Heathen Software have announced Souldead, a retro-inspired dark fantasy boomer shooter coming to Windows PC.

Currently, Souldead is slated to release in Q4 2022 for Windows PC via Steam. Console versions are in the works as well, though exact platforms and dates are still unknown.

In Souldead, players control an ancient necromancer that has recently be reawakened by cultists following his torturous demise over 200 years ago. The game is heavily inspired by classic shooters from the ’90s and early ’00s, such as Heretic, Hexen, Painkiller, Blood, and Serious Sam. Slaughter hordes of enemies with an arsenal of enchanted guns, mystical artifacts, arcane spells, and telekinetic powers that allow you to fling objects and hazards at your foes.

You can find the announcement trailer below.

You can find a rundown (via Steam) below:

Souldead

For two hundred years your corpse has rested, deeply closed and sealed with magic, and everything around you has been cursed. But the one called the Messiah of Hell came and took with him the last piece of your evil dead soul. Get to know each other.

The Messiah knows he’s not the only one.

Follow the enemy by killing hordes of opponents, demolishing everything on your way. Make returning to Hell a relief after meeting you.

You are no longer human.
And you don’t want to be anymore. Use magic to burn enemies, jump on them from heights, and send them back to the world of the dead in a variety of ways.

– He is the one to whom you are to bow.

He doesn’t know yet.

Meet Souldead.

Souldead is a first-person shooter with a great deal of emphasis on action and exploration. Fight horizontally and vertically, attack enemies from above, use magic to tramp the ground and send demons back to hell. Jump on ledges and use your magic to hurl objects at your opponents and destroy walls, behind which there is often a reward.

Search the surroundings for story items that you can use to create the key to the next location.

Main features:

• Fast action with new gameplay mechanics
• A beautiful environment full of secret locations
• Elements of exploration and time travel games
• Explore an ancient, dark castle, destroy hordes of enemies in Rome, visit Victorian England
• Never seen before weapons – paladin’s heart, holy cross