Outbreak: Shades of Horror News

Hello Survivors!

Get ready for a double-dose of adventure this Friday, May 3rd, when Outbreak The FEDORA Files: What Lydia Knows launches on Steam, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 5, PlayStation 4, and Epic Games Store!

Enjoy a 25% off launch discount here on Steam!

This two game pack includes the following:

FEDORA Files: What Lydia Knows

In our first file of “The FEDORA Files” three part limited series: What Lydia Knows, play as intrepid detective Lydia Daniels as she tries to discover the mystery behind her partner's disappearance. Search for clues, probe allies and enemies, and solve the mystery of the Jackson Street Sewers in this installment that acts a prequel to Outbreak: Shades of Horror.

Features:

• Narrative rich visual novel with a deep and engrossing storyline.
  
• Multiple paths and endings to unlock where your choices matter.
  
• Meet, befriend, or alienate a wide cast of characters where your relationships matter.
  
• Solve devious puzzles and navigate crazy minigames as you hunt for the truth.
  

Outbreak RPG

In the aftermath of the Outbreak, play a group of survivors out to rescue their compatriots in Outbreak RPG! A Semi procedurally generated rogue-like RPG, every boot up is a new adventure. Rescued survivors will bring new skills and challenges with them. Can you survive the Outbreak?!

Features:

• Semi procedurally generated rogue-like RPG
  
• Lead your party of four survivors through the apocalypse in turn-based combat
  
• Search for supplies to keep yourself armed and healthy
  
• Rescue a wide group of survivors, each of which joins your team with unique upgrades and abilities
  
• Challenging escalating enemy encounters as the city becomes further overrun with the undead
  
• Hilarious and ridiculous dialogue in this non-canon adventure
  

Hello Survivors!

Just a quick note for today!

We invite you to join our Twitch stream TONIGHT, March 28th, at 7:15pm ET for a look at Outbreak: Shades of Horror and its development roadmap!

We'll be taking a dive into the current build of the game, sharing plenty of details, and answering your questions, so please come by if you can! We'll also be giving away games and playing some more Resident Evil 3 later in the stream!

If you're not able to join us tonight, no worries! We'll have the stream VOD uploaded on our YouTube channel once it's over!

Find the Dead Drop Studios Twitch here and follow us so you never miss a stream:

Until next time, take care, Survivors!

Hello Survivors! Today, we're excited to bring you the first of a few major announcements this week.



If you watched our Twitch stream tonight, then you'll see we've officially revealed the bonus game included with Outbreak The FEDORA Files: What Lydia Knows!



We're thrilled for you to get your hands on the highly fan-requested Outbreak RPG! This fully featured bonus game is available immediately when you boot up What Lydia Knows, and the adventure changes every time you play.

Guide your party of Lydia, Hank, Ivy, and Elena through Cypress Ridge as they try to help Survivors and escape the city. Fight monsters in classic turn-based combat as you search for supplies and any signs of human life. Level up and upgrade your characters' weapons to defeat hordes of zombies. The Survivors you rescue will provide your party with unique perks and enhancements that you'll need to take full advantage of if you want to escape Cypress Ridge alive!

You can check out our new trailer for Outbreak The FEDORA Files: What Lydia Knows that we debuted today to whet your appetite before the game launches! We'll be sharing the games release date and platforms soon.

https://youtu.be/ZKbEM4OOa5U

There are even more features and bonuses included in Outbreak The FEDORA Files: What Lydia Knows that we have yet to reveal, so we hope you'll be excited for more information in the future.

You can wishlist the game on Steam NOW so you can be notified when it drops! Wishlisting the game also helps us out quite a lot, so please consider telling a friend about it! We greatly appreciate any and all of your support.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/2587130/Outbreak_The_Fedora_Files_What_Lydia_Knows/

That's all for today, Survivors! We will have more updates and announcements for you very soon, so stay tuned!

Hello Survivors!

Our BackerKit campaign for Railbreak VR & Tailbreak is coming to an end at 11:59pm ET on February 29! That means time is running out for us to meet additional stretch goals and for you to get all kinds of goodies!



