulan Empire’s days are numbered!
“Choose from seven playable characters, including Toxie, No-Zone, Junkyard, Major Disaster, and Headbanger – plus, for the first time, play as Toxie’s musically “gifted” girlfriend Yvonne, and the mother of all mothers, Mrs. Junko, Toxie’s mom!”
Considering this is set in Tromaville, it’s a safe bet that we’ll see more Troma characters beyond the Crusaders here. Toxic Crusaders will also feature fully voice-acted motion comic cutscenes, featuring voice acting by TeamFourStar, industry veterans, and of course, Troma actors.
Check out the gameplay demo below for a closer look at the Toxic Crusaders in action.
Toxic Crusaders is coming soon to Xbox Series X + S, Playstation 4 + 5, Steam, Nintendo Switch, and the Epic Games Store. But you can wishlist on Steam in the meantime.
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