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Tormented Souls 2

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Tormented Souls II Announced for 2024 Release

Tormented Souls

Resident Evil and Silent Hill were once the dominant leading franchises of the survival horror genre, ushering in a new style of gameplay and storytelling before each series evolved in different directions. Silent Hill was handed off to different developers who each had their own take, before Konami decided to become what they are today. Resident Evil also changed its gameplay style and theme to be more focused on action, before remaking itself again in the first-person perspective.

But while survival horror has moved on in other ways, Chilean developer Abstract Digital Works and Italian developer Dual Effect teamed up to bring back the old style of Resident Evil and Silent Hill games with an indie horror game of their own, Tormented Souls.

Tormented Souls 2

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Tormented Souls: The First 20 Minutes of Gameplay

Survival horror game Tormented Souls will launch both physically and digitally for PlayStation 5 and Switch, and digitally for Xbox Series and PC via Steam when it releases later in 2021, publisher PQube and developers Dual Effect and Abstract Digital Works announced.

The previously announced PlayStation 4 and Xbox One versions of Tormented Souls are no longer planned.

Here is an overview of the game, via PQube:

About

Inspired by cult classic survival horrors from Resident Evil to Silent Hill, Tormented Souls is a modern take on the fixed-perspective adventure. Lured to the small town of Winterlake by fate (or perhaps something altogether more sinister) play as Caroline as she fights for her life, for answers, and for an escape from the decrepit hell in which she finds herself.

Featuring improved control scheme and more dynamic camera, Tormented Souls strives to retain everything that made classic survival horror titles so beloved by fans whilst taking advantage of the power and depth of experience made possible by next gen hardware.

Welcome to Winterlake

While investigating the disappearance of twin girls in the small, isolated town of Winterlake—something terrible happens to Caroline Walker.

Waking in the dead of night, naked in a bathtub – and hooked up to some decrepit medical equipment, Caroline must fight for her life as she explores the halls of an abandoned mansion turned hospital.

Keep Your Wits About You

Nothing is quite as it seems at Winterlake.

Cleverly combine items to solve puzzles and use every resource available to explore the secrets of the mansion and its grounds.

Mirrors provide a gateway to another place and time. Investigate even the seemingly mundane and discover ways to manipulate the very fabric of reality and seek escape.

You Are Never Alone in the Dark

The mansion may seem abandoned, but the deeper you venture, the more overwhelming the horrors within become.

Dark forces and unspeakable creatures will do everything in their power to protect the secrets within.

Remain vigilant, and use anything you can find to fight off the encroaching terrors of Winterlake.

Tormented Souls Boxed Versions and Exclusive Sun & Moon Coin

Accompanying the digital version of the game, Tormented Souls will also be available as a physical disc or cartridge on PlayStation 5 and Nintendo Switch!

In partnership with FunStock, players will be able to purchase boxed versions of the game and receive an exclusive Sun and Moon collectable coin featured in Tormented Souls.

Tormented Souls 2 Review

Developer:Dual Effect Publisher: PQube Platforms: PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X (Reviewed) Release Date: Available Now Price: $29.99

With PQube continuing the #indie#horror with Tormented Souls II, is this sequel that pays plenty of homage to #survivalhorror games of the past still worth picking up?

Tormented Souls 2 – Gameplay

Caroline Walker may have hoped to live a normal life with her sister Anna after surviving Wildberger Hospital but now she has found herself within a twisted monastery filled with troubling puzzles and horrific monsters in PQube's Tormented Souls II.

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Caroline Walker returns in Tormented Souls 2, developed by Dual Effect and published by PQube, in a haunting sequel that thrusts her into a twisted reality to save her sister. Following the unsettling events at Wildberger Hospital, Caroline travels to the remote town of Villa Hess and a secluded clinic in the mountains. When her sister Anna is plagued by nightmarish visions and mysterious afflictions, Caroline must confront a sinister cult and bend the fabric of reality to uncover terrifying truths.

Survival horror fans will feel right at home: Tormented Souls 2 features fixed camera angles, resource scarcity, puzzle-solving, and combat against grotesque creatures using makeshift weapons. The game also introduces reality-shifting mechanics—Caroline can traverse between present and otherworldly dimensions to solve puzzles and alter events. The locations are richly atmospheric, including derelict malls, shadowy convents, and forsaken schools, each hiding dark secrets and monstrous threats.

Tormented Souls 2 Developer: Dual Effect Publisher: PQube Platform: PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Windows PC Release Date: October 23, 2025