Gloomwood

Gloomwood

Early access since Sep 2022

Trapped in a dark, Victorian city consumed by an ancient curse, you must plan your survival and daring escape using nothing but stealth, an arsenal of eccentric weapons, and your wit in this haunting adventure inspired by the immersive sims and survival horror greats of the late 90s and early 2000s.

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Evaluation

Gloomwood entered Early Access on September 5, 2022 and remains in Early Access. The developer has maintained a consistent and active pace of major content updates, each adding new city districts and systems: - **The All Hallows Update** (October 27, 2023) — new weapons, new market district areas, improved AI - **The HIVE Update** (December 4, 2024) — added the Hive dungeon and overhauled nearly every major game system, with the developer explicitly naming Hightown and The Bank as upcoming destinations - **The Research Update** (April 16, 2025) — introduced a full research and monster transformation system - **The Research Update Part 2** (June 28, 2025) — expanded research with Huntsman serum, passive bonuses, and new enemy encounters; explicitly teased "heading to the rooftops of Hightown next" - **The Hightown Update** (January 1, 2026) — added Hightown, the largest open area in the game to date - **The Cartographer's Update** (February 22, 2026) — added a new map shop, improved area connectivity; patch notes state "Bank is being worked on!" - **Full Controller Support** (April 16, 2026) — major quality-of-life feature patch; noted "work on The Bank continues" - **The Controller Update Update** (June 3, 2026) — refined controller support and previewed new weapons and Bank level geometry in progress - **More Bank Progress** (July 31, 2026) — the most recent post, showing substantial new Bank content: constable formation AI, new feather harpoon mechanics, a bonk baton weapon, and a rat transformation ability; explicitly closes with "the progress continues!" The developer is clearly mid-production on The Bank as the next major content area. The July 31, 2026 post is the most recent communication and confirms active, ongoing development. No 1.0 release date has been announced, and the game's store page presents it as an unfinished Early Access title with more content to come.
Evidence
Developer post titled 'More Bank Progress' showcases new constable formation AI, feather harpoon mechanics, bonk baton weapon, and rat transformation ability — all framed as ongoing work-in-progress for an upcoming Bank level update. Closes with 'the progress continues!'
news post · Jul 31, 2026 source content planned
high
Controller update patch also previews Bank level geometry and new weapons (blackjack, feather harpoons) planned for The Bank area.
news post · Jun 3, 2026 source content planned
high

Media

Details

Developer
Publisher
New Blood Interactive
Achievements
—
Platform
Windows
Controller
full support
Steam Deck
Verified
Players
Single-player

About this game

Gloomwood is a stealth horror FPS that follows your mysterious abduction to a forgotten, twisted Victorian metropolis in the midst of a horrifying transformation. Wield your canesword and take to the shadows as you uncover the accursed mystery hidden within the fog.

The producers of DUSK, AMID EVIL, ULTRAKILL and FAITH bring you a frightening, gothic immersive sim full of haunted streets, dark tunnels and decadent mansions.

  • An intricate, hand-crafted city with freeform exploration - from towering rooftops down to hidden passages, the routes you take and paths you make, are your choice.

  • A detailed stealth and sound system that tracks your light visibility and propagates noise accurately through the world. Tread lightly. Or prepare to get loud.

  • A unique arsenal to meet any situation - a stealthy canesword, six-shot revolver, folding shotgun, hand-placed traps, rope-slinging harpoon rifle and more.

  • In-depth player interactivity, from leaning to eavesdrop, peeking through door cracks, checking the bullets in your firearms and mantling onto ledges.

  • A mob of ghastly denizens and monsters with acute senses, like the sharp-clawed Crowmen and the fearsome, cadaver-seeking Corpse Duster.

  • Gloomwood is full of objects to pick up, throw, climb, smash and use to your advantage.
    There is more to this city than you can possibly imagine...

Last evaluated Aug 27, 2026
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