Press Kit

Dread Realms is a gothic horror PvPvE multiplayer game set in the Veil — a supernatural fog that has consumed nearly everything, leaving behind a world of ruined cities, ancient horrors, and competing factions. Players take the role of Hunters: mercenaries who do the work that ordinary people can't survive. Hunt monsters, recover artifacts, navigate faction politics, and compete with other crews doing exactly the same thing.

The game is built around first-person skill-based combat with a six-weapon arsenal spanning melee and ranged archetypes, a fixed health and flat damage model that keeps the field level regardless of playtime, and an Escalating Bounty system that makes holding loot dangerous. Multiple interconnected Dread Realms — each with distinct environments and threats — are navigated via Dread Engine stagecoaches that serve as mobile bases and traversal vehicles.

Dread Realms is currently in early development by Necrotic Studios, a solo developer independent studio. The game targets PC (Windows) and is built on Unreal Engine with dedicated server architecture.