- A New Eldritch Escape Playtest Is Live! - 15 September 2026
Hey Survivors, it’s time to return to the void!The new Eldritch Escape Steam Playtest is live now, featuring an expanded roster of playable survivors and more squad combinations to explore.Earth has been consumed by an ancient eldritch god. Your way forward? Build a three-character squad, fight through swarms of nightmarish creatures, and make it out with what you can carry.What awaits you in this playtest?Expanded Playable Character Roster: More survivors are available in the new playtest, each bringing their own abilities, mechanics, and playstyles to the squad. Experiment with different combinations and discover which characters work best together.Three-Character Squad Gameplay: Build a squad of three survivors and switch between their abilities as you fight through waves of eldritch creatures. Squad composition plays a major role in how each expedition unfolds.Team-Up Upgrade Trees:…
- NEXT FEST DEMO IS LIVE - 15 June 2026
Howdy everyone!We’re excited to announce that Eldritch Escape is officially part of Steam Next Fest!We’ve released a new update for the demo based on the feedback we’ve received from players. We’ve fixed numerous bugs, improved the overall experience, made additional balance and QOL adjustments.A huge thank you to everyone who has already played the demo, reported issues, shared suggestions, and helped us improve the game. Your feedback genuinely matters and directly influences the future of Eldritch Escape.But we’re not done yet!Jump back into the Void, try the updated demo, experiment with different squad combinations, and let us know what you think. Please keep sharing your feedback, reporting bugs, posting your builds and telling others about the game - every comment, post, review, and wishlist helps us enormously. Play the Demo Now:What’s New in the Demo?The new demo introduces mul…
- New Demo is OUT NOW - 8 June 2026
Howdy everyone!We’re excited to announce that a brand-new demo for Eldritch Escape is now available on Steam and is featured during Bullet Fest (June 8) and Steam Next Fest (June 15)This is your first hands-on taste of the squad-based Extraction Bullet Heaven, set inside a Lovecraftian void where Earth has already been consumed by an ancient eldritch god. A small band of survivors is trapped inside its belly, and the only way forward is to fight, loot, extract, and search for a way out before the Void claims everything. Play the Demo Now:What’s New in the Demo?The new demo introduces multiple playable survivors, new long-term progression systems, boss-dropped Meta Resources, squad synergies, reworked expedition choices, and a brand-new playable character: Neon Ninja.Build a squad of three survivors, battle through waves of nightmarish creatures, collect Morphite, defeat bosses, gather r…
- Playtest Extended by One Week - 29 May 2026
Heyo everyone!We've got good news: the Eldritch Escape public Steam Playtest has been extended by one more week.The response from players has been fantastic, and we want to give everyone more time to explore the void, test new builds, share feedback, and help shape the future of the game. If you haven't joined yet, now is the perfect time to assemble your squad, loot corrupted worlds, survive eldritch horrors, and see how deep you're willing to go before everything falls apart. Play the Steam Playtest Here:We've already received a lot of valuable feedback and will continue improving the game throughout the extended playtest period. Join the CommunityWe’ll be actively gathering feedback throughout the playtest and continuing to improve the game together with the community.Join the official Discord server to share feedback, report bugs, discuss builds, and survive the void together.Thank…
- Public Playtest of Eldritch Escape IS LIVE - 22 May 2026
Hey everyone! The void is open.The first public Steam Playtest for Eldritch Escape is officially LIVE!From now until May 29, players can descend into corrupted worlds trapped inside the void, build their squad, fight through endless eldritch horrors, extract valuable loot, and try to survive long enough to escape.Eldritch Escape is a Lovecraftian Extraction Bullet Heaven where Earth has already been consumed by an ancient god. Form a squad of survivors, explore dying worlds, manage your oxygen supply, discover powerful weapons and modules, and decide how deep you're willing to go before everything collapses around you. Play the Public Steam Playtest Now: The public playtest is running on a much newer and expanded build compared to the current Steam demo, featuring major gameplay improvements, new systems, additional content, and overall polish.Once the playtest concludes, the Steam demo…
- First Playtest of Eldritch Escape - Sign-Ups Are NOW OPEN! - 15 May 2026
Hey folks! We're happy to announce that sign-ups for Eldritch Escape’s first public Steam Playtest are now officially open! The playtest will run from May 22 to May 29, 2025, giving players a full week to descend into the void, experiment with squad builds, extract valuable loot, and survive against endless eldritch horrors.Eldritch Escape is a Lovecraftian Extraction Bullet Heaven where Earth has already been consumed by an ancient god. Form a squad of survivors, explore decaying worlds trapped within the void, fight through relentless hordes, manage your oxygen supply, and search for a way out before the void claims you forever.Request Access Now:The goal of this first public test is to gather honest feedback on combat feel, balance, progression, UI clarity, squad systems, and the overall extraction gameplay loop.What Awaits You in the Playtest:Squad Building - Choose three survivors…
- Bullet Heaven 3.0 Fest! - 4 December 2025
