“The Dread is a pocket dimension somewhere between deep space and a nightmare,” Klei explain.

It sounds a bit like a more futuristic, less literary sort of Sunless Sea?

Or a bit like Klei’s ownGriftlandsbut as a spaceship sandbox in hell?

Space adventures in a hellish pocket dimension in a Dread Pilots screenshot.

Whatever combination of things it is, I’m always interested in a new game from Klei.

They’ve earned my curiosity as they deftly danced across so many genres, from survival tostealthandparkourand beyond.

Dread Pilots is due to launch into early accesson Steamin 2024.

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NotE3 and Summer Game Fest 2023 is over for another year.