If you’re a fan of old-school sci-fi horror games like System Shock 2, Alien Resurrection, and Doom 3, there’s a new game coming next week that might be worth keeping an eye on. Developer Visuwyg and publisher Hyperstrange have announced that DERELIKT, a retro-inspired first-person shooter with a heavy emphasis on survival horror, will launch on November 13, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC.
DERELIKT takes place aboard the Von Neumann Outpost, a research station built into a derelict asteroid orbiting Saturn, where things have apparently gone about as badly as you would expect from a sci-fi horror game. The lights are out, the station’s systems are failing, and the few remaining survivors can’t seem to agree on what happened. Players will explore the increasingly dangerous facility, scavenge for supplies, solve environmental puzzles, and interact with more than a dozen NPCs, each with their own secrets and motivations. Figuring out who can be trusted might be just as important as figuring out what’s lurking in the darkness.
Combat features a mixture of conventional and alien weaponry, but this isn’t supposed to be the kind of shooter where you can charge through every corridor blasting everything in sight without a care in the world. Ammunition, health, and inventory space are limited, so you’ll have to be careful about how you approach encounters. The developers are also leaning heavily into the PlayStation-era aesthetic, complete with warped textures, early 3D geometry, hand-painted vertex colors, and even full-motion CGI cutscenes, while incorporating modern controls and quality-of-life improvements.
DERELIKT launches November 13 for PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and PC via Steam.
Smith’s Sentiment: Personally, I think DERELIKT looks pretty damn cool. I’ve always enjoyed this particular style of sci-fi horror, and the combination of exploration, survival mechanics, and that wonderfully creepy late-’90s presentation has certainly caught my attention. We’re all about that retro aesthetic around here, and this looks like a good representation of PS1 graphics in a modern way.
