Dunwich Horror creeping up on PC release

• Announcements by Jack Allin
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New Lovecraftian thriller unveiled by the creator of Dreams in the Witch House

Arkham, Massachusetts may be the most famous of H.P. Lovecraft's accursed towns, but it's certainly not the only one in the fictional Miskatonic Valley. For those who managed to survive the terrors of Atom Brain Games' Dreams in the Witch House, it'll soon be time to buckle up for another white-knuckle ride, this time through the equally deranged titular town of Dunwich Horror.

In this "faithful adaptation" of Lovecraft's 1929 short story "The Dunwich Horror," players assume the role of elderly professor Henry Armitage of Miskatonic University. After thwarting the attempts of the "grotesque" Wilbur Whateley to steal the famed Necronomicon grimoire in order to summon the Old Gods, Professor Armitage thought the town's problems were behind it. But when the Whateley family farmhouse mysteriously explodes, rumours abound of an "invisible monster roaming the hills," wreaking havoc in the countryside and killing people in inhabited areas as well. And so, accompanied by his colleagues Dr. Warren Rice and Dr. Francis Morgan, the professor sets off for "the dreaded and degenerate town of Dunwich," knowing that "if there is indeed a cosmic threat, only [he] can stop it with his occult knowledge." To do that, however, he'll first need to "learn Wilbur’s true purpose," the answer to which is "far more twisted and catastrophic than anyone could imagine," leaving the fate of "Dunwich, perhaps even the whole world" in his hands. 

As with its predecessor, Dunwich Horror is a retro-styled point-and-click adventure featuring beautiful "320 x 180 hand-drawn pixel graphics, and plenty of animation." But the similarities don't end there, as this "Lovecraftian monster hunt adventure" also includes light roleplaying elements, a day-night cycle with changing weather as time passes, an original soundtrack by Troy Sterling Nies, and alternate possible endings. All three central protagonists are playable, and each have their own "unique skills that they can use – if they’re not injured, exhausted or insane," that is. With time and resources to manage and choices to make, once again players will need to tend to the characters' physical and psychological needs if they're to succeed in uncovering "the dark legacy of the Whateley family." That will surely be easier said than done, as "the threat ... intensifies and new events unfold," including "random encounters in the Dunwich wilderness."

No firm target release date has yet been announced, but Dunwich Horror is ready now for wishlisting on Steam for Windows PC. 

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