A new addition to the world of narrative-driven horror games, The Horror at Highrook is set to immerse you in a gothic mystery filled with occult rituals, sinister secrets, and card-based mechanics. Developed by Nullpointer Games and published in collaboration with Outersloth, this indie RPG features originality, atmospheric depth, and tabletop-inspired gameplay.
Drawing Inspiration From H.P. Lovecraft, Allan Poe, And Bram Stoker
Set in the decaying halls of Highrook Manor, the game introduces you to the vanished Ackeron family, once a noble house now tainted by whispers of dark pacts and forbidden knowledge. With the city council urging an investigation into their disappearance, you step into the role of an occult detective, assembling a team of specialists to uncover the mansion’s eerie secrets.
Drawing inspiration from literary greats such as H.P. Lovecraft, Edgar Allan Poe, and Bram Stoker, the game blends psychological horror with intricate narrative choices, allowing you to shape your path through its unsettling world.
Crafting Cards And Manage Distinct Characters
A standout feature of The Horror at Highrook is its unique card crafting system, which enables you to combine characters, items, and locations to create tools, potions, and arcane rites. This nonlinear approach encourages experimentation, rewarding those who master the esoteric arts with greater insight and power.
Your team consists of distinct characters—such as a Mechanist, a Plague Doctor, a Scholar, and a Thug—each offering unique skills and perspectives on the unfolding nightmare. However, survival is not just a matter of solving puzzles; you must also manage resources carefully, ensuring that hunger, injury, and creeping madness do not claim your investigators before the mystery is unraveled.
A Creepy Victorian Setting
Through evocative artwork, unsettling letters, and tense conversations, the game seeks to immerse you in its haunting Victorian setting, where every choice could lead to salvation or doom. Unlocking new areas, discovering hidden lore, and confronting otherworldly entities will be key to progressing through the game, ensuring that each playthrough offers fresh challenges and revelations.
With no confirmed Steam release date, we can only try the available demo and explore the secrets of Highrook Manor. Below an overview via Steam and Trailer.
More Details About The Game
Highrook – an aristocratic eyrie of cold rock and rain. Home to the Ackeron family, a noble house fallen into disrepute. Following rumours of dark pacts and shadowy rituals, the Ackerons have vanished. At the request of the city council, a team of occult investigators has been dispatched to investigate.
KEY FEATURES:
Plunge into a dark Victorian world, inspired by HP Lovecraft, Edgar Allen Poe and Bram Stoker. Investigate a gothic-horror mystery through disturbing letters, fraught conversations and and evocative artwork.
Learn the dark arts
Combine characters, items and locations to craft tools, potions and occult rites. Master a deep, nonlinear crafting system as you progress through the story, gaining the strength and insight needed to succeed.
Manage a team of investigators
Control unique characters from the city’s elite guilds: Mechanist, Plague Doctor, Scholar and Thug, Each with their own skills and perspectives. Keep your team safe from Hunger, Injury and Madness
Unlock mysteries
Complete challenges to open up new areas, items and characters on the game board. Build an arsenal of tools and rites. Banish ghastly entities and keep your wits in order to survive and outwit the dark forces hidden beneath the surface of the world,
