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Free Psychological Horror Game ‘Scauage’ Has You Looting an Abandoned House [Trailer]
Looking for a short-but-sweet psychological horror gaming experience? Better yet, something that’s free? Then indie dev KREIDPIX has your fix with their recently-released lo-fi Survival Horror game Scauage, which is available now on Steam. While at just ~40 minutes of gameplay, KREIDPIX has aimed to pack “non-stop tension” into Scauage, including several endings and plenty of references to classic horror films.
The story goes that the town of Prefield was once a bustling hub of activity, thanks to the nearby mines. However, as the mines began to run dry, the town began to fade. Prefield is now a ghost town, now home to marauders and scavengers who now roam the area in search of a fortune.
You take on the role of one such scavenger, looking for valuable items hidden away in the remnants of Prefield. One building stands out to you: An old two-story country house that appears ripe to be holding something worthwhile. You decide to enter the house, but quickly find more than you bargained.
Scauage touts realistic movement/flashlight mechanics that offer complete immersion with its throwback PS1 graphics that echo the “feeling of 1960s America.” That, and the game makes use of atmospheric 3D sounds to get the tension ramped up. While ransacking the place, you’ll have to deal with unconventional puzzles that require you to “think outside the box.”
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.