Derelikt, a narrative sci-fi horror FPS with a deliberately original PlayStation-era visual style, arrives on PlayStation 5 on November 13, 2026 — the same date as its Steam PC launch. The confirmation came this Sunday via the official PlayStation Blog, in a piece signed by creator and art director Philipp Jensen of Visuwyg.
What happened?
Published by Hyperstrange, the game takes place on the Von Neumann Outpost, a research station grafted onto an anomalous asteroid in Saturn’s orbit. The player arrives as an outside contractor to investigate the fate of Excavation Team Delta. Dark halls, failing systems, and survivors who do not tell the same story form the core of the tension.
Jensen describes the goal as making the game feel like a title found on a CD-R in the abandoned storage of a late-90s studio: hand-painted textures, vertex colors, affine texture warping with dynamic subdivision, and period-style CGI cutscenes. Modern controls and quality-of-life options were added without breaking the atmosphere. Cited inspirations include System Shock 2, Alien Resurrection, and Doom 3.
Why it matters
The Sony blog post solidifies the console date, which had previously appeared only as “later” in October communications. A demo was already available during Steam Next Fest. PS5 pre-orders offer a 10% discount. The project has been in development since late 2021.
For geek audiences, Derelikt joins the wave of titles that recreate fifth-generation aesthetics with modern tools — not as a technical limitation, but as a conscious artistic choice.
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