From Press Release:
COPENHAGEN, May 19 – Wombo Games, the independent studio led by co-founder of IO Interactive and former Chief Creative Officer at Square Enix, Janos Flösser, announces that its co-op rogue-lite Raiders of Blackveil, currently in Early Access on Steam, expands on May 19 with “The Ghoulag,” a new biome set in a Blackveil interrogation site built atop haunted ruins that are under constant surveillance. The Ghoulag challenges players with twelve new levels and a new core threat: Wanda, the biome’s owl-like warden and final boss, who actively surveils players during their runs. Get her attention, feel her wrath!
The Ghoulag update also includes:
- New Biome Specific Equipment – New equipment with unique perk effects will aidplayers through The Ghoulag.
- Champion Perks – Will allow players to alter and greatly enhance the abilities of theirchosen champion to unlock new build combinations and entirely new combat strategies.
- Perk+ System – Will enable players to dive deeper into specific perks that suit theirplaystyle as they grow stronger, evolve their strategy, and develop the ultimate synergeticbuild.
- New enemies across multiple tiers (Rathead, Ratghost, CursedBook, OccultistDoctor andmany others), plus a new mini boss: Houndmaster.
- And offline play – our most requested feature since our Early Access launch.
Raiders of Blackveil follows a rebellion of oppressed animals rising up against the human-runmegacorporation Blackveil. Set in a dystopian industrial fantasy world, the game blendsMOBA-inspired champions, deep RPG loot, and PvE extraction mechanics to deliver a strategic,high-stakes co-op experience where players and their friends infiltrate hostile zones, wreakhavoc, gather as much gear as they can carry, and fight to escape alive. Every raid becomes ahigh-stakes mission shaped by the champion you choose, the builds you draft, and the loot yousecure along the way.
Raiders of Blackveil is being developed by Wombo Games, the independent studio led by co-founder of IO Interactive and former Chief Creative Officer at Square Enix, Janos Flösser. The game is currently in Early Access on Steam and V1.0 will launch in late 2026.You can follow for more at, Steam, YouTube, Bluesky, Instagram, X, TikTok and raidersofblackveil.com.
About Wombo Games
Founded in 2023 and led by IO Interactive co-founder Janos Flösser, Wombo Games is a Copenhagen-based independent studio of 21 developers with experience from iconic franchisesincluding Tomb Raider, Deus Ex, Just Cause, Hitman, and Kane & Lynch. Built on a flat, collaborative structure, the team is committed to modern development values and creating rich,player-driven experiences. Their mission: to build the next world-class game studio.
