To Whom It May Concern,

This letter is a call for help. A week ago, my ex-husband went to the house of the famous writer Mr Husher, looking for him after failing to find him by phone or other means. He never came back. After three days without any news from him, I pleaded to his manager to go find him. He never came back, either. Now I am here, alone, at the house, trying to find out what happened... Something is watching all of my movements. I'm scared for my life.

I can’t ask you to put your life at risk for us – but you are a journalist, so there is something you can do. Tell our story. 

Do not let us be forgotten.

Song of Horror is a psychological horror adventure that offers a truly dynamic terror experience: its antagonist, the supernatural entity known only as The Presence, is controlled by an advanced AI (Artificial Intelligence) that adapts to your actions and decisions. Experience unbearable fear as this otherworldly being responds to your way of playing and hunts you down in unexpected ways, offering a unique experience to every player and every gameplay where tension builds up naturally instead of coming from scripted sequences.

Choose between a group of 13 unique characters that will help you unravel the mysteries of Song of Horror and try to put an end to its nameless nightmare. Every character is different, and brings their unique point of view to the investigation, allowing them to approach clues and items differently. Their actions and decisions will shape the world: some of them will know more or less of certain aspects of the story; some will be more effective against supernatural manifestations... But all of them can die if the Presence gets to them – and death is permanent in Song of Horror. If one of the characters die, you will have to pick the investigation up from where the deceased left it.

Marking the end of a development journey that originally started back in 2014, Raiser Games and Protocol Games announced the final chapter in the Song of Horror story will launch on Steam for PC on Thursday 14th May, 2020.

The release of the final episode in the series - though a little later than originally anticipated - will bring together everything players have experienced in the story to date; the horrors they’ve witnessed, the answers they’ve fought for, the characters they’ve lost, and - crucially - those who have survived, as well. 

The Presence, now fully unleashed, will connect all the strands in the final episode, itself serving as the player’s last opportunity to get rid of the cursed song: Build a bridge into the past to change the dark future that awaits you, unraveling the origins of the eerie entity that refuses to let you go.

To stem the gap between the last two episodes, the developer will also be pushing out a major update to Episode 4 on Steam tomorrow that Protocol confirms makes “substantial changes” to the previous chapter.

Dubbed "The Horror and The Song", the launch of Episode 5 will be a momentous release for Protocol Games, as studio founder Carlos Grupeli explains: “This is the closing chapter in an adventure we first set out on almost six years ago. We wanted to breathe life into a horror game we, as gamers had always wanted to play,” he says. 

“All five episodes of Song of Horror are the product of that desire, and we can’t wait for those who have played the first four episodes - and indeed those new to the game, taking on all five episodes in one go - to experience just how the story ends. We also want to thank our publisher, Raiser Games, for supporting us in the decision to push back the episode’s launch to ensure its overall quality.”

Episode 5 will feature:

• The former patients of Jeremy Hartwood Psychiatric Hospital now haunt its eerie hallways, enthralled by The Presence's pull. Dive into the mind of the only person that listened to the song and survived to live another day through the unsettling memories of her doctor!
• Lidia properly joins the adventure! She is Daniel’s guardian angel and responsible for helping him overcome his alcoholism. Her selfless drive pushes her to help Daniel once again, this time with a different kind of problem.
• Witness the conclusion of your favorite characters and greet unexpected guests from the past. Their survival depends on your final actions in the story!
• A bone-chilling epilogue that changes everything. Song of Horror's last verse holds the final key to the story. How and why are The Presence and The Song connected? Will The Presence prevail over your characters?

The launch of Episode 5 comes a little later than had been anticipated, with Protocol Games stressing that the extra time is being used to ensure the final episode meets the standard both of the previous four chapters, and of the original vision those behind Song of Horror had back in 2014. 

As indicated, however, as a sweetener, the studio can also today confirm it has been working on substantial changes to Episode 4, the fruits of which will roll out on Steam tomorrow. 

Included in the update to Episode 4 will be:

• More than 15 new events: unique scares, unexpected encounters, haunting sequences.
• An original collectible: The Tarot Deck. Find five fate-altering cards to help you resist The Presence!
• Deeper colour scheme: both the interiors and exteriors of St. Cecilia are now visually enhanced.
• Improved sound ambient: events, animations, and scenes display better sounding effects.
• Polished animations during scenes: we made some adjustments to characters to enhance the overall look of the cinematic moments.

Episode 5 of Song of Horror will launch on Steam for PC on Thursday 14th May, 2020.

The first episode of Song of Horror can be picked up on Steam today for $7.99/€7.99/£6.99, while the second and third and fourth can either be purchased individually for $7.99/€7.99/£6.99, or as part of the Season Pass that will also unlock the final episode at launch for $21.99/€21.99/£18.99.

Every episode will offer new, unpredictable spooky situations that will scare players. The first episode will be located at the scary Husher mansion. But for the second one we will travel to at a haunted building with a particularly horrifying antique shop. Do you fondly remember your school days? That's about to change when the third chapters brings you to a cursed college building. An abandoned abbey, surrounded by a deadly halo after a creepy concert, is the location of the fourth chapter but the one that really gets me is that mental institution where you will face the ultimate challenge.

Every episode will offer new, unpredictable spooky situations that will scare players. The first episode will be located at the scary Husher mansion. But for the second one we will travel to at a haunted building with a particularly horrifying antique shop. Do you fondly remember your school days? That's about to change when the third chapters brings you to a cursed college building. An abandoned abbey, surrounded by a deadly halo after a creepy concert, is the location of the fourth chapter but the one that really gets me is that mental institution where you will face the ultimate challenge.

Players can expect around 20 hours of gameplay plus 13 playable characters and should be aware that the story will have a prologue and an epilogue, each one of them located in the first and last episode. 

Key Features:

• Investigate a paranormal mystery wrapped up in a story of psychological horror.
• Tangle with The Presence, an otherworldly entity with its own adaptive A.I. that reacts to your actions and decisions to deliver an unscripted, unpredictable slice of horror.
• Choose between a group of unique characters, each one bringing their own point of view to play with a different relationship with both the story and other characters.
• When characters die, they die for good, but the horror continues...
• ...with the investigation picked up by a new character, tackling the story from a unique perspective, but one affected by their predecessor’s actions.
• Explore haunted, sinister locations to gather clues to piece together the mystery behind the missing Sebastian P. Husher.

Song of Horror is currently available for PC (Steam), and will launch for PS4 and Xbox One in Q2 2020.