Body horror game ILL resurfaces at State of Play with a 2027 release window

Terrifying, disgusting and one of the most exciting upcoming horror games, ILL, has a release date. Developer Team Clout used today's State of Play to drop a new story trailer and confirm the game is targeting a 2027 release on PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S. You can wishlist it now on Steam, the PlayStation Store and the Microsoft Store.

What is ILL?

ILL is a realistic first-person action survival horror game built around visceral body horror, cinematic presentation, environmental storytelling and physics-driven interactions. The setup is grim and familiar in the best way: something sinister has woken inside a massive research fort, grotesque creatures called Aberrations are spreading through the complex, and you're left to fight through them and work out what went wrong.

The footage shown today, captured on PS5 Pro, is the most extensive look yet. It introduces new characters, several new Aberration types, and a closer look at the combat, which includes an advanced dismemberment system and what the studio describes as realistic weapon handling.

Team Clout

ILL features a brutal dismemberment mechanic

The team behind it

One detail that sets ILL apart is its pedigree. Team Clout draws on a background in film, and the studio's effects work has featured in horror projects including Until Dawn, IT: Welcome to Derry, and Longlegs. That cinematic grounding is clearly the pitch here, and on a visual level at least, the trailers have backed it up. ILL is also the first title developed through the Mundfish Powerhouse initiative, and it passed one million wishlists earlier this year, so there's clearly an audience waiting for it.

Whether that visual ambition translates into a horror game that actually plays well is the open question, and a 2027 window means there's a fair wait ahead to find out. For now, though, it remains one of the more visually striking horror projects on the horizon.

Platforms and release

ILL is in development for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X/S, targeting a 2027 release. Wishlisting is open now across all three storefronts.

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