A new co-op horror game is coming our way, but instead of collecting trash or trinkets P.O.N sees players take on missions from criminal syndicates. The only problem is those pesky crime-fighting superheroes everyone seems to love so much.
P.O.N is a “first-person stealth-action horror game” which decidedly “flips the traditional superhero”. Instead of being beacons of hope the superheroes you’ll encounter are more like deadly hunting machines, which will stop at nothing to bring you and your buddies to so-called justice.
You’ll have to navigate these threats as you make your way around each map, completing the criminal task at hand while retrieving everything specified in the terms handed down to you.
We got a glimpse of what this will look like during today’s PC Gaming Show—as is the case with most horror games, the trailer was very dark and included a hell of a lot of screaming. We see four players trudge through abandoned hallways, and it wasn’t long before the first person was picked off by what we know to be one of the superheroes in question, although we didn’t get a good look at the perp.
It doesn’t get much better for the team from here on out. In the chaos and confusion that follows, more players get swept up off their feet and disposed of by this super hunter. Only one’s left alive by the end of the trailer, but they’re yet to make it out. I guess this is just to depict how difficult this game will be for your average player.
But no matter how scary things get, don’t go abandoning your brethren. You’ve got a better chance at surviving when you stick together: “and remember to not abandon each other because every shadow could hide a ‘hero’ ready to deliver a brutal brand of justice.”
If you think this sounds interesting then you can join the 700,000 other wishlists for P.O.N in the lead up to the game’s release, which is now scheduled for sometime during Q2 2027. It’s a bit of a wait, so if you’re looking for more immediate releases then be sure to check out PC Gamer and the rest of the PC Gaming Show for more upcoming games and recommendations.
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