Video Games
Relive Early 2000s First-Person Shooters With The Gory ‘SPRAWL zero’ [Trailer]
June is coming to a close, but if you’re still hankering for this month’s Steam Next Fest goodies, Kwalee and developer MAETH’s throwback first-person cyberpunk shooter SPRAWL zero still has its demo from the event available for you to check out. Inspired by 2000s console FPS games such as Halo, the SPRAWL zero demo contains the frenetic action, gameplay and music you enjoyed from the early days, with plenty of gore thrown in for good measure.
In SPRAWL zero, you play as FIVE, a cybernetically enhanced supersoldier controlled by the Junta. Your directive is to eliminate SILAS, leader of the radical techno-religious group IMAGO-DEI. The city plunges into chaos as all factions known and unknown aim to take control.
Combat is described as fast-paced but grounded, where enemy squads will communicate and coordinate to fight for the advantage. They will flank you, provide covering fire to teammates, and utilize grenades to flush you out in callbacks to those early 2000s shooters.
As a result, you must outsmart and outmaneuver the opposition using any advantage possible. Luckily, you have a few tricks of your own. You can catch their bullets and throw them right back with the Gravity Shield, or bend your shots midair with Bullet-Time for inhuman precision. In all, you’ll have 40 weapons at your disposal.
In addition to Steam, SPRAWL zero is currently in development for the PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series.
In case you missed out on pre-orders last October for Lost In Cult and Kinetic Games’ Deluxe Edition of Phasmophobia: The Board Game, not to worry. Limited pre-orders for the Deluxe Edition are once again available, but you’ve got to be fast.
As mentioned, the board game first launched for pre-order in October 2025, with the Deluxe Edition selling out almost immediately thanks to its exclusive ephemera and glow-in-the-dark silver ink detailing. This time around, if you’re the really wanting to splurge, you can spring for the limited Signed Edition, which includes the Deluxe Edition of the board game, but with an added card hand-signed by the Kinetic Games team.
This one is even more limited, as there are only 2500 units available.
For those curious, the Deluxe Edition of Phasmophobia: The Board Game includes everything in the Standard Edition of the game, along with the following:
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3 additional ghost standees with acrylic bases
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20+ page behind-the-scenes book about the Phasmophobia video game
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Digital signature from Kinetic Games team and authenticity sticker
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3 Polaroids
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1 film strip
The Deluxe Edition also features upgraded materials and finishes, including:
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Upgraded glow-in-the-dark box with embroidered pull tab
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All 24 Ghost profiles now glow in the dark
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Ghost behaviour board upgraded to glow in the dark
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The 2 player themed dice are upgraded to frosted blue with a sharp profile
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The 5 Ghost themed dice also upgraded to glow in the dark and finished with a sharp profile
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All Cursed item cards found in the video game have an upgraded finish
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The oversized Tarot cards have been finished in foil
Phasmophobia: The Board Game adapts the hit video game into a tabletop adventure for 1-4 players. Developed in official collaboration with Kinetic Games and created by Lost In Cult, you’ll equip your team with iconic gear and cursed possessions as you investigate the haunted property.
Build a haunted property, full of unpredictable, randomised items. Then, draw a Ghost Type card from the Investigation File. Each Ghost has its own powers, paired with an evidence pool randomised for each playthrough, offering a terrifying challenge for even the most seasoned ghost hunters.
Using the Ghost Behavior board the ghost’s actions become unpredictable, driven by abilities presenting ever-changing challenges that take a psychological toll. The threat escalates as your sanity deteriorates, giving way to more aggressive and dangerous manifestations. So make sure you prepare before heading inside: equip your team with the best ghost hunting equipment found in your Van.
Venture into the residence to uncover cursed possessions and ghostly phenomena before, at last, arriving at the Ghost Room.
The Deluxe Edition of Phasmophobia: The Board Game will begin shipping out Q4 2026.