Elternity Announces Horror Game NEVER LOOK BACK for November 2026
Developer Elternity announced the horror adventure game NEVER LOOK BACK on June 20, 2026, with a trailer and a Steam store page. The game tasks players with descending an infinite office staircase while following rules given by a mysterious voice called The Architect. The central rule is to never look back, as a darkness gradually approaches from behind. Players hold a rubber duck that can be squeezed to calm anxiety, but the squeaking sound attracts the darkness, creating a risk-reward trade-off. The game features 30 types of anomalies, including reddish-black cubes, beach balls, and crustaceans carrying human-face-like objects, which can move objects, distort space, or camouflage as parts of the staircase. The environments include liminal space and dreamcore-style scenes such as white-tiled staircases, grasslands with giant alarm clocks, and bathroom-like spaces. NEVER LOOK BACK is scheduled for release on PC via Steam in November 2026, with Japanese display support. This is the first title from the two-person team at Elternity.