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The Excavation: Beneath The Cathedral

A first-person atmospheric horror experience focused on exploration, environmental storytelling, and psychological tension set beneath an abandoned cathedral.

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Wyrmfang Forge
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Wyrmfang Forge
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About the Game

ABOUT THE GAME

Beneath an abandoned cathedral lies a long-forgotten, sealed excavation site.

Working as part of the excavation crew, the ground suddenly collapses beneath you.

You fall into the darkness below.

But something has been uncovered.

And it was never meant to see the light of day again.

DRAGGED INTO THE DEPTHS

Explore underground tunnels, collapsed chambers, and ancient stone corridors hidden beneath sacred ground.

The deeper you descend, the less the silence feels empty.

PSYCHOLOGICAL HORROR

Reality begins to fracture.

Shadows move where nothing should.
Sounds echo from impossible directions.
The cathedral remembers what happened below.

FEATURES

  • Atmospheric first-person exploration

  • Psychological horror elements

  • Minimal guidance

  • A slow descent into darkness

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