Carrion (video game)

Carrion
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Developer(s)Phobia Game Studio
Publisher(s)Devolver Digital
Designer(s)
  • Sebastian Krośkiewicz
  • Krzysztof Chomicki
Composer(s)Cris Velasco
EngineMonoGame
Platform(s)
Release
  • Linux, macOS, Windows, Switch, Xbox One
  • July 23, 2020
  • PlayStation 4
  • October 22, 2021
  • Luna
  • November 4, 2021
  • PlayStation 5
  • April 27, 2023
Genre(s)Horror
Mode(s)Single-player

Carrion is a horror video game developed by Phobia Game Studio and published by Devolver Digital. Described as a "reverse-horror game",[1][2][3] the game allows players to control a tentacled monster whose objective is to make its way through a facility, stalking and killing humans in its path.[1]

Carrion was released for Microsoft Windows, macOS, Linux, Nintendo Switch, and Xbox One on July 23, 2020.[2][4] A PlayStation 4 version of the game was released on October 22, 2021, and a version for Amazon Luna was made available on November 4, 2021.[5][6][7] A PlayStation 5 port was released on April 27, 2023.[8]

  1. ^ a b King, Andrew (December 18, 2019). "[Hands-on Preview] Become The Blob in Reverse Horror Game Carrion". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. ^ a b Wilson, Mike (June 16, 2020). "Carrion Slithering Onto The Switch This Summer Alongside Xbox One And PC". Bloody Disgusting. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  3. ^ Barbosa, Alessandro (June 17, 2020). "Gory Reverse-Horror Game Carrion Is Coming To Nintendo Switch". GameSpot. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  4. ^ Skrebels, Joe (July 11, 2020). "Carrion Gets July Release Date". IGN. Retrieved July 11, 2020.
  5. ^ Romano, Sal (August 5, 2021). "Carrion coming to PS4 in 2021". Gematsu.
  6. ^ Romano, Sal (October 22, 2021). "CARRION for PS4 now available". Gematsu.
  7. ^ "Coming Soon to Luna in November". AmazonLuna.blog. October 28, 2021. Retrieved July 14, 2022.
  8. ^ Romano, Sal (April 27, 2023). "Carrion now available for PS5". Gematsu. Retrieved April 27, 2023.