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‘White Day: A Labyrinth Named School’ Gets September Release, Including Physical PS5 and Switch Versions
Initially announced for release this fall on PlayStation 5, publisher PQube and developer SONNORI have revealed that White Day: A Labyrinth Named School will be released on September 8 for for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and the Nintendo Switch. And for those who like physical copies, the PlayStation 5 and Switch versions will have a physical release in addition to digital.
Originally released for the PlayStation 4 and PC via Steam, White Day: A Labyrinth Named School is a Korean Survival Horror title that has been rebuilt and localized from its original 2001 release. Considered by fans to be “one of the scariest games ever made”, White Day centres on Hee-Min Lee, who on the eve of the gift-giving holiday White Day (the Asian equivalent of Valentine’s Day), sneaks into school to hide a box of candies for a girl he fancies. Unfortunately for him, the school shutters slam shut, and Lee finds himself trapped in the building overnight. Complicating matters is the fact that he’s now being hunted by the school’s janitor, as well as being haunted by the souls of the dead that remain in the school.
White Day features 20 unique ghosts for you to encounter (and avoid), as well as a dynamic scare system, where the higher the difficulty, the more terrors you encounter. In addition to surviving and trying to make your way out of the school, you’ll also discover hidden secrets, ghost stories and ten different endings that are dependent on your actions in the game.
Thanks to Gematsu for the heads up.
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Escape a Literal Hellhole in First-Person Survival Horror Title ‘Nature of Dread’ [Trailer]
Described as a nightmare “torn from the pages of Lovecraft, Nikolai Gogol, and Mikhail Bulgakov,” Nature of Dread is a newly-announced survival horror title coming to Steam. This sci-fi horror title has players fighting their way out of a nightmare deep within the northern wilderness, uncovering what has been buried under top-secret clearance for centuries.
The story for Nature of Dread that’s been revealed so far sees players awaken in the classified settlement of Hellhole in the northern forests. Built as humanity’s final defense in a war that has raged for over a millennium, the settlement was designed to contain an ancient evil. As these things go, in a desperate attempt to stop said evil, people tried to contain it, isolate it, and study it.
Ultimately, the military stepped in to do their usual cover-up routine, sealing the borders of the settlement off from the outside world and denying access. Unfortunately, things that were buried tend to have a habit of rising to the surface. Now you’ve been thrust into this centuries-old conflict, where you must decide how far you’re willing to go to protect what truly matters to you.
You’ll be facing off against the spawn of primordial evil, where these creatures learn, adapt, form packs, and change tactics the moment they sense your next move. Luckily, you’ll have plenty of weapons with which to fight these monstrosities, with the devs touting the game having a realistic weaponry system. Of course, since this is a survival horror title, you’ll need to be smart about your gear choices and manage your resources carefully in order to survive.