If we make it to $12,500 in total raised funds, we'll be adding an in-game developer commentary track DLC in additional to an extra story chapter for the Tailbreak DLC expansion! Then, at $15,000, we will be able to release Railbreak VR & the Tailbreak DLC for Meta Quest 3!

If you choose to support Railbreak VR & Tailbreak on BackerKit, you'll be able to preorder exactly what you want with an early bird discount! That means you can get Railbreak VR & Tailbreak for below their final MSRP!

But that's not all!

As you may or may not know, there are a variety of tiers and add-ons available on our BackerKit campaign. Below are a few of the tiers that we think are super cool!

The Big T-Rex Collection ($65 USD)

Receive digital game codes for Railbreak VR and Tailbreak at launch including access to special game content DLC. This tier also includes a copy of the original non-VR Railbreak, Dinobreak, and the Railbreak Special Kickstarter demo that was private to backers of the Outbreak: Shades of Horror Kickstarter on your supported platform of choice. All non-Railbreak VR and Tailbreak digital codes will be delivered by end of April 2024. This collection is offered at a discount compared to the launch MSRP of all of these items.

Maximum Carnage Franchise Bundle - Includes 7 Physical Games + Trading Cards! ($179 USD)



This tier includes the following ALL SIGNED by the developers:
- Gold Limited Run Trading Card from the Outbreak series
- Silver Limited Run Trading Card from the Outbreak series
- Outbreak: Contagious Memories - PS5
- Outbreak: Contagious Memories - PS4
- Outbreak: Contagious Memories - Switch - Limited Run Games Cover Variant 
- Outbreak: Contagious Memories - Switch - Amazon Cover Variant 
- Outbreak Collection Part 1 - Switch - Limited Run Games Cover Variant 
- Outbreak Collection Part 1 - Switch - Amazon Cover Variant 
- Outbreak Collection Part 2

(This tier also includes EVERYTHING from The Big T-Rex Collection)

Shipping is $10 in the United States. $15 outside of the United States. Physical titles will ship to you in April 2024. Trading cards may have different artwork than what is pictured.

Arcade Legend - Includes Signed Sinden Lightgun w/ Rumble + 7 Physical Games & more! ($399 USD, only ONE left as of this post!)



This title includes everything in the Maximum Carnage Franchise Bundle and:

An exclusive Sinden Lightgun with Rumble signed by the developers so you can take on Railbreak and Tailbreak in arcade style! The lightgun color will be random and may be different than the image.

You'll never find a better deal than this, and it's just for the BackerKit campaign!

Shipping is $20 in the United States, $35 outside of the United States. Lightgun and physical games ship in April 2024. Some digital games ship in April 2024, see the earlier tiers for details.

We will be streaming on our Twitch channel this Wednesday AND Thursday night at 7:15pm ET to finish out the campaign! You can expect multiple giveaways on both streams! We'll be going through Claire A in the N64 version of Resident Evil 2, and we'll even make our way toward the Dreamcast version of Dino Crisis! If you don't follow us on Twitch already, make sure to follow us there so you can see when you go live!

That's all for today, Survivors! Thank you for support! Let's finish out this campaign with a BANG so we can make Railbreak VR & the Tailbreak DLC expansion the best they can possibly be!

Hello Survivors!

Some more amazing news! The BackerKit crowdfunding campaign for Railbreak VR & Tailbreak has met another stretch goal! Railbreak VR is officially coming to PlayStation VR 2 on top of Steam VR!



PSVR2 support is just the latest stretch goal we've reached for Railbreak VR & Tailbreak! We already had dual wielding in Railbreak VR locked in thanks to the generosity of our backers.

Our next stretch goal is to deliver both in-game developer commentary DLC AND an additional story chapter for the Tailbreak DLC expansion! Let's do it! With your help, we can secure this awesome content; don't forget that content will be available in both Railbreak AND Railbreak VR's version of Tailbreak!

There's still plenty of time left before our BackerKit campaign comes to an end, so please consider checking it out and pledging today! You can even pre-order a Railbreak Limited Edition Sinden Lightgun via the add-ons option on BackerKit!

Thank you as always for your continued support! We will have much more information on Railbreak VR, the Tailbreak DLC expansion, and our recently announced visual novel soon! This all comes on top of more information regarding Outbreak: Shades of Horror coming in the future!