Steamboat Willie Terrifies in Horror Game ‘Infestation 88’

Steamboat Willie recently entered the public domain. And of course, we now have a horror iteration on the way in the form a video game, Infestation 88 from Nightmare Forge.

In development for PC, the game is a 1-4 player survival horror co-op game that aims to infuse nostalgia with terror by twisting the now-in-the-public-domain Steamboat Willie into something much scarier. It will include private and public lobbies, character customization, scaling enemy behavior, and DLSS support. If you’re interested, you can wishlist Infestation 88 on Steam.

The developers describe it as such: “In the year 1988, what was thought to be an outbreak of rodents in various locations morphed into something far more sinister.” Sometimes you’ll need to fight, sometimes you’ll need to run, and sometimes you’ll need to hide in a locker. You can set traps and utilize CCTV cameras to try and stay one step ahead of the infestation, and item layouts are randomized in order to help keep matches fresh. Check out the announcement trailer above and the first screenshots in the gallery below.

Check out the trailer below:

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