The multiplayer cooperative survival horror shooting game "Hauntsville" developed by Michael Janisch and released by indie.io has now launched a trial demo on the Steam platform.
In this game, the player will play an unknown traveler who is wandering in the ghost town of "cursed the West".Use your wisdom, hands, and iron tools around your waist to build your home alone or with friends in this unique western horror survival game, build your home, cultivate land, and fight against terrifying monsters from ancient times.
"Cursed West" currently only supports English, and the game is scheduled to be officially released on March 10, 2025.
Steam Store Page: "Curse West" game introduction:
You, an unknown traveler, find yourself trapped in a ghost town on the western border.Everyone, including the employed workers and the horses that should have carried you over the mountains, disappeared.But the howling from afar indicates that you will no longer be alone.It's better to check out your gun, man, because it's your only companion against monsters lurking everywhere in this "Curse West".
"Hauntsville" is a horror survival game set in the heyday of the pioneering western United States.You have nothing but the clothes you wear (and up to three most reliable friends) and you have to cultivate the land to survive the night.Build your home, explore haunted towns for supplies, or try to survive with resources from the wilderness while also hiding from terrible creatures from North American folklore!
Game Features:
· Curse the West: Experience this important period in American history in the remote villages during the pioneering period of the United States and fight desperately with creatures in the dark.
· Lonely or with a partner: It is impossible to have no reliable partners in the western wilderness.Whether you are a hero, villain or an ordinary person, Hauntsville will allow you to experience an unforgettable journey to the West with up to three partners!
· Survival in the West: It is difficult for cowboys to survive in the West by relying on themselves alone.Build a house with an axe.Go deep into the mine to mine iron ore and forge tools.Hunt animals to make ends meet.Or bring your gun and venture into a haunted town to plunder supplies – if you’re brave enough.
· Day-night cycle: When the sun rises, the valley is relatively peaceful and you can explore it relatively safely.But once night falls, everything will change.The beast lurks in every corner, trying to eat you up.Whether or not you can survive from dusk to dawn will be an unknown.
· Dynamic Weather: Every time you go out, the weather may worsen.The blue sky and white clouds, the clear sky may turn into a storm in an instant.Climb to a high place, a blizzard may catch you off guard, or the sudden arrival of night will cause you to be disoriented, exposing you to unknown threats lurking in the dark.
· Unpredictable: Hauntsville relies on these complex dynamic systems to ensure that no two games are the same.You can never predict whether the once-safe place will become a monster's nest next time you go; will the rich mine you just marked be buried with soil or snow; or will simply pick up a firewood turn into a thrilling survivalwar.
· Seeking for the Truth: Every detail of Hauntsville has been carefully crafted, from Colt revolvers and Winchester rifles, to buildings and costumes that match the historical period, to the valleys that linger from the American West and even more extensiveAll the legendary creatures in the region strive to restore the truth.
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