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Survival Horror Game ‘Frame Zero’ Announced for 2027 Release [Trailer]
Developer DALOAR (the folks behind The Occultist) have announced another title currently in development with their first-person psychological horror game, Frame Zero. Currently in development for PC for release “mid-2027“, the announcement includes a trailer that, while void of gameplay, sets the stage for a terrifying experience.
The story for Frame Zero concerns renowned exorcist Father Gabriele Amorth, who had died under mysterious circumstances. Journalist Emma Sullivan and her cameraman Daniel Foster visit his apartment complex to film a report and speak with neighbors. However, despite strange noises inside the complex, no one answers the door.
After Emma and Daniel enter the building, they soon discover the residents dead, while in Amorth’s apartment, they uncover the truth: Amorth had hidden a possessed girl away in his apartment for decades, trying to save her after the Church had abandoned her, but she had died mid-ritual.
The girl, now a blind, monstrous entity, has been freed and has killed everyone in the complex. Emma disappears, leaving Daniel, armed only with his camera, to navigate the building and escape before he too becomes a victim of the entity.
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Bloody Body Horror Revealed in ‘Stellar Blade: Blood Rain’, Currently in Development [Trailer]
Shift Up has shifted things dramatically from 2024’s action-adventure game Stellar Blade, offering up a body horror bonanza in the newly announced sequel, Stellar Blade: Blood Rain. The sequel is currently early in development, but if the trailer is any indication, players will be in for plenty of body horror.
Continuing the story from the original Stellar Blade, Blood Rain will star a new protagonist named Eve. Earth has been abandoned, and what is left of humanity has fled to a Colony in outer space.
Shift Up had mentioned during a Q&A following its latest earnings presentation last month that development on Blood Rain (which was still unannounced at the time) was progressing smoothly, and was on track to meet their targeted quality standards.
Shift Up stated that with this new title it would be transitioning to a first-party service model, effectively moving away from the restrictions the game experienced with original publisher Sony, which had the game under an exclusivity agreement for the PlayStation 5. “This will allow us to lead marketing strategies that fully reflect the distinctive identity of the Stellar Blade IP, and we expect to communicate the unique appeal of its universe to players more directly and effectively.”
Whether this means that Xbox Players will finally be able to play the original game (or its sequel) is still not clear. Meanwhile, Stellar Blade is reportedly being ported to the Nintendo Switch 2, but no official confirmation has been made.