New White Knuckle Footage Debuts as Part of Future Games Show’s ‘Ones to Play’ Montage

Upcoming speed-climbing horror roguelite White Knuckle took part in today’s Future Games Show, selected by the showrunners as part of the ‘Ones to Play’ section of the livestream, focusing on acclaimed games that viewers can play now. In development by three-person team, Dark Machine Games, and published by horror masterminds DreadXP, White Knuckle has a demo available on Steam, currently holding a 98% positive rating with over 1400 reviews, earning it the spot in the show ahead of the game’s launch this year.

As a lone climber trapped in a decaying megacomplex deep underground, you must ascend SUB-STRUCTURE 17 using precision movement, sharp reflexes, and resource management. Scale crumbling walls, vault over treacherous gaps, avoid deadly traps, and evade the compound’s malevolent denizens as an encroaching and increasingly angry ooze rises below you, spurring you to climb swiftly or face your doom. The higher you climb, the more dangerous your surroundings become. From the deep dry storage of the Silos to the putrid sewers of the Pipeworks and the haunted piers of Habitation, the changing environment presents new challenges which are sure to increase tension as you try to break free. Should you fall, you’ll be able to augment yourself with different unlockable perks during runs to make climbs a bit easier.

For more information:

Wishlist on Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3195790/White_Knuckle/

Visit the official White Knuckle website: https://whiteknuckle.net/

Follow DreadXP on X: https://twitter.com/DreadXPGames

Follow DreadXP on Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/dreadxpgames

Join the White Knuckle Discord: https://discord.gg/f2CqdmUSap

Join the DreadXP Discord: https://discord.gg/JTPfXdSFXq

Press kit: https://drive.google.com/drive/folders/1zThNT5RKHFk-QKrZqczSbIJ6kOGp7A5S

The Future Games Show is one of Future’s flagship video game showcases, showcasing upcoming video game releases, world premieres, exclusive game demos and content from Indie developers to AAA releases.

Dark Machine Games is a three-person development studio based in New Mexico. The trio has been involved in game development for years, but formed a studio in 2024 with the intent of developing unique, strange, and otherwise enigmatic experiences and titles.

After various prototypes and experiments, the team has landed on White Knuckle to be their first official game as a studio. They look forward to continuing to bring surreal content to players.

DreadXP is a leading independent horror games publisher. DreadXP’s goal is to seek out and publish great titles, and uplift members of the indie dev community. DreadXP releases include award-winning games such as The Mortuary Assistant, Sucker for Love: First Date, My Friendly Neighborhood, Dread Delusion, and the Dread X Collections, an anthology series of mini-horror games. DreadXP’s upcoming titles include Heartworm, White Knuckle, and Paranormal Activity. DreadXP is a sister company of the horror media website Dread Central, as well as the independent horror film production company, DREAD.

To learn more about DreadXP, please visit www.dreadxp.com.