A New Game Inspired by the Horror Classic

Petersen Projects unveiled its latest game, Saltwake, a Parasite Eve-inspired horror RPG for PC via Steam.

Saltwake joins four other indie titles aiming to recreate the experience of the 1998 cult classic. No date has been announced for a demo or the game’s launch. Fans who want to stay in the loop can wishlist and follow the game on Steam for the latest updates. There is a short trailer out now that showcases the gameplay:

About Saltwake

Petersen Projects has unveiled the following details about the story and gameplay of Saltwake.

The story is set in December 1999, and rookie Ostrand officer Ines Varga is assigned to the preview of the new Marine Hall’s gallery. The light in a sample’s tank rises, and everyone it reaches lights up from inside and turns into salt. Sixty-three people are dead, and Ines is the only survivor. She must now uncover what caused this disaster and why she alone lived, then stop it before more people are killed. She has five nights before the

The game will feature 98 pre-rendered areas across a city that includes a museum, a fish market, a hospital, a shipyard, the old town, and a tower. It will have voiced scenes, CG movies, and no tank controls. Battles unfold in real time. As players move, their gauge fills, and when it is full, they can stop time and fire at a target within a dome around Ines. She also has 15 abilities that can heal her, slow a creature, or burn out poison. Ines will wield 49 weapons, from pistols to rocket launchers. The game will also include New Game+ and a second ending.

The Race to Recreate Parasite Eve

As of November 4th, 2026, five games in development, including Saltwake, are aiming to recreate the experience of Parasite Eve.

Parasite Mutant follows Nova, a special agent with psionic abilities, as she is deployed to investigate an island city overrun by mutant abominations. The gameplay is that of a survival-horror RPG with a real-time combat system that makes players wait before attacking. A demo for the game launched in January 2026.

.45 PARABELLUM BLOODHOUND – Cyberpunk Active Time Action is an action RPG that follows Reila Mikazuchi, a gun for hire looking to rebuild her life by taking on risky jobs. It uses an active time battle system that requires players to balance health, action points, and psychic points. A demo was playable at Tokyo Game Show 2026.

Aether Singularity has players take on the role of Agent Silvia of the Demonic Anomalies Termination Agency (DATA), who must stop the demons that have taken over a research facility. The gameplay uses fixed camera angles with real-time combat and action, along with fantasy elements like spellcasting.

Die Hand Gottes follows Gottes Riordan, who returns home after receiving a letter from his sister. He arrives in a city overrun by the horrors unleashed when artificial intelligence was pushed to rewrite DNA. The gameplay is that of a survival thriller JRPG with cinematic fixed cameras and battles in which players reposition while an action gauge fills, then choose when to shoot, heal, or unleash a special attack. A demo is now available.

So far, only two games offering an experience like Parasite Eve have launched. The first, Wicked Seed, was released in January 2026, and the second, ANOMALITH, launched last week.

About Parasite Eve

Parasite Eve is a survival horror JRPG and a sequel to the acclaimed novel of the same name by Hideaki Sena. Developed by Square (predecessor to Square Enix) and directed by Takashi Tokita, it launched in 1998 for the PlayStation.

Set several years after the events of the novel, the story follows NYPD officer Aya Brea in pursuit of actress Melissa Pearce after the audience at a Carnegie Hall performance spontaneously combusts. To Aya’s horror, powers within her awaken while Pearce is consumed by Mitochondria Eve, the consciousness of the mitochondria in her cells. Eve once again aims to replace humanity with a superior organism, and it is up to Aya to stop her.

The game was a success, selling more than 1.9 million copies worldwide and earning a cult following. It was followed by two sequels: Parasite Eve II in 1999 and The 3rd Birthday in 2010.

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