Summary
- The Spring seasonal event is here.
- New Raid and map, unlockable cosmetics and more.
- Story Mode with exciting new maps and gameplay systems.
Even the beautiful sight of cherry blossoms and festive masks won’t stop the zombie horde from destroying everything in sight! My name is Julia Wolbach, Co-Founder and Chief Operating Officer of Dead Drop Studios. I’m delighted to introduce you to the Sakura Ridge district just as Outbreak: Shades of Horror joins Xbox Play Anywhere and adds cross-platform multiplayer!
No Place to Hide When the Infected Can Strike AnywhereThe many frights and blights of Cypress Ridge can now be experienced whenever and wherever with Xbox Play Anywhere. Looking for a quick four-player co-op online rush with friends? Hop into Raid Mode online on Xbox Live on your Xbox Series X|S console. Have time at work to make a little progress in the tense Chromatic Split: Enhanced Edition campaign? Craft the items you need to survive on handheld with the ROG Xbox Ally X. Prefer to get creative with artsy shots of a city under siege at your desk? Boot into the robust Photo Mode (usable across the whole game) on Windows PC and snap away. With Xbox Play Anywhere, when you purchase Outbreak: Shades of Horror, you can enter the fray on your preferred platform and pick up exactly where you left off with cross-save support. Need more? Cross-platform multiplayer across all versions of the game is now live!
The Ruined City of Cypress Ridge Expands with New Sakura Ridge AreaAs part of our major Spring update, players can now explore the scenic Sakura Ridge region in a stunning new map. Lay waste to and dismember legions of zombies as they ravage this once serene locale. Protect civilians for as long as you can by fortifying your defenses, building traps, and shooting the skin off of never-ending waves of enemies in Invasion Mode. Reach the evacuation point in a suspenseful Raid Modescenario where the longer you dawdle, the more difficult and powerful your foes become. Can you distract yourself from the gorgeous scenery long enough to avoid becoming a zombie chew toy?
Express Yourself with Unlockable Masks and More!When you load into Cypress Reel, the game’s feature-rich hub world, you’ll see the once-thriving theater has been decorated for the occasion! Take in the added pastel sights while you enjoy the game’s expansive content and modes. By completing special challenges and earning Seasonal Tickets, you can unlock seasonal cosmetics; this season marks the arrival of masks in Outbreak: Shades of Horror, and they can be equipped on any of the characters in your roster as you see fit. Combine them with the hundreds of already existing clothing pieces in the game to serve while you slay. Have you missed previous events? Don’t worry: you can still play previously added seasonal maps like Wordy’s Winter Wonderland and unlock older event rewards!
An Engrossing Adventure with a Heart-Stopping Storyline
On top of upcoming seasonal and game crossover events, we are also hard at work on an ambitious new campaign. Story Mode will arrive in the future featuring sprawling maps with multiple paths, exits, and secrets, a gripping and emotional narrative, and even entirely new gameplay systems that we’ll reveal as we approach release. Existing owners of Outbreak: Shades of Horror will receive Story Mode as a free update when it’s available. Stay tuned for more details!
Until next time, may the gentle Spring air relax you…at least before you’re faced with a whole manner of nasty zombie brutes ready to tear you asunder! Happy surviving!
Outbreak: Shades of Horror
Dead Drop Studios LLC
BEWARE! Retro survival horror lives!
Outbreak: Shades of Horror is inspired by retro survival horror from the ’90s and ’00s! The title blends bleeding edge tech and modern gameplay mechanics with archaic concepts from the roots of survival horror, like a restricted inventory, heavy resource management, and crushing difficulty. If you’re an old hat, or a lover of the past, you’ll find a lot to love in the janky but crushing experience. If that’s not your jam, proceed with caution as this nightmare is unforgiving!
Welcome to Cypress Ridge!
Experience the harrowing beginning of a full-scale Zombie Apocalypse as it descends on the Midwestern city of Cypress Ridge. Start from the (relative) safety of the beloved local movie theater, Cypress Reel. Choose between a central cast of 9 characters, with loads more on the way, and then venture out into a city fundamentally changed with the goal to survive and outlast the mysterious horrors that have suddenly arisen?
Do You Want To Play a Game? Or maybe some shopping?
Between rounds of running and gunning, there is plenty to do at Cypress Reel. Shop ‘til you drop at Ferret’s Emporium, where you can earn new guns, weapon skins, and millions of different combos of clothing to customize your character just the way you like. If you are in the mood for a different kind of game, Cypress Reel Arcade has a vast array of small-scale mini modes to cleanse your palette before you go back to chasing zombie flesh. Can you survive the Boss Rush gauntlet? Will you be able to skip a creepy rural town in Looming Dread? Test your reflexes as you escape a flooding subway tunnel in Collapse! While short and sweet, these mini-games will put your skills through drills! Plus – with adjustable difficulties, there’s always new challenges to face.
Past Meets Present
Players will also have access to Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split, the original prologue to Shades of Horror, and an all new side story, Trials of Hank.
Shades of Horror: Chromatic Split Enhanced Edition: Enjoy the classic, three act prequel to the main game, now enhanced with new weapons, items, and mechanics. Can Lydia get essential information from her contact in the Cypress Ridge underground before it’s too late?
Trials of Hank: While Lydia is traversing the underground in Chromatic Split, fan-favorite Hank hits the rooftops in this over-the-top side campaign where the answers to all of life’s problems are lead, explosions, and more lead! Will Hank complete his mission, or will the monsters that haunt the Cypress Ridge skyline be too much for him to handle?
Challenges and Events: Seasonal and game-crossover events begin immediately with a Halloween celebration and DINOBREAK-themed content and cosmetics. Players can enjoy fun decorations in the theater, thrilling seasonal maps, special challenges to complete, and unique rewards to earn. In addition, test your mettle with Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Crossover and Seasonal challenges.
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