During today’s Xbox Partner Preview online conference, publisher NACON and studio ACE Team unveiled the first gameplay trailer for The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu. The title offers a first-person horror experience that can be played cooperatively by up to four players online, and will be released in Summer 2026 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
Freely inspired by the novella The Mound from the master of cosmic horror, H. P. Lovecraft, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu invites players to form a squad of 2 to 4 members to search for a legendary underground city containing priceless treasures.
The game is set in the 16th century, during the era of the great explorations of the New World. Each expedition begins on the explorers’ galleon, where players gather, select their next mission, and choose together the weapons and equipment that will give them a chance to survive what lies ahead.
Once ashore, players must work together to survive the cursed jungle, find treasure, complete their mission, and make it back to the galleon alive. The area is home to many creatures that threaten the explorers’ lives and also damage their sanity to the point of making them doubt everything.
Are you the only one who heard that scream in the forest? Is that your ally coming to your rescue, or a monster rushing towards you? Can you still trust your perception, and do you really have time to assess the situation? One wrong decision, one misplaced shot, and the mission could turn into a disaster. To survive, mutual aid and communication via proximity voice chat will be essential to untangle illusion from reality, dispel the group’s doubts and paranoia, and hope to return safe and sound (of mind) to the galleon.
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu will be available in Summer 2026 on PlayStation®5, Xbox Series and PC.
