ILL adds PS5, Xbox Series versions
First title under new Mundfish Powerhouse imprint.
ILL will launch for PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series alongside its previously announced PC (Steam) version, developer Team Clout announced. While a release date has yet to be determined, the title was announced to be the first release from Mundfish Powerhouse, a new imprint under Atomic Heart developer Mundfish.
“To everyone who’s been excited about ILL from the very beginning—thank you,” Team Cloud CEO and ILL game director Max Verehin said in a press release. “Your passion and patience have meant everything to us.
“We also want to thank Mundfish Powerhouse for their unwavering support. Every independent developer knows how challenging it is to bring a vision to life, and the guidance and infrastructure Powerhouse provided have been instrumental in shaping a sustainable path forward for ILL.
“We reached a significant development milestone and are thrilled to finally start sharing more with you and the wider gaming community. This is just the beginning, so stay tuned for much more to come.”
Mundfish CEO Robert Bagratuni added, “Mundfish Powerhouse is proud to announce our partnership with Team Clout on their upcoming title, ILL. Powerhouse was created to empower daring, visionary developers by providing meaningful support where it matters most. We’re committed to backing artists with bold, transgressive, and uncompromising creative visions—and we believe ILL is a striking example of that spirit.”
Here is an overview of the game, via its Steam page:
About
Set in a mysterious research fort, ILL is a realistic first-person action/horror game that plunges players headlong into an immersive, atmospheric body horror narrative. From a development team that has worked with renowned film directors and designed monsters for horror films, and featuring innovative gameplay mechanics like a cutting-edge dismemberment system, binaural audio implementation, and realistic physics, ILL is both a love letter and an evolution of the survival horror genre. The title is built on the belief that games can go where films can’t: under the skin. To make the player not just witness fear, but experience it. Pain, dread, and disorientation are delivered straight into your hands with no escape, unlike in movies, where characters move you through the terror.
Something sinister has awakened within a vast research fort. This mysterious source of evil and the horrific Aberrations it spawned stand in the protagonist’s way to save what matters most to him. Unleash your survival instincts, as ILL will make you feel every second of the struggle for survival.
ILL is the first title set to release from Mundfish Powerhouse, the new business label from the developers behind 2023’s smash-hit Atomic Heart. Created with the singular goal of supporting ambitious developers realize their creative visions, Mundfish Powerhouse is more than just a publishing imprint: it’s a multifunctional creative label, lending consultancy, financial aid and other resources to those who have yet to establish themselves in the industry.
Key Features
- A Realistic and Terrifying Experience – The game plunges you into a grim world with an eerie and atmospheric narrative, where every minute keeps you on the edge of your nerves. ILL challenges even the most seasoned fans of the genre with its disturbingly realistic horrors.
- Intense Body Horror and Blood-Chilling Audio – ILL pushes the boundaries of the genre with its gory realism: grotesque monsters can be mutilated and mercilessly torn apart. Ripped flesh, exposed bone, disemboweled bodies—all this will make an unprecedented impression and shock you to the core. The binaural audio system amplifies the emotional impact, letting you feel the agony in every scream.
- Dynamic Enemy Behavior and Realistic Physics – Enemies are unpredictable, and the game’s realistic physics make the environment more than just a background—it becomes an active part of the gameplay, including during puzzle-solving. Your actions can affect the behavior of monsters and cause unexpected reactions—from impulsive interaction with the surroundings to disturbingly human-like reflexes.
- Tactical Weapon and Resource Management – Feel the weight of your weapon in your hands with elaborate animations that reflect its unique physical properties. Not only is precision important, but also the maintenance of a diverse arsenal: checking for malfunctions, installing modifications, and upgrading. Strategic inventory management is critical to survival—the ability to craft an item could mean the difference between life and death.
- Cinematic Horror Expertise and Influence – The developers of ILL are seasoned horror experts whose contributions can be seen in acclaimed films and series such as V/H/S/Beyond, Longlegs, IT: Welcome to Derry, Azrael, and various Sony Pictures horror projects. In ILL, they apply their film industry experience to create an immersive survival horror with a cinematic edge.
Watch a new trailer below.