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Grimrunner Tales - Fishermen’s Rock
Ah, dear, sweet Wraithford. A quaint little harbor town perched upon the gray New England coast. Stroll through the fog along weathered docks and rotted pilings. Tour the magnificent railway station, a symbol of the reg…
Grimrunner Tales - Another Run, Another Ledger
If you intend to profit from your time in Nightholme, sooner or later you’ll have to make a deal. When that moment comes, Brineheart will be waiting. Contracts and tonics, Nocturn and Bindling parts. Every civilized nec…
New Nightholme Gameplay Trailer Revealed
Hey everyone, Pedro here. We’ve just dropped a new gameplay trailer for Nightholme. It’s pulled straight from our current pre-alpha build and gives you a glimpse of how a match unfolds, from the descent into the city to…
Grimrunner Tales - Going Over
In Nightholme, you will not merely hunt monsters. You’ll make the aggressively optimistic decision to assume their forms. Surely nothing can go wrong there. Before you so much as set foot in the city, you’ll select a fo…
Grimrunner Tales - Going Cheap
Power whispers such charming lies. You deserve it, don’t you? You’re different. You’re special. And the price is so small. A memory here, a bit of mercy there. Hardly anything at all. Oh, how eagerly you agree. As a Gri…
Grimrunner Tales - Tithe
Ah, the coveted Terror Seed. The distilled essence of an eldritch abomination. A living remnant torn from something that once believed itself immortal. Some might insist humans have no business holding such profane powe…
Grimrunner Tales - Room With A View
There are a thousand reasons to suspect a Grimspawn is nearby. Mysterious deaths. Missing limbs. Shapes in the stone that make your eyes bleed. All of them dramatic. None of them concrete. If you really want to be sure,…
Grimrunner Tales - Bottoms Up
There’s that old saying, “Those who fight monsters become them.” In Nightholme, we take that quite literally. It’s the price of admission, really. You can’t stroll into Grimspawn territory wearing soft, chewable human s…
Grimrunner Tales - Learning Curve
In Nightholme, survival is not always earned through confrontation. Sometimes it’s earned through restraint: knowing when to disappear, when to wait, and when to move without being seen. The world offers more than open…
Grimrunner Tales - Meathook Instinct
In Nightholme, survival doesn’t always mean hiding in the dark. Some embrace the path of the hunter: pressuring opponents, controlling space, and turning the chase into a weapon. Caution gives way to pursuit, and the hu…
Grimrunner Tales - Hour of Madness
This week’s focus is: How a game sessions unfolds. A session in Nightholme begins with a moment of preparation. Players gather items, make choices, and ready themselves for what lies ahead. They then step into a hostile…
Grimrunner Tales - The Atmosphere of Nightholme
Grimrunner Tales is a series of horror stories with the intent of explaining the gameplay surrounding Nightholme. Each week features a new article that look into a specific topic. This week's focus is Atmosphere. Cosmic…
Bringing Horror to Life: The Animation Process Behind Nightholme
Animations and character skill sets are among the most important elements that keep players engaged with specific characters or classes. They are also some of the most challenging aspects of game development, especially…
New Years Roadmap
Hello, and Happy New Year! We’re Studio Ellipsis, the team behind the upcoming horror game Nightholme. With the new year comes a fresh start, so we want to take a moment to talk openly about the announcement trailer we…
Nightholme: A Hunt Through Shadows
Hey there, Grimrunners! We’ve seen a lot of questions about what Nightholme really is, how it plays, what kind of experience it offers, and what makes it different from other horror games. So in this post, we’re diving…
Kicking Off the Dev Diaries Together
Olá. I’m Astra, the brand-new community manager at Studio Ellipsis, which means I’m the person you’ll see popping up in videos, (soon) replying to Discord threads, and generally trying to make sure the conversation arou…
Nightholme has been announced! Ready to start the hunt?
Greetings, Hunters. The Gloom spreads unchecked, and the city of Wraithford rots from within. Nightholme is a multiplayer horror experience where teams of 3 track monstrous Gloomfiends through a decaying city twisted by…
