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THE VESSEL CURSE

A pixel-art psychological horror dungeon-crawler. Play as Project 666 — a cursed test subject — and fight through a nightmarish facility using a dual-form combat system, blood-fueled abilities, and your will to survive

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Urzan Studio
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Urzan Studio
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THE VESSEL CURSE is a pixel-art psychological horror dungeon-crawler where survival depends on mastering two minds in one body.

You play as Project 666 — a test subject trapped in a nightmarish underground facility, the product of the ancient Kodoku ritual. The experiment didn't just change your body. It gave you something else entirely.

Two Forms. Two Playstyles. Switch on the fly between Alex and The Vessel — two radically different ways to fight. Alex relies on guns, traps, and positioning. The Vessel tears through enemies with blood-fueled melee combos, directional attacks, and a devastating laser mode. Mastering when to switch is the difference between survival and death.

A Living Economy Blood isn't just a health bar — it's your currency. Spend it to fuel abilities, craft gear at workbenches, and barter with two mysterious merchants hidden in the facility. Every decision costs something.

Brutal Encounters Face waves of twisted creatures that escalate in aggression and complexity. Multi-phase boss fights push both forms to their limits. The facility doesn't give you time to breathe.

Uncover the Truth Piece together what Project 666 really is, what the Kodoku ritual created, and why you were chosen. The answers are darker than the facility itself.

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