Heartworm

July 31, 2025 Vincent Adinolfi DreadXP
Shooter Puzzle Indie
Series X|S PS4 Switch 2 PC PS5 XONE Switch
About

Pass through the threshold and enter a world born of memories. Defend yourself with a camera while solving death’s mysteries in a reverent evolution of 90’s survival horror, integrating both fixed cameras and over the shoulder perspectives.
Storyline

Sam, fueled by her obsession with the deaths of those close to her, researches ways to contact the dead. She stumbles down a dark internet path, finding a message board with users discussing a house in the mountains that supposedly has some connection to the afterlife. However, no one who has visited the house has ever returned. Left with seemingly no other option as her obsession consumes her, Sam seeks out the house to find out for herself - no matter the consequence.
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Release Date July 31, 2025
Developer Vincent Adinolfi
Publisher DreadXP
Game Modes Single player
Perspective Third person
Themes Action, Horror, Survival
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