Demo Shadow Dropped for Psychological Survival Horror Game ‘Holstin’ [Trailer]

Sonka made a big splash at the Future Games Show Summer Showcase with their upcoming game Holstin, shadow dropping the first 2 hours of the game via a new beefy Steam demo. Accompanying the demo is a brand-new trailer that shows off a ton of the demo’s content.

While the two previous public demos showcased specific slices or mechanics, the new demo offers players a first look at the game’s entire eerie 90’s Eastern Euro-fuelled experience. It begins with the opening segment of the story for Holstin, explaining what drew you into the decaying and possessed Polish lakeside town of Jeziorne-Kolonia. Players will now be able to get hands-on iwth the core gameplay, from engaging in intense combat and solving environmental puzzles to scavenging for survival, exploring ooze-infested streets and interiors, and interacting with the not-so-mentally-stable locals who still haven’t fully Turned.

The demo also highlights the unique camera and lighting system, which seamlessly shifts between multiple perspectives in real-time lit, fully 3D pixel environments.

Alongside work on the full game and the new demo, Sonka has also been preparing for a major Kickstarter campaign, set to launch later in 2025. The campaign aims to raise funds to complete the final stages of Holstin, and to crowdfund additional features and ideas the team is eager to implement. Players can learn more about what the game will offer and sign up to be notified once the full campaign goes live.

Taking place in 90s Poland, Holstin is set in the eerie, isolated lakeside town of Jeziorne-Kolonia, where an ominous presence has slowly enveloped everything and everyone. A close colleague of yours came here looking for answers to a story they found in the newspapers. But after a series of incoherent and troubling messages, contact with them was abruptly cut off. Now you need to venture into this town to find out the truth and the fate of your friend.

In addition to PC, Holstin will also be coming to PlayStation 4 and PlayStation 5, Xbox One and Xbox Series, as well as the Nintendo Switch and Switch 2.