Another year, another Bullet Heaven Festival! We’re thrilled to be part of the event once again as this marks an exciting milestone for us. Eldritch Escape’s demo has been live for almost a year now, and in that time we’ve gathered a ton of feedback, crushed countless bugs, and made improvements across the board.We just released an updated demo packed with these refinements, and we can’t wait to hear what you all think as we shift our focus toward expanding the game with new worlds, enemies, and strange horrors to uncover.STREAM WITH THE DEVSJoin us for a special prerecorded stream where we dive into the dark, chaotic world of Eldritch Escape!We’ll be showcasing the frantic bullet-heaven action, highlighting some of the game’s unique systems, and pulling back the curtain on the design inspirations that shaped the experience. Watch and learn more about the development process, and see wh…
- Emerging from the Void for Bullet Heaven Fest 3.0! - 4 December 2025
Hey survivors!We’re excited to announce that Eldritch Escape is taking part in Bullet Heaven Festival 3.0! To mark the occasion, we’ve carved open the belly of the beast and packed our free demo with fresh updates, new content, and plenty of writhing surprises! All available right now!We know things have been a bit quiet lately. Eldritch Escape is built by just two people, both juggling day jobs and real life, but we’ve never stopped working on this passion project of ours. The last couple of months have seen huge progress, and today we get to share a small slice of that with you!New Content Arrives!Enter the Black Goat’s DomainThe mysterious region sealed behind the green eldritch veil is now fully "fleshed" out.New enemiesNew Consumable ItemAnd our most brutal, twisted boss fight yet! If you dare… step beyond the wall.Hub Updates & New NPCs📜 The Bounty BoardA brand-new meta progressi…
- Update Recap – More Fixes, Balance Tweaks, and New Content! - 23 March 2025
Survivors, We've been hard at work pushing out updates, and with our latest patch we just released, it's time for a recap of everything we've added and improved! As we shift focus to developing more content, here’s a look at the highlights from our recent updates: Gameplay & Balance Tweaks Character Balance & Upgrades: Marksman remains the top single-target damage dealer but now has more AOE upgrade options. Samurai saw minor nerfs and upgrade adjustments to support varied playstyles. Robot was heavily nerfed (he was way too OP). Biomancer received slight buffs but still focuses on supporting and buffing allies rather than raw damage. Secondary Weapon Overhaul: Unique max-rank upgrades have been reduced to one per weapon. The more interesting ones have been turned into Modules or integrated into earlier upgrades. Reworked Toxic Horror Boss Fight: The randomly moving poison clouds have b…
- First Week Patch Roundup! - 22 February 2025
Hey everyone! It’s been an exciting first week since the demo launched, and we can’t thank you enough for playing, sharing feedback, and helping us improve Eldritch Escape! We’ve been hard at work making adjustments based on your thoughts, and we wanted to highlight some of the key changes we’ve made this week. Here’s what’s new: Reworked Squad Select Menu We gave the squad select screen a major overhaul! It now presents information more clearly, with improved controller flow and support, making it easier to build your dream squad. Updated Meta Progression Menu (The Doctor) This one’s more of a polish pass than a full rework, but we focused on improving controller feel and smoothing out interactions when spending points with Dr. Thorne. All-New Tooltip System We rebuilt the tooltip system from the ground up! You can now scale tooltip size in the gameplay settings to match your preferenc…
- Eldritch Escape Demo is out now! - 14 February 2025
The wait is over! The Eldritch Escape Demo has officially launched, and we can’t wait for you to dive in, battle through the horrors of the void, and (hopefully) make it out alive. We’re a small team, and your feedback means everything to us. If you run into bugs, have suggestions, or just want to share your experience, you can report issues directly in-game through the Feedback button or drop us a message in the Steam forums. Every bit of feedback helps us improve and expand the game! What’s Next? While the game is fully playable, we already have some exciting new features in the works—so before you ask, yes, we’re already working on: More Characters, Worlds, Modules, Weapons, Enemies, and Bosses – Let’s get the most obvious one out of the way. Yes, we have a whole roster of new survivors in the works, along with strange new worlds, terrifying enemies, and eldritch bosses ruled by the…
- Eldritch Escape Demo Arrives February 14th!💀 - 10 February 2025
Valentine’s Day is a time for love, warmth, and… horrific eldritch nightmares? Forget the chocolates—this Friday, February 14th, we’re unleashing the Eldritch Escape demo! Our two-person team has been working tirelessly to deliver a polished, action-packed demo that gives you a true taste of what’s to come. Full controller support? Check. Steam Deck ready? You bet. Localization into other languages?.........still working on that one, sorry. What Awaits You? Enter Shub-Niggurath’s forsaken garden, a world where sentient plant creatures are greedily feasting their way into a bountiful 'spring.' Unfortunately, humanity is now part of the food chain—putting a whole new, horrifying twist on 'you are what you eat.' Three survivors step up to the challenge… but there’s a hidden fourth waiting to be unlocked. Steel and circuitry weren’t meant to survive in the void. And yet… something has awake…
- Bullet Heaven 2.0 Fest! - 4 December 2024
We’re thrilled to announce that Eldritch Escape will be part of our very first Steam Fest, the Bullet Heaven Fest 2.0! This marks an exciting milestone for us, and we can’t wait to share what we’ve been working on with all of you. 🔥 STREAM WITH THE DEVS 🔥 Get ready to dive into the dark and chaotic world of Eldritch Escape! Join us for our first-ever live stream, where we’ll showcase the heart-pounding, bullet-hell action and reveal some of the unique systems and mechanics that make Eldritch Escape stand out in the genre. During the stream, we’ll be answering your questions, talking about the inspirations and design philosophies behind the game, and giving you a sneak peek into the gameplay that will leave you on the edge of your seat. Don’t miss it—this is your chance to connect with us directly and see the game in action! 📢 PUBLIC DEMO COMING IN JANUARY 📢 While we’re beyond excite…
