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Press release:
WROCLAW, POLAND – June 7, 2023.
The UK/Singapore-based indie games publisher Ysbryd Games and Wroclaw-based (Poland) indie games developer panstasz, today announced with great thrill and happiness that the full version (v1.0) of their cosmic horror retro RPG “World of horror”, is coming to PC (via Steam, GOG, and itch.io) and consoles (PS5, PS4, and the Nintendo Switch) on October 19th, 2023 (as announced today at the Guerrilla Collective 2023 Showcase).

The year is 198X. Madness plagues the residents of the seaside town of Shiokawa. The Old Gods have returned to satiate their bottomless hunger for despair. Unspeakable monstrosities hide around every corner. Investigate the harrowing happenings, perform arcane rituals with scavenged artifacts in an attempt to delay the inevitable, or crumble with the Earth itself.

Take on dreadful mysteries as 14 playable characters, each with their own stats and perspectives on the blight before them. Unlock new characters to face the horrors with each playthrough, and figure out survival strategies that lean into their strengths and shore up their weaknesses. Manage both health and sanity in the face of terrifying encounters, cruel curses, and unfathomable settings via procedurally generated events.

Fight to stay alive in classic RPG turn-based combat with fists, kicks, or scavenged makeshift weapons found on location. Consider purchasing weapons and combat accessories from masked lunatics and shiba inu shopkeepers. Choose battle tactics wisely, as every decision can cause life, death, or madness. Explore every corner to uncover clues, collect helpful trinkets, and more along the way to reach the least harmful of multiple endings.

Delve into 20 curated mysteries with endless replayability. For those craving more content, modding tools in the PC version can provide access to custom mysteries devised by the fiendish imagination of fellow players, or even to create one’s own mysteries.

Fill in the stylistic gaps of what lies behind each corner in its 1-bit artwork crafted entirely on Microsoft Paint and inspired by vintage Macintosh graphics. With its eerie rural city scenes and psychologically thrilling monsters and bosses, WORLD OF HORROR feels like a page torn straight from the works of Junji Ito and H.P Lovecraft.

“I am forever grateful for the community that has surrounded WORLD OF HORROR during its years in development,” said Pawel Kozminski, founder of Panstasz.

“I’m really looking forward to welcoming console players to the true world of horror that PC players have been enjoying and all the wicked content from the PC modding community that will be added to our pool of twisted mysteries!”

WORLD OF HORROR will be available on PC, Nintendo Switch, PS5, and PS4 for $19.99 with language support for English, German, French, Japanese, Simplified Chinese, Traditional Chinese, Korean and Polish. To learn more about WORLD OF HORROR, please visit the official website, join the official Discord server, follow @YsbrydGames and @Panstasz on Twitter, or search #WORLDOFHORROR on social media.

About Ysbryd Games
Publisher Ysbryd Games delivers games with stories that have the heart and soul to stay with players for a lifetime, underlined by captivating gameplay and striking aesthetics.

About Panstasz
Panstasz is a one-man studio based in Poland. Founder Pawel Kozminski is always creating, whether it be music, art or video games. WORLD OF HORROR is his first game and has been a passion project over five years in the making.