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‘P.T.’-Inspired Found Footage Game ‘Paranormal Tales’ Looks Horrifyingly Good in New Gameplay Trailer [Video]
While some people might tire of the P.T.-inspired games that trickle out from time to time, we’re certainly not. Neither is Digital Cybercherries, who courtesy of IGN, has released a new gameplay trailer for Paranormal Tales, a first-person psychological horror game that echoes Konami’s “what could have been” Silent Hills demo.
Aiming for a 2023 release on Steam, Paranormal Tales takes a few cues from P.T., while also being inspired by found-footage horror. In the game, the Horror Cam archives committee has obtained various video files that detail the moments leading up to a person’s disappearance, with each file functioning as a self-contained experience. In order to find out what happened to the people who recorded them, you play through said “videos”, which include a variety of locations that tell vastly different stories for the player to experience. The sources of these videos include bodycams, smartphones, and of course, VHS tapes.
Despite stressing that the trailer features alpha gameplay footage that doesn’t reflect the final game, the footage looks amazing thanks to the power of Unreal Engine 5. The devs promise that Paranormal Tales will have plenty of jump scares and anxiety-inducing atmosphere, with the potential of spiders.
Obviously, Konami is still with the Silent Hill franchise. They’re currently working away with Bloober Team on the upcoming Silent Hill 2 remake, which is hopefully coming out later this year.
Moon Studios dropped a new trailer during the Sony State of Play for their dark action-RPG No Rest for the Wicked, while also hinting at the long-awaited launch window for the full 1.0 release. The game, which has been in Early Access on Steam since April 2024, will be launching this October in full for PlayStation 5 and PC via Steam, while versions for the Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch 2 will arrive at a later date.
As a token of appreciation for supporters new and old, Moon Studios is offering an exclusive Early Access Founder’s Pack, a free limited edition bundle available for anyone who purchases the game on Steam prior to July 10, with rewards unlocking when 1.0 officially launches. PlayStation 5 users can receive the Early Access Founder’s Pack by pre-ordering the game once available, any time before launch day.
The Founder’s Pack includes:
- A New Secret Hideout: Spirit Cavern – The legacy of Moon Studios now lives inside No Rest for the Wicked, exclusively for Founders. A hand-crafted home that bridges both worlds.
- Sayer’s Vow: An all new Sword in the stone reserved just for the founders that only early adopters can extract in the game world.
- A Custom Founders Tag ensures players are clearly identified as early adopters.
- As a Founder member, players will get access to an exclusive Public Beta Test Realm reserved just for them, even after the 1.0 game launch.
As for the full 1.0 release, it will be a massive expansion of the core experience, introducing a staggering 60+ hours of new content, a new horde mode, powerful new weapons, bosses and enemies, new areas and a completely reimagined class system.
In No Rest for the Wicked, players take on the role of a “Cerim,” a member of a holy order imbued with mysterious powers, tasked with destroying the Pestilence, an ancient plague that has begun to consume the island Isola Sacra, itself already the site of great political upheaval and death.