Outbreak: Shades of Horror Demo Available Now!

Hey Survivors!

Shades of Horror: Outbreak S!|S! As you battle your way through the first hours of an undead plague in a large metropolitan area, it’s back to the 2000s-era horror. Featuring bleeding edge graphics and physics, alongside the classic survival horror gameplay you’ve come to expect in the Outbreak series, this is a new nightmare you’ll need to see to believe. You can also enjoy a single-player atmosphere playable demo now available on Xbox Series X|S so you can start getting yourself acquainted with the sights and sounds of Cypress Ridge!

The Modern Age of Survival Horror!

If you’re familiar with the Outbreak series, you know we’ve been working hard to bring back retro survival horror. From 2D, to fixed camera, over-the-shoulder, and eventually first-person shooters, we’ve explored many different eras of the genre since the first Outbreak Launched in 2017.

But now, it’s time to fully embrace the future with a next-gen exclusive title. The latest graphics technologies are used to create the title. Shades of Horror: OutbreakThe idea is to combine a contemporary interpretation of survival horror with cinematic experience and cutting-edge graphics. We want you to feel like you’re trapped in this undead apocalypse, and that includes making the sights, sounds, and scenarios more realistic. The best part is that this Outbreak title offers online 4-player co-op. But if you have a friend at home, you’ll also have options for four-player splitscreen co-op!

Shades of Horror. OutbreakIt is one of our most expansive and ambitious titles ever. And we can’t build it without the fans. It’s the first time that we’re attempting to crowd-fund a large budget for one of our games, and we want you to be involved with the development and execution of the next generation of survival horror!

The Story So Far…

Shades of Horror: Outbreak takes place in the major metropolitan city of Cypress Ridge, with a population of nearly one million souls, it’s a hustling and bustling urban environment. As the infection tears through the city, you’ll find yourself in the boots of everyday survivors, just trying to find a way to escape. You’re not here to solve a mystery behind the undead epidemic, or find some great cure, you’re only mission is to survive and not join the throngs of the undead.

As you and your fellow compatriots fight your way through the city, you’ll need to scrounge for resources and use everything you can find to defend yourselves. To find a way to stop impending invaders from following you, make sure you explore as much as possible. There may be notes from survivors, or even residents, that contain clues to the end of days, as well as a hint or password.

This cinematic nightmare brings the undead threat to life, and you’ll be lucky to emerge in one piece.

We’re Leaving the Janky Controls Behind…

One of the biggest changes you’ll experience in Shades of Horror: OutbreakYou have all the modern controls available to you. You’ll be fighting to survive with your choice of first-person shooter, third-person over-the-shoulder shooter, or retro fixed camera angles gameplay. This isn’t some nightmare where you need to stand still as you fight to defend yourself, we’re bringing modern precision aiming and all the bells and whistles you expect in a modern action-adventure title, and marrying it with the classic survival horror gameplay motifs you miss from the ‘90s and early 2000s. We want this nightmare to be approachable, and we want everyone to have a great time while they’re running for their lives!

Your Ticket to Visit Cypress Ridge…

Talk is not cheap. We didn’t want to show up, hype up the game, and then leave you with nothing to get your hands dirty. That’s why the Shades of Horror: OutbreakS.|S. The limited atmospheric teaser places you in the shoes one survivor of the first-person shooter perspective mode. You are now trapped in the center of the city after you wake up from a horrible accident. You’ll need to explore thoroughly, find supplies and weapons, and determine how you’ll escape.

There are eight possible endings to this demo, and it’s designed to offer you the freedom of exploration to approach, and solve this myStery, in the way you choose. But you won’t live forever, as your virus gauge fills, you’ll find yourself inching ever closer to joining the undead hordes. And if you’re not careful, a poorly timed gunshot or explosion may inflict a life-threatening wound, then it’s all over.

We hope you enjoy this brief trip to Cypress Ridge and we’re so excited to show you more in our Kickstarter campaign starting August 31^st!

Get involved!

On August 31^St, 2022, we’re going to launch a Kickstarter to help drive funding to bring this title to life. You can take the time to visit and follow our campaign. You’ll have the opportunity to grab the title at a great discount, pick up physical merch, and even get your hands dirty with the development of enemies, items, weapons and more in the full game if you so choose! We are looking for Shades of Horror: Outbreak to be built by survival horror fans, for survival horror fans, and we’re so excited to work with the community on this ambitious project! We are grateful for your support and we look forward to seeing you again!

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Outbreak: The New Nightmare, Outbreak will take you back to survival horror! You’ll be forced to fight for your survival in a desperate battle for it. As you go through each campaign scenario, experience the drama. Onslaught mode lets you battle waves of undead. And experience the brand new Experiments mode in Outbreak: The New Nightmare – featuring all new twists on the survival horror experience. There is only one life. You only have one life.