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Demo Now Available for Psychological Horror Title ‘Foghorns Drown’
Inspired by the likes of Mouthwashing, Silent Hill, and Twin Peaks, Studio Laaya looks to sate your psychological thriller fix with Foghorns Drown, which is currently in development on Steam. Slated for release later this June, the devs have a demo available now. Not only that, but the team has “a lot of big updates coming up,” particularly with June’s Steam Next Fest.
Foghorns Drown casts you as a ferryman, bringing passengers across a foggy lake to a town drenched in mystery and folklore. The old ferryman has disappeared, and a murder has been committed. Coincidentally, you recently experienced a dream where you wandered through the pines, and came upon the body of someone who was murdered. Who is the killer? Why did the old ferryman disappear? Solve the mystery, before it’s too late.
First and foremost, you must tend to your job. You’ll use physics-based interactions to open doors, drag objects, and operate the crank of the ferry to pull it along a rusty old chain. The foghorns have little patience, the ferry must move.
Along the way, the story progresses through environmental clues, dialogue with the townsfolk, and surreal visions. As you progress, the psychological toll begins to escalate as truth begins to blur, and the strange old tales begin to reveal themselves to you. Something in the water demands its toll.
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Closed Beta for ‘The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu’ Begins Today; Pre-Orders Now Open [Trailer]
Alongside a new gameplay video, NACON and developer ACE Team are kicking off the closed beta today for their upcoming cooperative horror game The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu. The beta will run from until Monday, June 8 at 10 AM CEST. You can sign up for the playtest here. Meanwhile, Steam players will have the opportunity to venture into the jungle before the Steam Next Fest and before the game’s official release.
In addition, pre-orders for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series versions are now open. To accompany this announcement on the Steam side, a special promotion has been set up where the launch price on Steam will be discounted based on the number of wishlists reached at release. With over 400,000 wishlists on Steam already, the community can rally to unlock a bigger discount.
Inspired by H.P. Lovecraft‘s cosmic horror short novel, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu invites players to form a squad of 2 to 4 members to embark on an uncharted continent in search of a legendary city containing invaluable treasures.
You and your companions are on the deck of your galleon. El Capitán has given you a contract to fulfill: gather as much wealth as possible, find a missing person, locate an ancient fort, and, if possible, return safe and sound from this perilous expedition. As soon as you set foot on the shore, at the edge of the jungle, a vague sense of dread takes hold. In this jungle, treasures and mysteries await you, but so do unspeakable entities ready to make you regret ever setting foot in their territory.
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu will launch July 15 on PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, and the Xbox Series.
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