Ghoul Fright

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• Announcements·29 Jul 2026Official

  Ghoul Fright – Co‑op Playtest Now Live!

  The mansion doors are open… and this time, you’re not entering alone.Co‑op mode for Ghoul Fright is officially in playtesting, and we’re inviting players to jump in, team up, and survive the most chaotic cartoon‑horror brawl we’ve ever unleashed. Up to 4 players can join forces. Friends, strangers, or whoever dares to queue. Fight your way through escalating waves of ghouls that get meaner, louder, and significantly more unhinged every round. What’s in the Co‑op PlaytestYou and your squad will face 10 stages of increasingly aggressive ghouls. Every stage cleared earns you gold, which you can spend at the in‑game shop to buy wearable upgrades that boost your strength, defense, speed, and overall “please don’t let me die again” potential.Expect:Chaotic multi‑ghoul combatShared progression through wavesTeam strategy… or total panicWearable upgrades that stack into wild buildsIn‑game voice & text chat for yelling, laughing, and screaming togetherOnline matchmaking for filling your squad instantlyThe Co‑op VibeGhoul Fright co‑op isn’t just about surviving. It's about the messy, hilarious disaster that happens when four people try to fight cartoon ghouls at the same time.Someone’s always:Throwing punches in the wrong directionScreaming “DON’T PUNCH THE TNT” in voice chatHoarding gold for a ridiculous upgradeGetting launched across the room by a ghoul with attitudeTyping “WHAT WAS THAT??” in chat mid‑fightIt’s chaos. It’s loud. It’s stupid fun.And it’s exactly the kind of energy we want this mode to deliver. Why We’re PlaytestingThis co‑op mode will ship with the full release of Ghoul Fright, and we want your help to tune:Enemy difficulty scalingUpgrade balanceWave pacingMatchmaking flowVoice/text chat stabilityGeneral “is this fun or is this too much?” feedbackYour feedback directly shapes the final version. So jump in, break things, survive things, and tell us what feels good (or what feels like a ghoul slapped you too hard).
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• Announcements·27 Jul 2026Official

  Meet Walter Tayloo. The Man Who Refused to Stay Down

  Every apocalypse has its heroes.Some are destined by prophecy. Others inherit legendary weapons or mysterious powers.Walter Tayloo got none of those.He grew up in the quiet Spanish town of Tocino, where life wasn't glamorous. Money was scarce, opportunities were even scarcer, and success meant working hard every single day. Walter dreamed of something bigger, not for fame, but for his family. He left everything behind and crossed the ocean to build a better future in the United States.That future almost happened.Starting with nothing, Walter worked whatever jobs he could find before opening a martial arts gym with his friend Juanes. There he mastered the devastating Kaichuu flying kicks, sharpened his boxing skills, and finally found the life he'd been chasing. He met Eriko, fell in love, adopted an energetic little chihuahua named Mike, and for the first time everything seemed to be falling into place.Then the world ended.An invasion of terrifying creatures known as the Ghouls swept across humanity, leaving destruction wherever they went. Walter lost everything in a single night, yet for reasons even he doesn't understand, the monsters spared his life.That decision may become the greatest mistake they ever make.A Hero Built Through Hard WorkWalter isn't a superhuman.He's a boxer, a martial artist, a parkour instructor, and a dancer. His strength comes from discipline rather than destiny, allowing him to combine devastating punches, acrobatic movement, and legendary flying kicks into a fighting style unlike anyone else's.He never wanted to save the world.He simply refuses to let evil win.What Drives Walter?Walter's motivations couldn't be more personal.Rescue Eriko, no matter the cost.Discover what became of his family back in Spain.Make the Ghouls answer for everything they've taken from him.And maybe, if the apocalypse leaves any room for it, finally achieve the dream of building the successful life he always wanted.The end of humanity is only the beginning of Wal...
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• Patch Notes·31 May 2026Official

