Nacon’s livestream has taken place, and given the publisher’s current situation, there will be plenty to discuss in today’s news. The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu offers a cooperative survival experience set during the Conquistador era, where treasure hunting can very quickly turn into madness and blood.

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu is a purely cooperative experience in which a group of explorers must survive horrors and madness during the age of the conquistadors. You and your companions begin on the deck of a galleon, where El Capitán gives you a contract: gather as much treasure as possible, find a missing person, locate an ancient fort, and, if possible, return from this dangerous expedition in one piece. As soon as you set foot on the shore at the edge of the jungle, a vague and unpleasant fear settles over you. Treasures and mysteries await in the jungle, but so do unspeakable entities ready to make you regret ever stepping into their territory.

At the beginning of each expedition in The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, players form a group of up to four explorers and choose a contract to complete. The task is to collect treasures and identify new areas of the island to explore. They must act quickly, because the longer the expedition lasts, the more numerous and dangerous the creatures become. Equipment is limited, and the basic weapons encourage avoiding conflict and defending yourself rather than pretending to be Rambo in the middle of a Lovecraftian meat grinder.

Another major threat to the adventurers is losing their sanity. When confronted with cosmic horrors, players gradually fall victim to hallucinations: an ally may appear as a monstrosity or the other way around, seemingly harmless terrain may actually be a deadly pit, bushes may come to life, and blood may fall from the sky without warning. If the explorers return from their journey alive, El Capitán will be pleased, but he already has more contracts waiting. Inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s cosmic horror novella, the game sends teams of two to four players to an unknown continent in search of a legendary city holding priceless treasures.

The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu will be released on July 15 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and PC.

Source: Gematsu