Iconic Lovecraftian tabletop horror recreation Eldritch Horror is getting itself a PC adaptation subsequent 12 months, and it guarantees to ship a trustworthy digital model of the “acclaimed globe-spanning thriller and journey”.
As revealed throughout an Arkham Horror-focused livestream, Eldritch Horror shall be launching by way of Steam within the first quarter of 2026. Growth is being dealt with by Cornerstone Software program, and this seems to be the studio’s first venture.
The aptly-named Eldritch Horror: Digital Version goals to convey the scares and strategic decision-making of the unique tabletop recreation to PC audiences, so you’ll be able to anticipate just about the identical gameplay and environment you may expertise in the event you play the board recreation model.
Cornerstone’s Eldritch Horror adaptation will function eight playable characters, all of whom are “absolutely voiced”, in addition to 4 distinct Historic Ones to tackle. You may also look ahead to “numerous monsters” and “a whole lot of encounters”, all based mostly on the unique Eldritch Horror’s “wealthy” lore.
This being a PC adaptation, although, you will not have to depend on YouTube atmosphere compilations in your soundscape; Eldritch Horror: Digital Version will come full with a “haunting unique soundtrack”, in addition to new art work that captures the sport’s “noir-inspired, Nineteen Twenties supernatural aesthetic”.
After all, the sport will try and faithfully translate Fantasy Flight’s strategic party-based co-op gameplay right into a digital enviornment as effectively, full with “useful resource administration, storytelling, and roguelite components”.
That being stated, Cornerstone has made a few housekeeping modifications; a lot of Eldritch Horror’s number-crunching and “bookkeeping” shall be dealt with for you within the Steam model, permitting you to get straight to the spooky motion, because it have been.
You’ll take a look at Eldritch Horror when it launches on PC by way of Steam someday early subsequent 12 months. It will set you again $24.99 or your regional equal. This is hoping it paves the way in which for a digital model of the creator’s subsequent recreation, too!
