Blending cinematic in-engine sequences with fragmented memories and personal notes, the trailer frames the island not just as a place, but as a presence. The footage offers a focused look at the game’s psychological tension, where exploration and narrative are tightly intertwined.
About The Occultist
Blending first-person exploration with slow-burning psycho-horror, The Occultist focuses on atmosphere, vulnerability, and the disturbing weight of helping the dead find peace—often at the cost of the living.
A demo for PC (Steam) is currently available in English, Spanish (Spain), French, Japanese, Korean, Russian, Simplified Chinese, Italian, Polish, Brazilian Portuguese, Spanish (Latin America), Traditional Chinese and Turkish.
The full game is set to launch PS5, Xbox and PC Steam on April 8, 2026.
The Occultist - Press Assets - incl. trailer & dev diary download:
\u200b\u200bDownload trailers and materials
Press inquiries, interview requests, and review codes: bernd.berheide@daedalic.de \u200b
About DALOAR
\u200b\u200bDALOAR (formerly Pentakill Studios) is a video game company founded in 2021, built upon years of experience in computer graphics and development. The company's origins trace back to the creation of iVisual, dedicated to advancing training in 3D technologies and video games.\u200b\u200b
About Daedalic Entertainment
\u200b\u200bCelebrating 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, 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 The Occultist, 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: https://press.daedalic.com.
Follow us on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/developer/daedalic.
",
"header": {
"large": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/2d643d04-6eca-40dd-ae04-3aafba619cfe/-/preview/1200x1200/-/format/auto/",
"release": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/2d643d04-6eca-40dd-ae04-3aafba619cfe/-/preview/1200x1200/-/format/auto/"
},
"videos": [
{
"caption": "The Occultist | Launch Trailer [4k]",
"thumbnail": "https://img.youtube.com/vi/nwtOUvvP8NQ/maxresdefault.jpg",
"url": "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nwtOUvvP8NQ",
"embed": ""
}
],
"images": [
{
"caption": "",
"original": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/4065a5ae-e498-4d3e-89fb-accec288df9f/-/crop/1055x640/496,371/-/preview/",
"medium": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/4065a5ae-e498-4d3e-89fb-accec288df9f/-/crop/1055x640/496,371/-/preview/-/preview/500x500/-/format/auto/",
"small": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/4065a5ae-e498-4d3e-89fb-accec288df9f/-/crop/1055x640/496,371/-/preview/-/preview/200x200/-/format/auto/",
"thumbnail": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/4065a5ae-e498-4d3e-89fb-accec288df9f/-/crop/1055x640/496,371/-/preview/-/preview/100x100/-/format/auto/",
"square": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/4065a5ae-e498-4d3e-89fb-accec288df9f/-/crop/1055x640/496,371/-/preview/-/scale_crop/200x200/center/-/format/auto/",
"squaresmall": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/4065a5ae-e498-4d3e-89fb-accec288df9f/-/crop/1055x640/496,371/-/preview/-/scale_crop/58x58/center/-/format/auto/"
},
{
"caption": "",
"original": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f23b07e9-adfa-4db1-8529-424193b92c1b/",
"medium": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f23b07e9-adfa-4db1-8529-424193b92c1b/-/preview/500x500/-/format/auto/",
"small": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f23b07e9-adfa-4db1-8529-424193b92c1b/-/preview/200x200/-/format/auto/",
"thumbnail": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f23b07e9-adfa-4db1-8529-424193b92c1b/-/preview/100x100/-/format/auto/",
"square": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f23b07e9-adfa-4db1-8529-424193b92c1b/-/scale_crop/200x200/center/-/format/auto/",
"squaresmall": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/f23b07e9-adfa-4db1-8529-424193b92c1b/-/scale_crop/58x58/center/-/format/auto/"
},
{
"caption": "",
"original": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ced5bfa4-1b9b-4f15-a8f7-5cc7dffcd68b/",
"medium": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ced5bfa4-1b9b-4f15-a8f7-5cc7dffcd68b/-/preview/500x500/-/format/auto/",
"small": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ced5bfa4-1b9b-4f15-a8f7-5cc7dffcd68b/-/preview/200x200/-/format/auto/",
"thumbnail": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ced5bfa4-1b9b-4f15-a8f7-5cc7dffcd68b/-/preview/100x100/-/format/auto/",
"square": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ced5bfa4-1b9b-4f15-a8f7-5cc7dffcd68b/-/scale_crop/200x200/center/-/format/auto/",
"squaresmall": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/ced5bfa4-1b9b-4f15-a8f7-5cc7dffcd68b/-/scale_crop/58x58/center/-/format/auto/"
},
{
"caption": "",
"original": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/60eec900-a7f6-48d2-a671-bacf520ac394/",
"medium": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/60eec900-a7f6-48d2-a671-bacf520ac394/-/preview/500x500/-/format/auto/",
"small": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/60eec900-a7f6-48d2-a671-bacf520ac394/-/preview/200x200/-/format/auto/",
"thumbnail": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/60eec900-a7f6-48d2-a671-bacf520ac394/-/preview/100x100/-/format/auto/",
"square": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/60eec900-a7f6-48d2-a671-bacf520ac394/-/scale_crop/200x200/center/-/format/auto/",
"squaresmall": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/60eec900-a7f6-48d2-a671-bacf520ac394/-/scale_crop/58x58/center/-/format/auto/"
},
{
"caption": "",
"original": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/5fe36385-6e79-4194-94c7-238b7ea24f94/-/crop/1033x600/402,254/-/preview/",
"medium": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/5fe36385-6e79-4194-94c7-238b7ea24f94/-/crop/1033x600/402,254/-/preview/-/preview/500x500/-/format/auto/",
"small": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/5fe36385-6e79-4194-94c7-238b7ea24f94/-/crop/1033x600/402,254/-/preview/-/preview/200x200/-/format/auto/",
"thumbnail": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/5fe36385-6e79-4194-94c7-238b7ea24f94/-/crop/1033x600/402,254/-/preview/-/preview/100x100/-/format/auto/",
"square": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/5fe36385-6e79-4194-94c7-238b7ea24f94/-/crop/1033x600/402,254/-/preview/-/scale_crop/200x200/center/-/format/auto/",
"squaresmall": "https://cdn.uc.assets.prezly.com/5fe36385-6e79-4194-94c7-238b7ea24f94/-/crop/1033x600/402,254/-/preview/-/scale_crop/58x58/center/-/format/auto/"
}
],
"author": {
"id": 15252,
"username": "bernd.berheide@daedalic.de",
"email": "bernd.berheide@daedalic.de",
"name": "Bernd Berheide",
"display_name": "Bernd Berheide",
"first_name": "Bernd",
"last_name": "Berheide",
"avatar_url": "https://avatars-cdn.prezly.com/user/15252/5c551c3823fc7f6f5436cb55211ca38e5bb94c7db544dd8444746f5aa47360ce?v=3&c=12b3ed97f88feac5432764405ddda48266dfdc5659161b1d5436ad809e70dcc1&max=2",
"use_case_answer": null,
"sign_in_flow": "password",
"created_at": "2022-10-05T10:55:48+00:00",
"is_terms_of_service_accepted": true,
"last_seen_at": "2026-04-03T07:03:37+00:00",
"locked_until": null
},
"format_version": 5
}