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Strange Creatures Factory has announced Black Tides: Draga's Wake, a cosmic body horror game that is being positioned as a spiritual successor in the vein of classic survival horror. The debut production from the developer places players in the role of Draga, a hardened smuggler and pirate first mate whose final heist goes catastrophically wrong.
The protagonist finds himself trapped aboard the Ormora, a decrepit early 20th-century steamship stuck in the ice of unpredictable waters. Players must navigate the interior labyrinth of the vessel to locate a missing crew while fighting off anatomical impossibilities and cosmic rituals that have invaded reality, all while losing control of oneself.
Gameplay involves mastering melee combat and dodging to tear through flesh and bone across tight spaces and multi-leveled open sections. Draga can also succumb to the Vessel State, an internal growth that alters movement, combat style, and perception. Players will be able to choose which crew members and survivors to absorb to shape physical mutations and a skill tree.
An official launch date has not yet been announced by the developer. However, the title has been confirmed for release on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X/S, and PC.
