Horror Title ‘The Park’ Hits Consoles On May 3rd!

Briefly: Heck yes.

Funcom’s The Park has always looked absolutely terrifying to me, but as a console only player, I’ve never had an opportunity to give the title a shot.

Funcom’s investor blog has just revealed that the title is finally ready to launch for PS4 and Xbox One. Here’s the full announcement (they sure sound excited):

The Company previously communicated that “The Park” was targetted for a Console release during 2Q 2016.The main objective with this Console release of “The Park” is to acquire knowledge and experience with the processes related to releasing a game on Microsoft’s Xbox One and Sony’s Playstation 4 consoles, in order to reduce the risks associated with Console releases for “Conan Exiles” and future titles.

 

The approval process required by the platform holders is now complete and the release date has been set to the 3rd of May 2016.

 

As previously communicated, the Company does not expect “The Park” to generate significant revenues.

So it sounds like the main reason for the release was simply for the developer to get more comfortable with developing for the consoles… but it doesn’t mean that I can’t be excited for it.

The game is “set in a creepy amusement park hiding a dark and sinister secret, The Park is a one to two hour long first-person psychological horror experience focusing on intense storytelling and exploration instead of combat and action. As the sun sets over Atlantic Island Park, you must explore its dilapidated rides in search of your son Callum and experience panic and paranoia through a narrative written by award winning storytellers.”

Take a look at the trailer for The Park below, and be sure to let us know if you’ll be giving it a shot!