The year is 198X. Madness plagues the residents of the seaside town of Shiokawa. The Old Gods have returned to satiate their bottomless hunger for despair. Unspeakable monstrosities hide around every corner. Investigate the harrowing happenings, perform arcane rituals with scavenged artifacts in an attempt to delay the inevitable, or crumble with the Earth itself.

Take on dreadful mysteries as 14 playable characters, each with their own stats and perspectives on the blight before them. Unlock new characters to face the horrors with each playthrough, and figure out survival strategies that lean into their strengths and shore up their weaknesses. Manage both health and sanity in the face of terrifying encounters, cruel curses, and unfathomable settings via procedurally generated events. 

Fight to stay alive in classic RPG turn-based combat with fists, kicks, or scavenged makeshift weapons found on location. Consider purchasing weapons and combat accessories from masked lunatics and shiba inu shopkeepers. Choose battle tactics wisely, as every decision can cause life, death, or madness. Explore every corner to uncover clues, collect helpful trinkets, and more along the way to reach the least harmful of multiple endings.

Delve into 20 curated mysteries with endless replayability. For those craving more content, modding tools in the PC version can provide access to custom mysteries devised by the fiendish imagination of fellow players, or even to create one's own mysteries.

Currently available through Early Access (Steam, itch io, GOG and the Xbox Game Preview program), developer Panstasz and publisher Ysbryd Games unleashes eldritch madness onto Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4|5 simultaneously alongside PC’s 1.0 release via Steam, itch io, GOG and Microsoft Store on Oct. 19, 2023.

“I am forever grateful for the community that has surrounded World Of Horror during its years in development,” said Pawel Kozminski, founder of Panstasz. “I'm really looking forward to welcoming console players to the true world of horror that PC players have been enjoying and all the wicked content from the PC modding community that will be added to our pool of twisted mysteries!”

Experience the quiet horror of this love letter to the works of Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. World Of Horror is free of typical jump scares, relying solely on its unnerving environments and amorphous terrors to create a gnawing sense of dread. Complimented by haunting chiptunes and a 1-bit art style with a variety of available palettes, World Of Horror presents a series of frightening and unsettling accounts that linger well after stepping away.

Cassandra Khaw, writer on games including Wasteland 3, Sunless Skies and She Remembered Caterpillars, as well as author of the critically acclaimed horror novel Hammers on Bone, collaborated with Panstasz on the writing for World Of Horror.

Key Features:

• Choose from five unique characters and solve over 10 mysteries in Early Access.
• Most mysteries harbor multiple endings - for those that survive long enough.
• Acclaimed wordsmith Cassandra Khaw (Hammers On Bone) lends her talents to the words articulating the game’s terrors.
• A haunting chiptune soundtrack accentuates the game’s stark 1-bit art style, drawn 100% in MS Paint.

World Of Horror is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 and PC (Steam, itch io, GOG), Mac and Linux on October 19, 2023 at $19.99.