World War I survival horror game CONSCRIPT will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, PlayStation 4, Xbox One, Switch, and PC via Steam, Epic Games Store, and GOG on July 23, publisher Team17 and developer Catchweight Studio announced. A new demo is available now for PC as part of Steam Next Fest from June 10 to 17. Pre-orders are also available across all platforms excluding Switch, which will open pre-orders on June 25.
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
CONSCRIPT is a survival horror game inspired by classics of the genre—set in 1916 during the Great War. CONSCRIPT will blend all the punishing mechanics of older horror games into a cohesive, tense, and unique experience.
In CONSCRIPT, you play as a French soldier searching for his missing-in-action brother during the Battle of Verdun. Will you be able to search twisted trenches, navigate overrun forts, and cross no-mans-land to find him, and ensure a home goes unbroken?
Key Features
- Plan
- Experience classic and methodical survival horror gameplay in a unique historical setting: the Battle of Verdun.
- Highly re-playable with various difficulty settings, multiple endings, unlockable costumes and bonus weapons.
- Survive
- Fend off a variety of enemy soldiers and combatants with a variety of World War I melee weapons and firearms.
- Survive in an intense, harrowing atmosphere boosted by a unique pixel art aesthetic and oppressive sound design.
- Explore
- Navigate intricate level design that promotes item management and route planning, whilst solving complex environmental puzzles.
- Distinct World War I-themed areas that intertwine and overlap.
Watch a new trailer below.