That Mansions of Madness video game adaptation is now an Arkham Horror game

Asmodee Digital’s video game adaptation of the hugely popular Lovecraft-inspired Mansions of Madness board game series has had something of a rejig, and will now launch on Xbox One, PS4, Switch, and PC under the banner of a hugely popular Lovecraft-inspired board game series; say hello to Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace.

Mansions of Madness: Mother’s Embrace was originally announced back in 2018, with an anticipated release date of Q1 2019. Evidently, that did not come to pass, but it’ll now arrive – with its new name and with a new developer, Artefacts Studio, at the helm – next year.

Despite the name change, Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace still very much resembles the game that was announced back in 2018 on the surface, although, given the scant gameplay details revealed previously, it’s impossible to tell how much has altered under the hood.

Arkham Horror: Mother’s Embrace still sets players loose in a spooky old mansion circa 1926, but Asmodee has now shared a few additional details.

Described as a “squad-based narrative adventure game offering a mix of exploration, investigation and tactical RPG combat phases set in the Lovecraftian universe”, it sees players descending on the mansion following the murder of a professor of astronomy. There are 12 uniquely skilled protagonists to choose from in total, all taken from across the Arkham Horror universe (of which Mansions of Madness is part of, if you’re unfamiliar with the connection).