Highlights

  • Post Trauma, inspired by horror classics, offers a surreal and nightmarish experience with uncanny environments and disturbing creatures.
  • Launching in Fall 2024, the game features fixed camera angles reminiscent of older Resident Evil games.
  • Fans of The Evil Within will appreciate Post Trauma's design and storytelling, filling the void left by the closure of Tango Gameworks.

Post Trauma is an upcoming survival horror game that was given a spotlight during the Guerrilla Collective 2024 showcase. Horror game aficionados will recognize clear points of inspiration within the indie game, notably from The Evil Within and Resident Evil.

Post Trauma was originally announced during The Game Awards Show 2022, painting the game as a cinematic horror title in a short reveal trailer that teased brief flashes of the game's content. Now, during the Guerrilla Collective, gamers have been given a deeper look into the title. Gamers take the role of Roman, a middle-aged train conductor who gets dragged into a surreal nightmare world. In a strange land that bends the laws of reality, players will have to guide Roman through uncanny environments and past disturbing creatures. Players will have to navigate various puzzles as they travel between unusual and bizarre locations, all while having to deal with nightmarish creatures that are intent on stopping Roman from ever escaping.

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Post Trauma is set to launch in Fall 2024 for PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S, following the new trailer seen during the Guerrilla Collective. Studios Red Soul Games and Raw Fury have been working hard with Post Trauma over the past several years, and fans will be able to see the game for themselves later this year. The trailer showcases more gameplay for the upcoming survival horror game, as well as giving fans a release window and the consoles the game will be on. Gamers are also given a first look at the voice talent for the game, as the trailer features the vocal works of Autumn Ivy, Hyoie O’Grady, and Togo Igawa.

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The fixed camera angles offer a feeling reminiscent of the older Resident Evil games, which follow players through locales that ooze with the uncanny architecture of Silent Hill, all while being hounded by monsters with a design that would sit right at home in The Evil Within. Post Trauma is a game that isn't hiding its roots; explicitly being inspired by genre-defining classics of the past decades, and it's already clear to see where these inspirations lie and how they are being used.

Fans of The Evil Within may find solace in Post Trauma's design, especially following the closure of The Evil Within developer Tango Gameworks earlier this year. Post Trauma is a game that is already making impressions with its displays of horror and unusual storytelling, and with such a strong roster of titles being a major inspiration for the game, it's easy to see why.