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Promising Western PS5 Action Game Gets Release Date, New Trailer
A new soulslike first-person shooter game set in an occult apocalyptic western world has finally received its PlayStation 5 release date. Developed by Eschatology Entertainment, the game is set to launch this year for PS5 and other modern consoles. Guns of Eschaton, a mystical western soulslike...
Roundup: All The Biggest Xbox Reveals From The Galaxies Autumn 2026 Showcase
Including a couple of world premieres! Last night, the Galaxies Autumn Showcase 2026 aired a whole bunch of existing and upcoming Xbox games such as Stuntman: Hollywood, There are No Ghosts at the Grand, Spine, Guns of Eschaton, and so many others. Looking at this from an Xbox perspective, the...
Guns Of Eschaton, The Souls-like Cowboy Shooter, Is Launching Sooner Than You Think
It appears the next indie darling, Guns of Eschaton (which doubles as the Wild West’s answer to soulslikes), is coming sooner than expected. Publisher 4Divinity and developer Eschatology Entertainment today unleashed the announcement that Guns of Eschaton will launch on December 8, 2026 across PC,...
Guns of Eschaton launches December 8
Mystical Western Soulslike first-person shooter Guns of Eschaton will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, …
FromSoftware’s Elden Ring Gets Surprise Overhaul 4 Years After Launch, As Mod Ports Over Highly Requested Nightreign Mobility
Compared to the first entries in the Dark Souls series (whose slow, deliberate pace has heavily inspired the upcoming Guns of Eschaton), Elden Ring is a much faster game. While it doesn't hit the extremes Bloodborne does, the open-world game developed by FromSoftware accommodates the open-world...
Sword Sage Awakening Is Still Rough Around the Edges, Yet Its Weapon Durability and Defensive Mechanics Show Promise
During this year's gamescom, I had the opportunity to try out all sorts of games, ranging from new entries in established series like Final Fantasy VII Revelation, Castlevania: Belmont's Curse, Crazy Taxi: World Tour, remakes like Persona 4 Revival and brand new IPs, such as Guns of Eschaton and...
FromSoftware’s Unforgiving Formula Shines In Guns of Eschaton, As It’s The Soulslike That Brings Dark Souls To Mind The Most
With so many games coming out throughout any given year, there are some that inevitably fly under the radar, especially new IPs that don't have the push of an established franchise to prop them up. Thankfully, events like gamescom are the perfect opportunity to discover these gems, and, as last...
The ‘World’s First Soulslike FPS’ Is a Brutally Fun Take On the Apocalypse
Guns of Eschaton is an upcoming Soulslike FPS set in the middle of an apocalypse, where every enemy has very specific weaknesses.
Guns of Eschaton launches in 2026
Publisher 4Divinity and developer Eschatology Entertainment announced a release date for Guns of Eschaton, their new Wild West soulslike shooter. Guns of Eschaton is set to launch for Windows PC (Steam), Xbox Series X|S, and PS5, though a release date wasn’t announced. Here’s a rundown on the...
Guns of Eschaton Is a Soulslike Shooter for the Genre’s Most Masochistic Fans | gamescom 2026
It has been a long time since a soulslike truly humbled me. After a decade of playing FromSoftware’s games and their flock of imitators, I’ve earned a more-than-solid understanding of how to achieve victory without hurling a controller into the TV. It turns out there is some truth in the...
Guns of Eschaton Is a Soulslike Shooter for the Genre’s Most Masochistic Fans | gamescom 2026
Guns of Eschaton reinvents the rules of both the soulslike and the first-person shooter, making for what seems to be a very challenging journey through the Wild West.
Dark Souls meets Weird West in Guns of Eschaton, and it's a refreshing FPS shake-up for the well-worn formula - even if it's a bit bloody hard
Look, I'll level with you: I was rubbish at Guns of Eschaton during my recent hands-on time. There are some very obvious reasons for that - it's a hard game that doesn't currently especially explain itself very well, for one. But it's a distinct enough riff on the familiar Soulslike formula,...
