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March 2025 Update - Trailer & Modes Overview!

Hello Survivors!



First, check out this new trailer:

https://youtu.be/vtxiPu7Cr8Q

Today, we're going to break down the game's modes and hub area for you! The entirety of Outbreak: Shades of Horror can be experienced either solo or with up to three friends in co-op play over the network.

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1932190/Outbreak_Shades_of_Horror/

Cypress Reel




This playground is where you and your friends can group up and enter the game's various modes! You can select your character (across over 25 options!) and practice your controls, and you can also test your mettle at the obstacle course, improve your combat prowess, check out the game's various abilities and items, and so much more! Over time, Cypress Reel will expand with new content and special events!

Story mode




This is the survival horror campaign you're all expecting! Manage your resources and inventory, defeat menacing zombies, solve puzzles, and find notes as you explore colossal maps with awesome set-pieces and challenging encounters. Each episode will play out in explosive fashion, with multiple routes and many secrets to discover.

Invasion mode




A different flavor of survival. You'll face down endless enemy hordes as you attempt to both live and protect innocents. Before the game begins, you have a small period of time to fortify your base with turrets, traps, and more. Once the creatures appear, you'll need to annihilate hundreds of them without losing all of your lives or your civilians in the heat of battle. Multiple maps will be available!

Raid mode


This arcade-style experience is a blast. Scout sprawling, tight maps, take on the undead masses, and rescue trapped civilians before time runs out! As with the rest of Outbreak: Shades of Horror, Raid mode will be updated with new content and maps over time. Fans of our previous games may even find some fun nods to our history.

Mini-games




For some quick action, check out a selection of extra game types inspired by classic survival horror masterpieces. From Boss Rush, where you'll face a parade of tough monsters, to Collapse, where you'll flee a nasty subway on the brink of destruction, these scenarios are fun to play through over and over. Look forward to new mini-games as the game continues to grow!

We hope you're excited to experience the wild world of Cypress Ridge when Outbreak: Shades of Horror begins its descent onto Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, and on PC via Steam this year! We will of course continue to update you with the latest information and more specific release timing as development continues. Thank you as always for your support and patience.

Outbreak Winter Sale is Live! Massive discounts on the entire series!



Happy Holidays Survivors!

We're happy to announce the ENTIRE Outbreak series, including our latest title Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split is ON SALE for the Steam Winter Sale for a massive 78% off in our Complete Collection! You can also grab each title in the Outbreak, Dinobreak, and Railbreak series at massive discounts individually too!

The ENTIRE Outbreak series is 78% off in the Complete Collection Bundle!

Grab Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split at a massive discount!



Best wishes for an awesome holiday and we're so excited to bring our spiritual successor to titles like Resident Evil: Outbreak to the world in 2025 with our 4-player co-op survival horror nightmare Outbreak: Shades of Horror!

Have fun! :)

Steam Autumn Sale is LIVE! Big discounts on the ENTIRE FRANCHISE!



Hey Survivors,

It's finally time for the Steam Autumn Sale! Get ready to face the undead, dinosaurs, ghouls, and more across the entire Dead Drop Studios franchise with awesome discounts on many of our titles, as well as a Franchise Bundle that gives you your best bang for your buck, including picking up our latest next-gen survival horror nightmare: Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Rnn6J5sRrBw

Grab the franchise now at a massive discount!

Grab the ENTIRE franchise at a massive 76% discount!

Good luck surviving!

-DDS

[Chromatic Split] Quick Note Regarding Keyboard & Mouse Controls

Hi Survivors!

We've gotten a few questions regarding Keyboard & Mouse controls for the game.

KBM support is always active and can be used at any time on top of our gamepad support.

If you'd like to see on-screen controls for your control scheme of choice:

Go to Settings -> Game Settings -> Controller Icons

You can set Controller Icons to Xbox, PlayStation, Keyboard, or Hidden.

We also wanted to inform you that an incoming patch will fix the icon sizes for the on-screen KBM control display. In the near future, we will also support key rebinding.

Thank you for reading, and we hope you enjoy the game!

Chromatic Split is AVAILABLE NOW on Steam!

Hello Survivors! Just a quick note today!

After a small delay, we are excited to share that the Steam version of Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split is now available to play and purchase with a 20% launch discount!

Thank you all so much for your patience!

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3107090/Outbreak_Shades_of_Horror_Chromatic_Split

Chromatic Split is a standalone prologue to the upcoming Outbreak: Shades of Horror starring our hero Lydia Daniels. Our detective enters the Cypress Ridge sewer system to meet with her contact on the eve of a massive zombie outbreak, and things quickly devolve from there.

Though initially unarmed, you will eventually find a melee weapon and firearms that allow you to progress through sprawling maps. Items and resources are limited, so what you use them to craft, be it healing items, ammo, or save items, will be key to your survival. Enemies can be strategically dismembered to make the most of your limited ammo, while massive boss creatures will require a lot more tenacity to finish off.

Explore the Cypress Ridge underground across a three act campaign, and then enjoy a variety of bonus modes and new game plus once you complete the game! Post launch content will include additional bonus modes and the Trials of Hank, an extra side-campaign.

Gory survival horror gameplay meets glamorous graphics only possible with Unreal Engine 5 in Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split, available now!