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Lurking Announced
Ctrl Freak has announced Lurking, a first-person survival horror game where players must survive a giant spider infestation within an apartment building. The game has a Steam listing indicating an expected release this year.
Indie dev inspired by PS1 Resident Evil tells arachnophobes to get bent, creates first-person survival horror where you're trapped in an apartment "infested by giant spiders"
Indie developer Ctrl Freak is releasing a new survival horror game titled Lurking, which is heavily inspired by the original Resident Evil and features low-poly visuals. The game focuses on players being trapped in an apartment infested with giant spiders, with dynamic AI and realistic movement designed to evoke fear. Lurking is scheduled for a 2026 release on Steam and is described as a short game with approximately two hours of gameplay and multiple endings.
Lurking: Survival-horror with giant spiders announced on Steam
Lurking, a new survival-horror game featuring giant spiders and PSX-inspired pixelated visuals, has been announced for PC. Developed by solo developer Ctrl Freak, the game will offer approximately two hours of gameplay with multiple endings determined by player choices and dynamic spider behavior.