  GHOUL FRIGHT Demo v0.3.3 — The Final Demo Update

  The demo ends.. But the Ghouls don't!. THE NIGHT THE DEMO ENDS (The Grand Finale)You survived the waves, now meet the grand price!You will face a surprise mysterious Event as a reward. And after that, you just have 2 Choices Return to title with your head held high, orKeep going past Wave 10 and let's see how long you actually lastIf you pick the second one, we have something for you. THERE IS NO WAVE 11, THERE IS WAVE 27! (Endless Mode)You wanted more waves. Here are all of them. After you clear Wave 10, the counter stops pretending there's a finish line. Endless Mode drops you into a survival gauntlet where the Ghouls keep coming, harder and weirder, until you stop them or they stop you. The wave counter goes raw - no more "Wave 7 / 10". Just Wave 27. Just Wave 42. Just however far you got.Damage scales every wave - by Wave 11 the Ghouls hit you like they remember every insult you've ever thrownThe spawn tier rolls earlier - random mob mixes start kicking in around Wave 5, so even the build-up gets spicyThe leaderboards take any number — Wave 12, Wave 50, doesn't matter. Post your best run. Embarrass your friends! The demo no longer has an ending. It has an exit. HUNDREDS OF GHOULS, ONE FRAME (Performance Pass) You can't have an Endless Mode if the engine quits at Wave 14. We spent this update teaching the game to not panic when the screen fills up. Mobs you can't see do less work. Lights you can't reach turn off. AI ticks that don't need to fire don't fire. None of it is glamorous, but together it's what lets the camera point at a pile of Ghouls instead of a slideshow. Distant Ghouls stop checking line-of-sight past 60 units (unless they're already mad at you)Shadows fade past 40 units — the back of the crowd casts less geometry per millisecond Head-look targets cache for a fifth of a second instead of recalculating every frameStranded mobs auto-recover instead of standing in a corner stealing CPUProcedural mesh chunks batch their destruction so a smashed wall do...
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• Patch Notes·11 May 2026Official

  Ghoul Fright Demo - The Grind Update (v031)

  GHOUL FRIGHT DEMO v0.3.1 — The Grind Update Now the Ghouls drop coins. And limbs.. WELCOME TO THE FRIGHT SHOP (New Shop)You bled for those coins. Now you get to spend them. Between every wave, the Fright Shop rolls open. Browse, shop, equip, fight. Repeat until the Ghouls run out! 10 gear slots to fill: head, shoulders, torso, waist, feet, eyes, neck, back, hands, and one hot little amuletThree rarity tiers — Common, Uncommon and EpicStat arrows when you compare pieces — green-up means buy it, red-down means walk awayOne-click "Buy & Equip" — no menu gymnastics. Click. Worn. Next!A big "NEW!" sparkle when you grab something you've never owned before, just to feel something A few tabs say "coming soon" (Weapons, Consumables, Inventory). They're not lying. We'll get there. BOOMS THAT BOOM (New Explosions) Explosions used to be a pop. Now they're a punch in the gut. The camera doesn't just shake, it lurches. Your view doesn't just flash, it bulges outward like the air itself got slapped. The sound stack now layers a low rumble, a mid crack, and a high sizzle, so every detonation hits like three explosions wearing one trench coat. Chain reactions got tidier too. One bomb lights up the next, the next lights up the next, and somewhere down the line a Ghoul is having the worst Tuesday of his afterlife. Dominoes. Built by you. Knocked down by you! HEAVY CHARGE HITS LIKE A FREIGHT TRAIN (Power Boost) A LITTLE boost of luck and surprise for every heavy punch attack. Crowds of Ghouls now regret standing close to each other. GHOULS COME APART NOW (Gibs and Body Pieces) A death is a souvenir collection.Zombies now drop heads, hands, and feet when properly dismembered — three new gib pieces to send bouncing off the wallsSkeleton skulls finally behave like skulls. They roll. They bounce. They settle. No more bean-bag heads — these are bones now, and they act like it.Cracks now appear in the map when you smash Ghouls or objects, you did this!Bloodless creatures stopped accidentally...
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• Announcements·7 Apr 2026Official

  Ghoul Fright - New Ghoulish Demo

  GHOUL FRIGHT - Ghoulish Demo is here!PLAY IT NOW BABE!"God is dead, the Ghouls killed him!" They killed your girlfriend. The Ghouls took everything from you, beat you half to death, and tossed you into their twisted TV game show to die for their entertainment. The prize? A mansion in the hellish Bahamas and two yachts.. This is Ghoul Fright, FPS Survival Beat em up full of cartoony Ghouls trying to murder you!You have tons of creative weapons to defend yourself in many ways, everything has physics and reacts to your violence, so be ruthless and don't be afraid of Ghouls!Wave based Beat em up survival experience "Survive the horde".Amazing Melee combos with chaotic reactions.4 Unique Skills to destroy Ghouls with style!2 New cool Ghouls to fightProcedural Scenario Destruction "Things break in pieces!"Full UPA 3D shading with animated Cartoony Ghouls with dumb personalities!Everything CAN be nailed down to the ground! "Full KO Physics for any character"Execute Ghouls with a powerful Stomp in their heads.Harder waves and stronger Ghouls for longer waves.Leaderboard system and future challenges.CHAOS CHAOS CHAOS!! "And death too"We will keep working on this, we might drop some surprises soon.. (Starts with M)With Leaderboard and harder waves the longer you live, this doesn't look too good for you!¿WILL YOU SURVIVE?
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