Credit to IGN for the exclusive trailer
Yesterday, we saw Halloween 2024 come and go, but we had an exciting announcement in the gaming world. This is especially exciting for me as it is set off the South-West coast of Cornwall, which is exactly where I live. Vertpaint Games has introduced their upcoming game Ritual Tides which takes us back to 1800s Britain in a new flagship horror title. It is scheduled for a Q3 2025 release on PC and penned in for consoles at a later stage, so hopefully we will see this on Xbox towards the end of next year.
James Macleod, CEO & Creative Director at Vertpaint Games had this to say –“At Vertpaint, we’ve earned a reputation amongst developers as innovators. With Ritual Tides, we cannot wait to show the world why as we take players on an escapade that combines the charm of true horror and original character designs, all brought to life through meticulous animation and artful conception.”
Further Information – Press Release
Founded in 2019, Vertpaint first launched as a service provider within the industry, and after rapidly achieving success with partnering with the likes of Crytek, is now extremely excited to announce its sister company Vertpaint Games and debut horror experience, Ritual Tides.
In Ritual Tides, players will find themselves washed up on a beach with the only goal being to uncover the island’s horrific secrets. Gruesomely designed enemies lurk, danger lies around every corner, and you best hide, or run. Ritual Tides presents a ‘gun’, but not in a typical fashion, candidly setting it apart from other games within this space. More on this to come in February 2025 when we’ll be revealing gameplay, no spoilers for now!
PC First – Consoles Later
Slated for a PC launch in Q3 2025, followed by major console launches, Ritual Tides is set to make waves within the horror genre and is being developed by a proven team made up of senior talents from the likes of ex-Rockstar, CIG, TT Games, and more. Talent knows no bounds within Vertpaint Games, with glowing appraisals from industry legend and Director Jonathan Berube, who referred to the team as “The seal team of game development.”
Ritual Tides is being developed using what the team describes as a ‘two stream’ approach, meaning design and game mechanics are prioritised alongside art research and development. As avid gamers and horror fans, the team is crafting something genuinely memorable and will be sure to stick in players’ minds long after the credits have rolled. Enemy variation is central to the development ethos and unlike other horror-focused titles, Ritual Tides will provide a wealth of encounters, each more uniquely terrifying than the last.
As if all of this wasn’t riveting enough, Vertpaint Games is purely independent and uncompromising in its uniquely dark vision for Ritual Tides, with no external publisher input to potentially hinder the process. The team also promises to set the visual quality bar for 2025, giving Ritual Tides players a near-photo realistic immersive story to unfold.
We are excited as a team at Complete Xbox to see this title come to fruition and wish Vertpaint Games and associated teams the best of luck in the run-up to launch!