Finnish indie studio Another Round Entertainment has announced RAHKO: Shadows Around Us, a 1-4 player co-op survival horror game set in the Finnish woods in absolute darkness. The game's Steam page is open now, and players can wishlist it today. The game is set in the Finnish wilderness, where an eternal Kekri night has fallen, tearing open the boundaries between the human world and the Väki, the old spirits of Finnish folklore.
The last beacon of light keeping the horrors at bay, the moon, has been painted black with tar by a mysterious being called Rahko. Players are drawn to their uncle's cottage to investigate what has happened to their missing aunt, but they get stuck in the middle of the dark forest on the way. From there, survival depends on the group, the fire and what they can find in the dark.
The game is inspired by real locations and culture in the South-West Finland's countryside. The game will launch on PC in 2027 and is available to wishlist now on Steam. The studio's co-founder, Eero Kuurne, said that the team wanted to make the Finnish countryside at night feel both familiar and genuinely frightening, and that RAHKO is about the feeling of being in the dark with friends who keep the fire going with you.