Vertpaint Games announces Ritual Tides, a cinematic horror title set in 19th century England coming to PC in Q3 of next year with console editions to follow. The Official Announcement Trailer is just concept art, quotes, and whispering, but we're promised a gameplay reveal in February 2025, so mark your calendars. If this leaves you wondering how many streams development is taking, or what special forces team the developers sees itself as, the announcement has you covered:

In Ritual Tides, players will find themselves washed up on a beach with the only goal being to uncover the island’s horrific secrets. Gruesomely designed enemies lurk, danger lies around every corner, and you best hide, or run. Ritual Tides presents a ‘gun’, but not in a typical fashion, candidly setting it apart from other games within this space. More on this to come in February 2025 when we'll be revealing gameplay, no spoilers for now!

Slated for a PC launch in Q3 2025, followed by major console launches, Ritual Tides is set to make waves within the horror genre, and is being developed by a proven team made up of senior talents from the likes of ex-Rockstar, CIG, TT Games, and more. Talent knows no bounds within Vertpaint Games, with glowing appraisals from industry legend and Director Jonathan Berube, who referred to the team as “The seal team of game development.”

Ritual Tides is being developed using what the team describes as a ‘two stream’ approach, meaning design and game mechanics are prioritised alongside art research and development. As avid gamers and horror fans, the team is crafting something genuinely memorable and will be sure to stick in players' minds long after the credits have rolled. Enemy variation is central to the development ethos and unlike other horror focused titles, Ritual Tides will provide a wealth of encounters, each more uniquely terrifying than the last.