Asheville, North Carolina, February 14th, 2025 | Krystone Games is proud to announce that their debut title, Eldritch Escape, is coming soon to Steam, with a demo now available. Explore decaying realms, exterminate hordes of symbiote aliens, and extract exotic loot before time runs out—or before the swarm overwhelms you.
Welcome to Hope’s Anchor—the last refuge settlement, adrift in the vast emptiness inside the stomach of an Eldritch God that has just swallowed Earth. This fragment of our planet is home to its final survivors, who cling to hope amidst the chaos. At its center lies a black hole, pulling everything into its dark embrace. You have been entrusted with an ancient relic—an unholy portal that leads to other realms filled with horrors beyond your imagination…
Reclaim Humanity
Enter a cyberpunk, post-apocalyptic frontier where humanity is on the brink of extinction. Begin with an unexpected band of survivors—a skilled marksman, an honorable samurai, and a supportive biomancer—as they embark on a journey to restore what remains. Traverse through a portal network of connecting realms, from the underwater depths of the Cthulhu’s domain to a desert kingdom ruled by an oppressive king. Unleash mayhem as you battle waves of enemies and collect any loot they drop along the way. If you perish, you will lose all of your gathered materials and return with only your life. However, if you're daring, you can attempt to reclaim your hard-earned resources during your next attempt or risk losing it to the void forever.
Extraction is Key
During your expeditions, gather resources from other realms to ensure humanity's survival. Extract enough Morphite, a raw space material, to level up and give your party temporary battle boosts. Form your party and select your leader with unique character abilities in mind. Aim to break your extraction record by increasing your enemy kill count and Solidite collected. Open chests to find modules that improve your weapons with stat upgrades. If you're in desperate need of resources, you may encounter vendors offering tempting trades. Be cautious—these risky deals could improve your stats permanently at the cost of maximum health reductions, regeneration speeds, and more.
The Art of Space Trade
Upon returning to your base, any leftover Morphite will solidify into Solidite, a precious currency necessary for space trade. Lend your hand to the remaining settlement NPCs as you undertake quests, gathering Solidite Caches, which you can exchange for permanent upgrades and enhancements. Seek out the blacksmith for weapon upgrades through expanding skill trees. Visit the last remaining scientist with peculiar yet groundbreaking practices that offer potent ability enhancements. Finally, rescue any remaining survivors during your expeditions who can later join your base, open new shops, or accompany your party on missions.
Demo Out Now
Players who have been anticipating Eldritch Escape’s launch can now experience the first realm, Brood Mother’s Garden, in the demo. Prepare to face two challenging world bosses, Bone Horror and Toxic Horror, in bullet hell arenas, along with additional timed bosses and elite enemies. Get a head start on the epic title, where each realm offers boundless materials ready to extract!
Gameplay Features:
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Explore Brood Mother’s Garden, with many more realms set to be featured in the game’s full release.
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Race against time. You only have 20 minutes to navigate the portal network before your oxygen supply runs out.
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Metroidvania-inspired Level Design, where various realms gradually open up, revealing new unlockable abilities, items, and NPCs as you progress through the main storyline.
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Expansive Weapon Trees, each offering unique character upgrades, skins, and more.
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Extraction-based progression allows you to gather resources to unlock permanent upgrades at your base but at the cost of losing them if you die. Recover them on your next turn, or they disappear forever.
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20 Weapons Modules to collect, buy, loot, and stack on top of your current weapons to enhance your abilities.
The Eldritch Escape demo is now available on Steam. Wishlist the game for future updates, and follow Krystone Games on X and Youtube to support the team.
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About Krystone Games
Krystone Games is a two-person cult led by industry veteran Kris Fancsali, who spent a decade making games dictated by monetization spreadsheets before realizing he’d rather create something for the players. Seeking creative freedom, Kris retreated to the wooded mountains of North Carolina, where Krystone’s team has been communing with the old ones for inspiration. Now, they're ready to share their nightmares with the world—one game at a time.