‘VILE: Exhumed’: Disturbing New Video Game Gets Release Date, New Trailer
Recently, solo developer Cara Cadaver and horror publisher DreadXP (sister company to Dread Central) announced that they were releasing Cadaver’s VILE: Exhumed sometime this year. Now we’re excited to share that the game is slated for release on July 22, 2025! Paired with this announcement is a new trailer that shows off the disturbing story that awaits in VILE: Exhumed.
Read the game’s synopsis below:
In the game, you’ll wade through the decades-old computer that explores the mind of a deeply disturbed individual. Details around adult film actress Candy Corpse’s recent retirement are just one thing you might uncover as you sift through forums, hard drives, and emails to discover what secrets lie within.
Developer Cara Cadaver began working on VILE: Exhumed as a personal project, which was initially released as a prototype on itch.io in 2024. Her work is grounded in reality, building a tale of psychological horror that resonates with many players in the online age.
“VILE: Exhumed is a page ripped right from my journal. I hope it is as uncomfortable and gut-churning to play as it was for me to make. Seeing others play the original version and relate to it so deeply was incredibly special,” said Cadaver in a previous statement. “This expanded version of the game includes even more of the emotional and literal guts of the original. I can’t wait for those guts to get untangled, and for players to arrange them in a meaningful way themselves.”
Cadaver, who founded her studio, Final Girl Games, and plans to maintain a personal voice in all her future work.
The game will include features like:
- Creeping through the darkest pits of an old computer
- Uncovering a rat’s nest of photos, messages, emails, and other digital residue
- Unearthing the aftermath of one man’s obsession with adult film actress Candy Corpse
- Deeply disturbing, gruesome, narrative-driven horror
VILE: Exhumed deals with the heavy topics of trauma, sexual violence, entitlement, and violence against women. Player discretion is strongly advised.
VILE: Exhumed is available to wishlist now.
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