Retro survival horror Heartworm's release window slips to 2025

DreadXP has confirmed its upcoming retro psychological survival horror sport, Heartworm, shall be launched in 2025.

Designed for individuals who “love early console-era survival horror video games with cinematic mounted digicam angles and low-fidelity visuals”, Heartworm is described as “a nostalgia-wrapped nightmare with a compelling narrative that tackles themes of grief and obsession, supported by a haunting soundtrack, surreal visuals, and pre-rendered cutscenes”.

Heartworm developer Vincent Adinolfi had initially hoped to launch Heartworm this 12 months, however after shedding its writer, launching a Kickstarter, cancelling a Kickstarter, after which discovering a brand new writer in DreadXP, Adinolfi says “with the delays we’ve got had there is no alternative however to push issues again – I hope you may perceive”.

If that appears like too lengthy a wait, you may strive before you purchase courtesy of a free playable demo that is presently accessible on Steam.

Heartworm was initially a part of indie collaboration The Haunted PS1 Demo Disc, one in every of 17 horror video games impressed by the PlayStation 1 period.