What is Blight: Survival?
Imagine you’re a medieval knight during the bubonic plague. But instead of killing people, the plague is turning them into zombies. That is a Cliff Notes description of the premise of Blight: Survival, a highly anticipated medieval coop (PvE) action-horror game. It can be played solo or with up to 3 friends. Play the part of the Writhens, an order of knights that is trying to find and eradicate the source of the blight and restore peace and sanctity to the land. The game marries brutal, heavy medieval combat with stealth play and a relentless, macabre horror atmosphere.
New Developer Update
Hours ago, the developers revealed new gameplay footage and development news as a part of their presentation at Future Game Show, celebrating a tremendous milestone of 1.5 million wishlists on Steam. This is huge for both Haenir Studio and Behaviour Interactive. They wanted to share that excitement with both existing fans and new fans coming on board by showing some of the gruesome combat finishers, a dev diary, and the most current look at the game’s grim horror atmosphere.
Fans can revisit everything featured during the Future Games Show, including the full developer diary and newly released gameplay segments, through the event’s official channels and the Blight: Survival social platforms.
Ongoing Small-Scale Playtests for Blight: Survivor
In addition to the new gameplay and developer diary, the developers have confirmed that Blight: Survival is currently running small-scale playtests with testers picked from their official Discord. The team emphasizes that these early sessions are meant to give players their initial chance to experience the game firsthand and directly influence its ongoing development.
“We’re designing Blight: Survival to be a brutal, visceral game – from the first clash to the final deadly blow,” said Ash Pannell, Senior Creative Director at Behaviour Interactive. “We’ve started ramping up on small-scale playtests, so for any players interested in shaping the next phase of the game, you can join our Discord now.”
How do you learn more about Blight: Survival?
Lord Cognito interviewed some of the developers from Behaviour Interactive at GDC earlier this week. That interview is up on the Iron Lords Podcast YouTube now. Look for a companion piece to that interview here on Lords of Gaming in the coming days.
You can also check out Blight: Survival’s:
YouTube Channel here.
Instagram Page here.
X/Twitter Page here.
