During the Future Games Show, independent studio Vertpaint revealed the first gameplay trailer for Ritual Tides, its upcoming first-person horror experience, offering a chilling look at the mysterious island, the unsettling atmosphere, and the intense encounters awaiting players.

The project is being developed by a veteran team praised by former Blizzard Entertainment director Jonathan Berube as "the Seal Team of Game Development". In addition, the game is supported by acclaimed horror author Adam Nevill, who contributed to the script, and content creator Daz Games, whose audience of over 20 million makes him one of the genre’s biggest influencers, and who also appears in the game as the character Phineam.

The newly released trailer offers the first glimpse of gameplay, showcasing the haunting world of Hortus, a remote British island in the 19th century, where players awaken alone on unforgiving shores and must explore bleak countryside, abandoned settlements, and the decaying remains of a once-thriving community.

Ritual Tides is being developed with the ambition of delivering visual fidelity that surpasses many modern AAA productions, and to support its unique traversal and combat design, Vertpaint rebuilt its core first-person systems and combat mechanics from the ground up, ensuring a deeply immersive and atmospheric horror experience.

Currently in development for PC, the title will also have console versions planned for release later this year, expanding the experience across multiple platforms.