Summary
- Test yourself with Post Trauma’s challenging puzzles from today.
- Immersive terrifying new landscape, built by old school horror fans.
- Full, stellar voice acting with Togo Igawa, Autumn Ivy, and Hyoie O’Grady.
After three years of development, Post Trauma is now available on Xbox Series X|S.
While it’s finally time to visit The Gloom, the question is can players find their way back out?
When playing Post Trauma, you will need to keep the old school classics like Resident Evil and Silent Hill in mind. In addition to the fixed camera angles and top down, third person views, your enemies are a fearsome bunch, and the puzzles are pretty fiendish too.
The developer, Roberto Serra of Red Soul Games has focused on atmosphere and story-telling to drive Post Trauma forward, and as part artist, part programmer, has used fixed-camera angles to showcase the game’s striking cinematic sequences.
From the very beginning, having a pen and paper next to your controller will prove to be just as useful as arming Roman with a crowbar or shotgun. Studying the environment carefully is going to be essential to progress, from the opening moments where looking at unusual highlights on old subway maps reveals clues to a padlock combination to carefully reading through documents to discover critical information.
The game’s puzzles have purposefully been designed to be a challenge and the aim is to fill you with a sense of reward when you solve them. Just like the classics it’s inspired by, Red Soul Games have opted to build tension through storytelling while maintaining an authentic feeling 90s style survival horror experience.
You will also need to think on their feet in heart-pounding confrontations that will test Roman’s willpower and endurance. Rather than opt for the traditionally athletic super cop in this setting, Roman is just an average man, who doesn’t really know how to fight and gets tired if he runs for too long. As a character, Roman is better equipped for escape-room style situations, but with that comes its own unique set of challenges for you.
Not every encounter needs to be fought and won, though. Sometimes it’s in Roman’s best interests to run for safety and use radios in conveniently placed ‘Save Rooms’ scattered around The Gloom. Opting not to use these rooms could lead to Roman’s eventual downfall, though, and potentially put him right back at the beginning of a challenging encounter he only just scraped through.
In the trailers, you’ve caught a glimpse of the horrors that lie in wait in this twisted reality. Enemies such as the affectionately known ‘Potato Head’ are definitely not a friendly bunch, nor are more traditionally named enemies like ‘Henry’.
Fortunately for Roman, he will not be alone. Finding unlikely allies in the face of grave danger could make all the difference as to whether he stays trapped in The Gloom forever or finds a way home. You might even find yourself stepping into their shoes from time to time.
Bringing these characters to life is an all-star voice acting cast. Having previously worked withRaw Furyon Wolfstride, this time Togo Igawa voices Roman, a retired train driver who is unsure of where he is or how he got there, bravely attempting to piece together the mysteries of The Gloom.
Alongside him is Autumn Ivy, who plays the enigmatic ‘Jill’, and Hyoie O’Grady who delivers a chilling performance as Carlos.
And rounding out the cast is an unnannounced actor who plays an undisclosed role in the game. This person has a deep connection to the horror community and plays a character that hasn’t been featured in any of the trailers or screenshots to date. We’ll keep this a surprise for you for now, but the best way to find out more is to play Post Trauma!
With an emotionally charged soundtrack from the extremely talented Nicolas Gasparini (Myuu) and an unpredictable world that feels ominously real, built from the ground up by Roberto Serra and Red Soul Games in Unreal Engine 5, Post Trauma continually builds tension rather than simply opting for jump scares.
Post Trauma started out as a solo developer project but a small team has grown over course of development, from a 2D artist to a writer, animator and audio designer, all in the name of making the game better and providing players with a truly memorable experience.
On behalf of the developer, Red Soul Games and all of Raw Fury, thanks for all of the support since the initial reveal at The Game Awards! Post Trauma is finally here and the world of horror will never be quite the same again!
Post Trauma
Raw Fury
Players will explore a terrifying, twisted reality that constantly unsettles as its story shifts and unravels.
Fight or Flight?
In Post Trauma, players control Roman (Togo Igawa), a tormented train conductor who awakes to find himself in a surreal dimension following a terrible panic attack. Faced with horrifying architecture and nightmarish abominations, Roman can choose to defend himself with an array of weapons or try to find the path of least resistance.
A new world of horror that pays homage to the greats
Inspired by key staples of the Survival Horror genre, Post Trauma blends fixed camera angles with stunning visuals through Unreal Engine 5 to create a truly unsettling, yet familiar horror experience. But just when you think you have the answers, this hellscape changes the questions as you enter the unknown to face your greatest fears.
Can you find a way home?
To survive this cruel world, you must piece together an ongoing mystery across several, seemingly unrelated settings. Deducing your environments to find unlikely hints and discovering precious tools in unexpected places will help you make continued progress.
As you find clues and solve puzzles, you’ll gradually learn more about where you are and how you can escape, using a delicate mix of patience and cunning to stay alive. And maybe a pad and paper too.
Built and enriched by world-class talent
Featuring a fully voice acted cast (Togo Igawa, Autumn Ivy, Hyoie O’Grady) and a captivating, ambient audioscape, elevated by a hypnotic score from Nicolas Gasparini (Myuu), Post Trauma has been crafted to be a homage to beloved franchises and a new merging of playstyles. The intent is to create a truly special, unforgettable horror experience fuelled by pure passion and incredible talent.
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