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Calling in the Shadows

A multiplayer horror game. Work together to escape the island. Hunt by sound to murder your friends.

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July 12, 2026
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About the Game

Play online with proximity chat with up to 12 players. Find each other in the dark. Break crates to get items with different uses. Each player can only hold one item at a time, so you'll need to work as a team to use more than one item at once. Work together or alone to gather orbs from the center of the island to deliver to dormant obelisks on the beach. If you manage to deliver 3 orbs to the same obelisk, a portal off the island will appear for a time, through which you can escape.

But be careful! The island is dangerous, and if you die, you transform into a horrible monster, completely blind, but possessing an inhuman sense that allows you to "see" sound. To satisfy your hunger, you must hunt in total darkness, feeding on crawlers to survive. And perhaps larger prey too, if you can find it.

You never know what's out there in the dark. So listen and beware of calling in the shadows.

  • Up to 12 players

  • Public and private lobbies

  • Proximity chat

  • Play as the monster to hunt your friends