Outbreak: Shades of Horror

Outbreak: Shades of Horror supports cross-platform online 4-player cooperative play.

BEWARE! Retro survival horror lives!
Outbreak: Shades of Horror is inspired by retro survival horror from the '90s and '00s! The title blends bleeding edge tech and modern gameplay mechanics with archaic concepts from the roots of survival horror, like a restricted inventory, heavy resource management, and crushing difficulty. If you're an old hat, or a lover of the past, you'll find a lot to love in the janky but crushing experience. If that's not your jam, proceed with caution as this nightmare is unforgiving!

Welcome to Cypress Ridge!
Experience the harrowing beginning of a full-scale Zombie Apocalypse as it descends on the Midwestern city of Cypress Ridge. Start from the (relative) safety of the beloved local movie theater, Cypress Reel. Choose between a central cast of 9 characters, with loads more on the way, and then venture out into a city fundamentally changed with the goal to survive and outlast the mysterious horrors that have suddenly arisen.

Do You Want To Play a Game? Or maybe some shopping?
Between rounds of running and gunning, there is plenty to do at Cypress Reel. Shop ‘til you drop at Ferret’s Emporium, where you can earn new guns, weapon skins, and millions of different combos of clothing to customize your character just the way you like. If you are in the mood for a different kind of game, Cypress Reel Arcade has a vast array of small-scale mini modes to cleanse your palette before you go back to chasing zombie flesh. Plus – with adjustable difficulties, there’s always new challenges to face.

Past Meets Present
Players will also have access to Outbreak: Shades of Horror Chromatic Split, the original prologue to Shades of Horror, and an all new side story, Trials of Hank.

Challenges and Events: Seasonal and game-crossover events begin immediately with a Halloween celebration and DINOBREAK-themed content and cosmetics. Players can enjoy fun decorations in the theater, thrilling seasonal maps, special challenges to complete, and unique rewards to earn. In addition, test your mettle with Daily, Weekly, Monthly, Crossover and Seasonal challenges.

• PS Plus required for online play
• Supports up to 4 online players with PS Plus
• Online play optional
• 1 - 4 players
• PS5 game streaming supported only with Premium subscription
• Accessibility features (2)
• PS5 Version
  Vibration function and trigger effect supported (DualSense wireless controller)
• PS5 Pro Enhanced

Accessibility Features

• Audio

  • Volume Controls

    You can turn down and mute individual audio volumes.

• Gameplay

  • Adjustable Difficulty (Basic)

    You can reduce the overall challenge of the game by choosing an alternative preset difficulty level.

• Platform: PS5
• Release: 6/3/2026
• Publisher: Dead Drop Studios LLC
• Genres: Horror
• Voice: English
• Screen Languages: English, French (France), German, Italian, Japanese, Korean, Polish, Portuguese (Portugal), Russian, Spanish, Swedish, Ukrainian