Vertpaint Games is proud to unveil its flagship horror title, Ritual Tides. Step back in time to 1800’s Britain and prepare to experience true dread in this cinematic adventure.

Vertpaint Games :

31 October 2024

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Devon, United Kingdom, October 31^st - Founded in 2019, Vertpaint first launched as a service provider within the industry, and after rapidly achieving success with partnering with the likes of Crytek, is now extremely excited to announce its sister company Vertpaint Games and debut horror experience, Ritual Tides.

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In Ritual Tides, players will find themselves washed up on a beach with the only goal being to uncover the island’s horrific secrets. Gruesomely designed enemies lurk, danger lies around every corner, and you best hide, or run.  Ritual Tides presents a ‘gun’, but not in a typical fashion, candidly setting it apart from other games within this space. More on this to come in February 2025 when we'll be revealing gameplay, no spoilers for now! 

Slated for a PC launch in Q3 2025, followed by major console launches, Ritual Tides is set to make waves within the horror genre, and is being developed by a proven team made up of senior talents from the likes of ex-Rockstar, CIG, TT Games, and more. Talent knows no bounds within Vertpaint Games, with glowing appraisals from industry legend and Director Jonathan Berube, who referred to the team as “The seal team of game development.”

Ritual Tides is being developed using what the team describes as a ‘two stream’ approach, meaning design and game mechanics are prioritised alongside art research and development. As avid gamers and horror fans, the team is crafting something genuinely memorable and will be sure to stick in players' minds long after the credits have rolled. Enemy variation is central to the development ethos and unlike other horror focused titles, Ritual Tides will provide a wealth of encounters, each more uniquely terrifying than the last. 

As if all of this wasn’t riveting enough, Vertpaint Games is purely independent and uncompromising in its uniquely dark vision for Ritual Tides, with no external publisher input to potentially hinder the process. The team also promises to set the visual quality bar for 2025, giving Ritual Tides players a near photo realistic immersive story to unfold. 

James Macleod, CEO & Creative Director at Vertpaint Games had this to say - “At Vertpaint, we've earned a reputation amongst developers as innovators. With Ritual Tides, we cannot wait to show the world why as we take players on an escapade that combines the charm of true horror and original character designs, all brought to life through meticulous animation and artful conception.”

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About Vertpaint Studios / Vertpaint Games:

Vertpaint Studios is an independent game developer that specialises in concept art, 2D and 3D modeling, animation rigging, gameplay programming, and tool programming. From the abundance of talent within this studio now comes Vertpaint Games, made up of veteran industry talent with the ultimate goal of bringing players distinctive and extraordinary experiences.