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DreadXP Announces Stylized Dark Fantasy Dungeon Crawler ‘The Secret of Weepstone’ [Trailer]
So, you’ve polished off Labyrinth of the Demon King, and are looking for more? DreadXP and developer Talesworth Game Studio have a little something in the works for next year with The Secret of Weepstone, a hand-drawn, black and white dungeon-crawling RPG coming to Steam. And if you’re attending PAX West 2025 this year (from August 29 to September 1), you can check out the demo at the DreadXP booth.
Described as a nostalgic throwback inspired by classic Dungeons & Dragons campaigns of the 70s and 80s, The Secret of Weepstone takes place in the eponymous village. In the shadow of a crumbling abandoned keep, Weepstone was once a thriving settlement, but now withers in silence, fields barren, crops dead, and its people in fear. Byron, Lord of Weepstone, is ill and bedridden, haunted by night terrors of unholy rituals and unknowable forces. With no champions to call upon, it falls to the commonfolk of the town to face the unknown, confront whatever powers are to blame, and discover the secrets that are held within the crumbling walls.
Rendered entirely in striking hand-drawn black and white, you will guide your party of up to 8 members to enter the keep, filling your ranks with common villagers, battle-worn adventurers, possible heretics and more. Not only will you face a variety of foes as you descend into the keep, but also be on the lookout for traps, puzzles, secrets and more. You’ll also be scrounging up whatever is not nailed down to equip your party.
Staying true to its inspirations, The Secret of Weepstone has you rolling dice for combat and skill checks. Should members of your party die (and they will), you will gain unique “Mortal Favors” upon their death to ease your burden.
If you haven’t gotten your fill of Backrooms games yet after the success of the Kane Parsons film, Cortez Productions and Perp Games are here to fix that, launching The Backrooms: Lost Tape today on PlayStation 5. Originally released on Steam back in 2022, The Backrooms: Lost Tape ushers you back, quite literally, into the movie theatre.
Separated into two chapters (tapes), you’ll first play as an usher, Josh, who accidentally falls into the Backrooms. As you explore, you will be desperately trying to unravel the mysteries of the intertwined, sprawling yellow rooms to find any means of escape. Each empty space may not be as empty as it seems… malevolent entities stand in your way of freedom.
With the second tape, in an intense mission to find out what happened to Josh, more of the haunting story starts to unfold. Take a deeper dive into the unsettling and eerie world as Nikolas, as this chapter introduces its own unique challenges. Will Nikolas ever discover its secrets and find out what happened to Josh?
The PlayStation 5 release of The Backrooms: Lost Tape coincides with a major update for the Steam version, which has seen the game upgraded to Unreal Engine 5.6. That also entails updated visuals, full controller support, and various bug fixes.