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Retro Mode Coming to ‘Beneath’ Next Month; Postlaunch Roadmap Revealed [Teaser]
With Wired Productions and developer Camel 101’s Lovecraftian FPS Beneath now out in the wild, the devteam has gotten to work on the postlaunch content, starting with a Retro Mode that’s due to arrive on December 18th. Accompanying the announcement is a teaser trailer highlighting what this new mode entails for players.
Bringing players bleeding edge 1998 visuals, Retro Mode combines some adjusted visual presentation and filter techniques to bring back that feeling you had as a kid where you sat in front of your parents’ TV at midnight playing video games. Per the devs, the mode adds a “distinct charm” to the game’s nightmare-filled research station.
That’s not the only throwback content for Beneath players, as Camel 101 plans on including a Cheat Mode that offers understandably game-breaking additions (God Mode and Infinite Ammo, for starters). The team’s not quite sure how they want to implement the mode, be it entering a code or finding collectibles to unlock them in a menu. You can chime in your thoughts via the official Discord channel.
Along with Cheat Mode, Beneath will also be getting a New Game + that again, the team is still determining how to implement it, and what it’ll look like. Starting out armed to the teeth doesn’t exactly conjure fear, after all.
Lastly, the devteam is also looking at adding a Horde Mode to Beneath, which will be based on segmented areas of the facilities. No story required, just you and your guns, some powerups and endless waves of eldritch horrors for you to mow down.
Beneath is available now PC via Steam, the Epic Games Store and GOG.com, as well as PlayStation 5 and the Xbox Series.
For those keen on following up on our mid-year best-of list for video games, iam8bit and Yacht Club Games are teaming up in a new collection for Mina the Hollower, which not only brings the game’s iconic soundtrack by Jake Kaufman and Yuzo Koshiro to vinyl, but also offers fans some cool merchandise.
Available for pre-order now at iam8bit, the Mina the Hollower Collection includes the soundtrack on 3xLP ($64.99), a notebook ($19.99) and a Keychain Blind Box ($14.99). Those fans looking to have it all can pick up the entire collection in a vinyl bundle with the Mina the Hollower: Bone Up Bundle Edition. All products are available for pre-order today through August 17, with plans to ship in Q4 2026.
The Mina the Hollower vinyl soundtrack is pressed on rich Velvet Purple Splatter Vinyl, and features retro-inspired zoetrope artwork designed by Nimit Malava. The soundtrack also comes with a pair of special 3D glasses that enhances the cover art, paying homage to the retro nostalgia of the old-school, chip-tastic tracks composed by Yacht Club Games’ Jake Kaufman and Yuzo Koshiro.
iam8bit also offers up a series of collectible keychains as part of a Blind Box set. Those who purchase will receive one of six randomized Mina designs rendered in high-quality, squishy PVC rubber, with a Secret Chase Rare in the mix for some lucky buyers. Keychains are available to purchase individually or bundled in a set of three, and purchasing the bundle guarantees three unique keychains.
Lastly, there’s the Mina the Hollower Notebook, a 240-page notebook that replicates Mina’s in-game journal and is brought to life in a forest green faux-leather, with beautiful gold embellishments on its cover.
As mentioned, for completionists, you can grab the entire collection in the Mina the Hollower: Bone Up Bundle Edition, ($89.99). The bundle comes with the soundtrack, one Keychain Blind Box and Notebook.
And if you haven’t jumped into Mina the Hollower, you can find the game on PC via Steam and GOG, PlayStation 5, the Xbox Series and Nintendo Switch 2.
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