Experience the quiet terror of this 1-bit love letter to Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft. Navigate a hellish roguelite reality with turn-based combat and unforgiving choices. Experiment with your deck of event cards to discover new forms of cosmic horror in every playthrough. The inevitable awaits...
Here's a few pieces of news to chew on today!
[h2][u][b]V1.0 HALLOWEEN RELEASE[/b][/u][/h2]
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In case you missed it, during the summer showcases it's been announced that WORLD OF HORROR will leave Steam Early Access on [b][u]October 19th, 2023[/u][/b]! The full game will include a frightening array of changes, the highlights being 3 new mysteries and 2 playable characters not yet seen in the Early Access builds.
We'd like to emphasize the localizations as well: The Asian regional release of WORLD OF HORROR v1.0 is published by our friends at PLAYISM, and thus the game will be available to play in Japanese, Simplified and Traditional Chinese, Korean. We are also adding French and German localizations for our players in Europe.
[h2][u][b]PHYSICAL EDITIONS[/b][/u][/h2]
Here's another cool thing for those who like collecting physical editions: WORLD OF HORROR will find its way to retail stores near you in physical form! We expect these to become available during the launch period as well.
In North America and Europe, the Nintendo Switch physical edition of WORLD OF HORROR will be brought to you by [b]Fangamer[/b]! Each physical edition includes an instruction manual and a set of art cards.
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This Nintendo Switch physical edition is presently available for preorder at Fangamer's store, alongside other cool WOH merch: https://www.fangamer.com/products/world-of-horror-game-nintendo-switch
For our WORLD OF HORROR fans in Asia, Nintendo Switch and PS4 physical editions will be released through [b]PLAYISM[/b]! There's exclusive preorder bonuses for ordering the game from particular retailers, such as Amazon JP and Yodobashi Camera, so learn more about how to pick your poison at https://playism.com/game/world-of-horror/ (note: website in Japanese and Simplified Chinese only).
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[h2][b][u]PRICE INCREASE[/u][/b][/h2]
Lastly, in line with the arrival of the v1.0 version and content expansions since launch, [u][b]WORLD OF HORROR will undergo a price increase on Steam to US$19.99 or its regional equivalent.[/b][/u] This will take place very soon, so please take advantage of the current pricing if you don't already own the game, or were thinking to gift a little piece of SHIOKAWA's eldritch horror to your friends and loved ones.
Thanks for reading!