Voidwood, a Fantasy Co-Op Survival Horror Game, Announced for PC

Santa Barbara Games, a caller developer comprised of erstwhile Bethesda, Riot, EA, and different talent, has announced its archetypal game: Voidwood, a 1-4-player phantasy co-op endurance fearfulness crippled with a decidedly Studio Ghibli-esque creation style. In it, you and your friends play arsenic children mislaid successful a cursed forest, scavenging for supplies and crafting tools by time successful bid to past and flight astatine nighttime erstwhile The Beast, an unkillable monstrous force, is unleashed.

Sound volition play a cardinal relation successful Voidwood, arsenic players volition pass via proximity chat. Whispering is the mode to go, and shouting...very overmuch isn't, lest you pull the attraction of The Beast. Which, possibly you bash if you privation to unafraid flight for 3 of you astatine the disbursal of the 4th player. That is an option. You'll ever beryllium capable to regroup astatine camp, wherever the lower-tier monsters won't spell connected relationship of the airy from the campfire's flame; enactment that The Beast has nary occupation charging headlong into your campy if helium spots you there. You tin besides fell successful the bushes, provided you enactment quiet.

Every tally is different, with instances lasting 20-30 minutes apiece. There is meta progression successful bid to support your quality evolving implicit the people of days, weeks, and months of play. Voidwood is successful improvement for PC and owed retired successful 2027. Wishlist it connected Steam if you're interested.

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