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Updated · Games Press · Jun 8
PikPok Unveils 2027 Horror Game Into the Dead: Crimson Heights at IGN Live
Updated
Updated · Games Press · Jun 8

PikPok Unveils 2027 Horror Game Into the Dead: Crimson Heights at IGN Live

3 articles · Updated · Games Press · Jun 8

Summary

  • Into the Dead: Crimson Heights was revealed by PikPok at IGN Live as a new Hyper Reality survival-horror entry in the studio’s zombie franchise.
  • Hyper Reality tech lets players scan their room and turn real furniture into in-game architecture and cover, pushing beyond standard roomscale VR and mixed-reality play.
  • Walton City’s outbreak returns in the game, which is set in the first hours of the crisis first depicted in PC title Into the Dead: Our Darkest Days.
  • 2027 is the planned release window, with versions in development for Hyper Reality on Meta and VR on Steam; PikPok said more details will come at gamescom in August.

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