Time Rifts filled with interdimensional terrors are just another thing to watch out for when visiting Australia. Team up with friends to confront interdimensional terrors in this heart-pumping, adrenaline-fueled horror game.

Guided by Banjo, an eccentric recluse with an unclear past, you and your friends will venture deep into an unstable time rift, tasked with uncovering the source of terrifying anomalies. Upgrade your gear, learn new skills, and fight with everything you've got to save humankind from a fate worse than death.

Macabre features a highly replayable game loop, addictive progression, and the option to play solo or with friends. The game is designed with depth and replayability in mind, offering unique locations, immersive art and sound, cunning creatures, and a pinch of Dark comedy.

Developed in Unreal Engine 5 for PC, Macabre aims to bring the immersive and terrifying experience of high-end single-player horror games to a multiplayer audience.

Australian independent developer Weforge Studio launched Macabre on Steam Early Access, and will remain so for up to two years

“Macabre is built around tension, teamwork, and unpredictability. The adaptive AI and procedural systems ensure no two runs feel the same. Early Access lets us refine and expand those systems with player feedback,” said Jake Davey, Game Director.

“This is the moment we have worked toward for more than four years. From late-night prototypes to a life-changing Kickstarter, Macabre is finally in players’ hands. Early Access gives us the runway to keep building, testing, and evolving the game together with our community,” said Jay Topping, Creative Director.

The Early Access build already includes a playable map with procedural layouts, randomised objectives, and adaptive monster behaviours that react to team size. Core systems such as stealth, progression, objectives, proximity chat, and online co-op are in place and actively refined.

Early Access features include:

• Explore volatile procedural SubRifts where environments and threats change every run.
• Squad up with up to four players, or brave the Rift alone in solo play.
• Loot, scavenge, and extract rare resources before the Rift collapses.
• Outsmart the Crawler, a relentless predator that adapts to your tactics.
• Brave dynamic weather and shifting monster behaviours that keep every encounter fresh.
• Progress through Rift campaigns by completing Banjo’s objectives.
• New locations, biomes, objectives, equipment, and monsters to be added throughout Early Access.

“We plan for Macabre to grow during Early Access. Development will be guided by player feedback and our creative goals. Areas we are looking to expand include:

• Crafting systems for tools and equipment
• Dismemberment for more visceral monster encounters
• Roaming animals to add tension and unpredictability
• Non-verbal communication such as hand signals and emotes
• New procedural maps in varied atmospheric locations
• Additional monster forms with unique behaviours and abilities
• More responsive AI and dynamic world systems
• Expanded objectives and guidance from Banjo
• Richer lore and narrative discoveries
• Additional language support based on demand

These are our current plans, which may change as development continues and community input shapes priorities.”

Key Features:

• Experience the bone-chilling terror of single-player horror games in an electrifying co-op adventure with Macabre! Jump into a stunningly realistic and immersive experience that will transport you and your friends to mysterious and haunting locations. You'll need to complete brain-teasing puzzles while avoiding spine-tingling creatures if you hope to progress and uncover the secrets of this twisted world.
• As winds howl and snow falls heavily across an abandoned eco-retreat, you and your team brace yourselves for what lies ahead. This is no ordinary investigation - tales of strange and unnerving occurrences in the area have become the stuff of local legend, and it's up to you to uncover the truth. But as you venture deeper into the mountains, you soon realize far darker forces are at play.
• Macabre features rich lore with unforgettable characters you'll need to assist if you and your party hope to uncover the secrets at the heart of this captivating universe.
• The fear of the unknown is what makes for a truly terrifying experience. In Macabre, everything from maps to objectives and puzzles are entirely randomized. To make matters worse, your actions will directly impact the monster's behavior, making them even more unpredictable. So every time you play, you'll never know what unique set of challenges await.
• Work with (or against) other players to solve puzzles, unlock new equipment and escape with essential items to further your progression. But watch out! As you search the snow swept landscape, you'll need to keep an eye out for the cunning creatures that watch your every move, waiting for the opportune moment to strike!
• You'll need your wits and courage to survive the horrors lurking in the shadows. From cunning creatures that stalk and toy with you to puzzles and challenges that will test your limits, every step brings you closer to the brink of madness. And with up to 4 player co-op, you'll have to decide whether to stick together or risk going alone.
• As the tensions rise and the terror deepens, will you cling to those around you for safety and support, or will the fear drive you to betray them for your own survival? The path to salvation is uncertain, but one thing is sure: the nightmare of Macabre will test your courage and loyalty to the limit.
• No haunted house. Or creepy asylum. But a fresh take on the genre that explores unchartered territory. Moving beyond cheap jump scares and gore, Macabre will create an immersively terrifying and profoundly unsettling atmosphere that gets your heart pumping and your hairs on edge.
• Macabre completely ​supports diehard horror fans, with maps that scale to the number of players. We just think you'll stand a more of a chance in company.

Macabre is coming to PC (Steam) followed by consoles at a later time.