During yesterday’s Xbox Partner Preview, publisher Nacon and developer Ace Team pulled back the veil on the first gameplay trailer for The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu, a first-person co-op horror game inspired by H. P. Lovecraft’s eerie novella The Mound. The title is set to launch in Summer 2026 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
Players can watch the newly released gameplay trailer to see the unsettling atmosphere, eldritch threats, and paranoia-driven mechanics in action.
A 16th-Century Expedition Into Madness
Set during the age of New World exploration, The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu casts players as members of a 2–4-person expedition crew searching for a mythical underground city rumored to contain unimaginable treasures. Each run begins aboard a galleon, where the crew selects missions, distributes gear, and attempts to prepare for a journey few return from.
Once the team sets foot on the cursed shores, survival becomes a collaborative tightrope walk. The jungle is alive with threats that distort reality, fuel hallucinations, and chip away at the explorers’ sanity. Enemies don’t just endanger players physically; they undermine trust itself.
Survival Through Cooperation, Perception, and Paranoia
A core feature of The Mound is the integration of proximity voice chat with sanity-warping events, creating moments where players question what is real—and who can be trusted.
Did someone in the group scream for help?
Is that a teammate approaching through the brush… or something mimicking them?
Can you rely on what you’re seeing—or what you’re hearing?
The game’s tension is built on this constant uncertainty, where a single misread or misplaced shot can doom the expedition. Only clear communication, coordinated strategy, and calm nerves can guide the team back to the galleon with treasure and with their minds intact.
Launching Summer 2026
The Mound: Omen of Cthulhu will be available in Summer 2026 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC. More details on missions, creatures, and co-op systems are expected as development continues.
