2020 has been great, eh? Well, it’s about to get a whole ton scarier as Song of Horror gets a confirmed release date on Xbox One and PS4 .
Due to be delivered by Protocol Games this Halloween, Song of Horror looks to refresh and honour the survival-horror genre when it breaks away from PC to arrive on Xbox One and PS4 as a single release come October 29th 2020. Having previously hit PC in five episodes, the console release will comprise of all five episodes in one package, allowing players to take on a thrilling paranormal story where the threat of The Presence, a dark entity that reacts to your way of playing, looms large throughout in one seamless flow.
Celebrating the first anniversary of the game’s debut, Song of Horror sees players set out to investigate the mystery of the disappearance of famed but now elusive writer Sebastian P. Husher – a man who, along with his entire family, has vanished without a trace. Taking on any one of 13 different characters, Song of Horror is a Lovecraftian, third-person adventure that pays homage to the classic masterpieces of the survival-horror genre.
A non-combat adventure where the focus is instead left on running and hiding, staying silent in the midst of all the terror to avoid triggering unnerving manifestations which are capable of bringing the game’s line-up to the brink of insanity, in Song of Horror the game’s ever-present foe The Presence will be found keeping players on their toes from start to finish, keeping you severely spooked in the process.
“We have been blown away by the reception Song of Horror has had on PC, and now’s the time to broaden the game’s base and reach out to console players,” says studio co-founder Carlos Grupeli. “The survival-horror genre has such a history on both PlayStation and Xbox that it feels only right to bring our little ode to all that has gone before to an audience that truly appreciates real scares.”
Song of Horror features include:
- A truly dynamic terror experience: its antagonist, the supernatural entity known only as The Presence, is controlled by an advanced AI (Artificial Intelligence) that reacts 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 gameplay where tension builds up naturally instead of coming from scripted sequences.
- Live this story through the eyes of a varied set of characters related to the story in their own way. 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 can be permanent. If they die, you will have to pick the story up with another one, and continue the investigation so their deaths are not in vain.
- A mysterious antique shop, a forgotten abbey, an abandoned mental hospital… Each location in Song of Horror is inspired by the classics of the genre. Explore and investigate these haunted places to gather clues and items that will help you solve challenging puzzles while enduring the agonizing tension of the game’s atmosphere.
We’ll remind you when Song of Horror drops onto Xbox One and PS4 come October 29th 2020. For now – hit up the trailer below.