Folk-horror adventure Curse of the Crimson Stag debuts at Nacon Connect
Discover what mythical spirit haunts the Whiteroot Hotel in a new narrative mystery from Daedalic Entertainment and One-O-One Games.
May 7, 2026
Hamburg, Germany / Rome, Italy - May 7th - One-O-One Games and Daedalic Entertainment today announce Curse of the Crimson Stag, a new folk-horror adventure for PC, PlayStation 5, Nintendo Switch and Xbox Series X|S.
Revealed today with a teaser trailer as part of Nacon Connect, Curse of the Crimson Stag is a story-driven mystery thriller, where players explore the abandoned Whiteroot Hotel and the blurred reality between deadly conspiracies and the supernatural.
Players of Curse of the Crimson Stag should expect a narrative adventure rich with exploration, puzzle-solving, and investigation, set within a thick folk-horror atmosphere and driven by a mysterious narrative.
The haunting halls of the Whiteroot Hotel and its unsettling surroundings invite exploration while a mature story blending mystery and horror slowly unfolds. Relatable, yet flawed characters become entangled in a web of schemes and lies as tension rises, heightened further by immersive binaural audio that deepens the game’s oppressive atmosphere.
Watch Curse of the Crimson Stag teaser on YouTube
Press kit and trailer download: Curse of the Crimson Stag Press Kit
Curse of the Crimson Stag on Steam
Curso of the Crimson Stag for PlayStation 5
Curse of the Crimson Stag story
Feeling stuck in her backwater hometown, a teenager named Brit jumps at the chance for a life-changing adventure: to assist in the making of a documentary about the derelict Whiteroot Hotel. The once luxurious hotel stands abandoned in the American Northwest, with local folklore spinning tales of ghostly hauntings and of angry spirits being the reason for its desertion.
Once built by a wealthy businessman hoping to bring tourism to the area, Whiteroot Hotel ended up being the stage for a series of mysterious deaths and the complete downfall of its owners. Abandoned and left to rot, its walls have held the secrets of its past for 18 years.
The people of the area, with a strong connection to local myth and folklore, tell of an entity known as the Crimson Stag – a protective spirit of sorts – which supposedly inhabits the dark woods of the area. Whether it’s local superstition or not: Everything about this seems like a perfect setup for a documentary and a chance for Brit to be discovered.
Once Brit starts her exploration of the hotel, as instructed by professional ghost hunter Emily, it quickly becomes clear that she is in over her head. The Whiteroot Hotel does not surrender its secrets easily and, whether it is supernatural forces or dark machinations, the Curse of the Crimson Stag soon threatens to claim her as well.
Media contact: bernd.berheide@daedalic.com
About ONE O ONE GAMES
One O One Games is an independent video game development studio based in Rome, founded in 2008 and an Official Unreal Engine Silver Service Partner. Known for titles such as The Suicide of Rachel Foster, Fury Roads Survivor, Ping Pong, Ping Pong Arcade, and VR Ping Pong Pro, the studio develops narrative-driven and gameplay-focused experiences across multiple genres and platforms.
With a team of over 40 international professionals, One O One Games is currently working on new original IPs.
For more information, check One O One Games Website.
About Daedalic Entertainment
Celebrating its 20th publishing year, Daedalic Entertainment is a renowned publisher with nearly two decades of experience supporting indie developers across all major gaming platforms. The lineup of games includes a diverse variety of unique titles, focusing on four distinct areas: storytelling, strategy, co-op games, and wholesome games. With an international team of around 45 employees, Daedalic is currently working with various development studios to create a new lineup of innovative games across consoles and PCs to market. Recent hits include Star Trek: Voyager - Across the Unknown, The Occultist, New Cycle, Barotrauma, Unrailed!, Bloodgrounds, Into the Emberlands, Deponia, Shadow Tactics, Inkulinati, Hidden Deep, Fling to the Finish!, and more.
Please look out for upcoming games like Woodo, Barotrauma Home & Harbor Expansion, and many more. Since April 2022, Daedalic Entertainment has been a subsidiary of the French publishing house, Nacon.
For more, please visit Daedalic Entertainment's press page.
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