Souls-like FPS Guns of Eschaton Announced for PC, PlayStation, and Xbox

July 2, 2026 Marc Szymanski

Publisher 4Divinity and developer Eschatology Entertainment have announced Guns of Eschaton, a mystical Western first-person shooter featuring intense, Souls-like combat. The title is set within a final original universe envisioned by the late Viktor Antonov, the renowned art director behind Half-Life 2 and Dishonored. While an exact release date is yet to be confirmed, the game will launch on PC (via Steam), PlayStation, and Xbox.

Players will traverse a dying, nineteenth-century America where strategic survival is essential. Every enemy encounter demands careful preparation, resource management, and mastery of the Sequence Points system. Through the use of specialized ammunition and well-timed parries, you must learn to navigate this unforgiving landscape to survive.

What We Can Expect

Every bullet counts: Face off in deliberate, high-stakes gunfights where preparation matters as much as aim. Study enemies through the Codex to uncover weaknesses, execute calculated parries, and wield mystic abilities granted to you by the occult.
Build your legendary gunslinger: Customize your playstyle with deep character progression and flexible buildcrafting. Experiment with a vast arsenal of firearms, ammunition types, occult powers, talismans, armor, and consumables. Combine active and passive abilities, find powerful synergies, and learn deadly tricks from legendary gunslingers.
Explore an occult apocalyptic west: Roam the Apocalyptic West like never before. Created by the legendary Viktor Antonov, the world blends 19th-century frontier Americana with occult horror.
Ride alone or together: Experience this unforgiving world alone or alongside allies, with full solo and co-op progression allowing players to tackle every challenge however they wish.

My Thoughts

To be honest, I generally have an aversion to Souls-like games because I often find their high difficulty level more frustrating than rewarding. However, the blend of a mystical Western atmosphere and first-person shooter mechanics in Guns of Eschaton is doing its best to convince me otherwise. The background of the late Viktor Antonov is absolutely incredible. His artistic touch is immediately recognizable in the world design. The trailer looks like a lot of fun, capturing a gritty tension that is hard to ignore. If the gameplay can marry that level of challenge with satisfying gunplay, I might just have to swallow my pride and jump into this apocalypse. It is definitely a project I am keeping on my radar.

Check out the trailer here!