Guns of Eschaton Gameplay Trailer Shows Off New Mechanics And Deadly Threats
A new gameplay trailer has been dropped for Guns of Eschaton, a Western with a twist. You step into the shoes of an unnamed cowboy, complete with a sinister black outfit and horse, prowling a Frontier that’s been overrun by monstrosities that you’re going to have to bring down with your guns. An...
Guns of Eschaton launches in 2026
Mystical Wetern Soulslike first-person shooter Guns of Eschaton will launch for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, …
Genius visual artist Viktor Antonov posthumously blesses our eyes one last time with a new game
Guns of Eschaton, developed by Eschatology Entertainment, which was initially founded by the late Viktor Antonov and colleagues, has finally been revealed. Antonov, who died in 2025 at the age of 53, was a genius art director who brought us some of the most recognizable landscapes in video game...
Guns of Eschaton Is a Soulslike FPS Western With a World Designed by Half-Life 2’s Art Director
4Divinity and Eschatology Entertainment have announced their new game, Guns of Eschaton. Guns of Eschaton is a Soulslike FPS Western with a world designed by Viktor Antonov, the art director of Half-Life 2 and Dishonored. Set in nineteenth-century America, Guns of Eschaton takes inspiration from...
Guns of Eschaton Announced by 4Divinity and Eschatology Entertainment
4Divinity and Eschatology Entertainment have unveiled Guns of Eschaton, a new first-person souls-like shooter coming to PC and consoles. The post Guns of Eschaton Announced by 4Divinity and Eschatology Entertainment appeared first on COGconnected.
PS5 Getting Promising Old West Action Game, Last Project by Visionary Director
A brand new Western first-person shooter has been announced. The new title will release on the PS5 and comes from a legendary director in the video game space. Guns of Eschaton is a new, mystical Western from a legendary developer Publisher 4Divinity and developer Esschatology Entertainment have...
Guns of Eschaton is a wild west soulslike FPS and posthumous release from the art director of Half-Life 2
Last year, the art director behind titans of visual design like Half-Life 2 and Dishonored, Viktor Antonov, died at the age of 53. Prior to his death, in 2022 he co-founded Eschatology Entertainment with Dmytro Kostiukevych, Fuad Kuliev and Boris Nikolaev, who were yet to announce their first game...
This FPS Soulslike Is the Last Ever Project from One of Gaming's Greatest Art Directors
Viktor Antonov returns with occult Old West. Bulgarian creative Viktor Antonov sadly passed away last year, but this is our first taste of his final work. Before his death, the Half-Life 2 and Dishonored art director conceived Guns of Eschaton, a “first-of-its-kind” Soulslike shooter which...
Before his death in 2025, Half-Life 2 art director Viktor Antonov worked on one last game: A Wild West FPS roguelike that's 'coming soon' to Steam
Antonov's bold vision helped define games including Half-Life 2, Dishonored, Weird West, and soon, Guns of Eschaton.
The "final game" from Half-Life 2 and Dishonored's late art director has been revealed: "The world's first Soulslike FPS," an apocalyptic Western at "the end of America"
Half-Life 2 and Dishonored art director Viktor Antonov died at age 53 on February 7, 2025. Just over a year later, his studio Eschatology Entertainment has revealed his "final vision," the world of Guns of Eschaton, a shooter styled as "the world's first Soulslike FPS." "A new world by Viktor...
Guns Of Eschaton Is A Western Soulslike FPS Envisioned By The Late Artist Of Half-Life 2 And Dishonored
Eschatology Entertainment and publisher 4Divinity have revealed Guns of Eschaton, a soulslike FPS set in a supernatural American Wild West. The game’s visual design was envisioned by the late Viktor Antonov, the art director behind Half-Life 2, Dishonored, and many other works. The game stars a...
Mystical Western Soulslike first-person shooter Guns of Eschaton announced for PS5, Xbox Series, and PC
Publisher 4Divinity and developer Esschatology Entertainment have announced Guns of Eschaton, a mystical Western Soulslike … Source
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