{"id":1373256,"date":"2025-10-28T17:10:23","date_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:10:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/overlooked-top-down-horror-darkwood-is-getting-a-sequel-and-surprise-new-developer"},"modified":"2025-10-28T17:10:23","modified_gmt":"2025-10-28T17:10:23","slug":"overlooked-top-down-horror-darkwood-is-getting-a-sequel-and-surprise-new-developer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/arcader.org\/news\/overlooked-top-down-horror-darkwood-is-getting-a-sequel-and-surprise-new-developer\/","title":{"rendered":"Overlooked top-down horror Darkwood is getting a sequel and surprise new developer"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/arcader.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/overlooked-top-down-horror-darkwood-is-getting-a-sequel-and-surprise-new-developer.jpg\" \/> <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/darkwood-on-ps5-it-goes-much-deeper-than-jump-scares\">Gloomy and unsettling top-down horror game Darkwood<\/a> is getting a sequel and, it turns out, a surprise new developer. 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