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WORLD OF HORROR Update 1.2 Adds Two Old Gods, Three Playable Characters

panstasz and Ysbryd Games released the "AS BELOW SO ABOVE" update for the PC version of WORLD OF HORROR, raising content volume by 20 percent.

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Why it matters

The 20 percent content increase and the new Scenario Mode move the game beyond its main loop into standalone stories, and the 2027 console date leaves PlayStation and Switch players waiting on what PC now has.

WORLD OF HORROR Update 1.2 Adds Two Old Gods, Three Playable Characters

Key Facts

  • panstasz and Ysbryd Games released the "AS BELOW SO ABOVE" update for the PC version of WORLD OF HORROR.
  • The update raises content volume by 20 percent and adds new events, enemies, mysteries, characters, items, spells, curses, and injuries.
  • Two new Old Gods appear: IKT-YOSIS and THE WAR FOR SHIOKAWA.
  • New playable characters include the tarot reader Kiriko and the hiker Satoshi.
  • The console update for PS and Nintendo Switch is scheduled for 2027.

It adds two Old Gods, three playable characters including the tarot reader Kiriko and the hiker Satoshi, a new Scenario Mode, and more Steam Workshop support. The console update for PS and Nintendo Switch is scheduled for 2027.

The update ships alongside a longer modding surface. Steam Workshop support now covers enemies, events, and mysteries, so players can build the same kinds of content the update adds.

The two new Old Gods change how a run escalates. IKT-YOSIS brings strange weather each time a ritual awakens him, and THE WAR FOR SHIOKAWA has four cults summoning grotesque gods at once. The third playable character is not named in the update notes. Scenario Mode tells stories set before the main game, including one about Makoto, an audiovisual club member filming a documentary on the forest's oldest legend.

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