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Experience Aquatic Atmospheric Horror From the Creator of ‘DUSK’ With ‘Iron Lung’
Seeing as how awesome DUSK is, we’ll take anything creator David Szymanski throws our way. And it just so happens that he’s releasing a brand-new aquatic horror title this March!
Releasing on March 10th and sounding like something you’d expect from death metal band Dethklok, Iron Lung is a short-but-sweet horror title coming to Steam where you pilot a tiny submarine through an ocean of blood on an alien moon.
Obviously, there’s more to it than that. The story goes that decades ago, every known star and inhabitable planet in the galaxy mysteriously vanished. The remnants of humanity are left in an empty universe of asteroids and lifeless moons. With supplies getting low, and their space stations falling into disrepair, all hope was lost until the discovery of an anomaly known as a Blood Ocean was discovered on an otherwise barren moon.
Initial scans show a collection of potentially useful anomalous locations in a deep undersea trench, and you’ve been selected to go in and check it out.
Piloting your sub (the eponymous Iron Lung), you have a single porthole to see where you’re going. You’re tasked with taking photographs of these anomalies, all the while using an incomplete map, proximity sensors, sound, and your low-res camera to make your way around.
Oh, and to make things interesting, you’ve also got to do it before the pressure causes your sub to collapse in on itself. Not to mention that there may be something lurking beneath the sea that doesn’t take too kindly to visitors.
And if you’re in the mood for more indie horror titles, hit up the latest episode of the Safe Rood Podcast. Neil and Jay introduce the new “Horror Bytes” segment, where the duo cover upcoming noteworthy indie horror games.
For those keen on following up on our mid-year best-of list for video games, iam8bit and Yacht Club Games are teaming up in a new collection for Mina the Hollower, which not only brings the game’s iconic soundtrack by Jake Kaufman and Yuzo Koshiro to vinyl, but also offers fans some cool merchandise.
Available for pre-order now at iam8bit, the Mina the Hollower Collection includes the soundtrack on 3xLP ($64.99), a notebook ($19.99) and a Keychain Blind Box ($14.99). Those fans looking to have it all can pick up the entire collection in a vinyl bundle with the Mina the Hollower: Bone Up Bundle Edition. All products are available for pre-order today through August 17, with plans to ship in Q4 2026.
The Mina the Hollower vinyl soundtrack is pressed on rich Velvet Purple Splatter Vinyl, and features retro-inspired zoetrope artwork designed by Nimit Malava. The soundtrack also comes with a pair of special 3D glasses that enhances the cover art, paying homage to the retro nostalgia of the old-school, chip-tastic tracks composed by Yacht Club Games’ Jake Kaufman and Yuzo Koshiro.
iam8bit also offers up a series of collectible keychains as part of a Blind Box set. Those who purchase will receive one of six randomized Mina designs rendered in high-quality, squishy PVC rubber, with a Secret Chase Rare in the mix for some lucky buyers. Keychains are available to purchase individually or bundled in a set of three, and purchasing the bundle guarantees three unique keychains.
Lastly, there’s the Mina the Hollower Notebook, a 240-page notebook that replicates Mina’s in-game journal and is brought to life in a forest green faux-leather, with beautiful gold embellishments on its cover.
As mentioned, for completionists, you can grab the entire collection in the Mina the Hollower: Bone Up Bundle Edition, ($89.99). The bundle comes with the soundtrack, one Keychain Blind Box and Notebook.
And if you haven’t jumped into Mina the Hollower, you can find the game on PC via Steam and GOG, PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2.
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