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The occult horror mystery card battler from Question (The Blackout Club, The Magic Circle) is out now on Steam, Epic Games Store, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

Tiburon, CA – October 21, 2026 – Independent developer Question (The Blackout Club, The Magic Circle), today launched The Killing Stone, its occult horror deckbuilder, now available on Steam and Epic Games Store for PC, as well as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S. After eight months in Early Access, the full release introduces the game's fourth and final chapter, bringing its supernatural mystery to a conclusion.

The Killing Stone 1.0 Launch Trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tO1FtKzrSG4

The final chapter, The Reckoning, puts everything players have learned and earned to the ultimate test. Armed with the decks they've built throughout the first three chapters, players must face a series of climactic rituals that will determine the fate of the cursed Svangård family. Every bargain struck, boon gained, and bane endured leads to this final confrontation.

Since launching in Early Access in February, Question has expanded and refined The Killing Stone with new optional story content, additional questlines, combat balancing, and quality-of-life improvements informed by player feedback. The studio has also made adjustments to card decks, combat encounters, and the game's bargaining and reward systems, further deepening the strategic choices available to players.

Set in a remote region of the 17th-century Arctic Circle, The Killing Stone challenges players to beat the Devil at his own game. As the Maven, a master of the dark arts, players must uncover the mysteries surrounding a cursed family and wager their souls against cunning demons in ritual card battles. Combining first-person exploration with a tactile, figurine-based card battler, the game challenges players to outwit their infernal opponents through strategic spellcasting, creature placement, and blood-bound bargains with lasting consequences.

The game's intricate narrative features voice performances by Emma Gregory (Baldur's Gate 3) and Liam O'Brien (Critical Role). For an added layer of historical immersion, players can experience the entire story in either authentic 17th-century English or modern prose, with customizable text and voiceover options.

 

Key Features

  • A Living, Tactile Card Battler. A ceremonial game board centered around the Fanghella, a.k.a. the Killing Stone, featuring a collection of magical creature figurines, spells, and incantations that allow for a variety of clever tactics.
  • Unique Reserve and Demonic Bargaining Systems. A novel, strategic Reserve mechanic lets players stack units and buff incantations above the battle line for later deployment. Creature placement, spellcasting, and bargaining add powerful banes and boons to your deck affecting your chances of success.
  • Occult Horror Narrative with Meaningful Choices. Play as the Maven, a master of the dark arts - as you engage family members and animal familiars in search of clues to the haunting truth behind Mariken Svangård's death. Choices at key moments alter the ending for each character.
  • Master Infernal Contract Law. To save the family, you must win their souls through Ritual combat against Hell’s most cunning demon lords. Every contract is a cut-throat Faustian bargain, signed in blood. Forge, swap, negotiate, and battle through a series of rituals, the outcome of which are permanent banes (or boons) carried to your final reckoning.
  • Dual-Language Storytelling with Acclaimed Voice Talent. Play the full story in either authentic 17th Century English or modern prose, with customizable text and voiceover options for either version. Featuring voice performances by Emma Gregory (Baldur’s Gate 3) and Liam O'Brien (Critical Role).
 

The Killing Stone is available now on PC via Steam and Epic Games Store, as well as PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S, priced at $19.99. For more information, visit The Killing Stone Steam page, or follow Question on Bluesky, Instagram, and X.

 

About Question

Question is a small independent studio team known for their original titles The Magic Circle and The Blackout Club. They invite players to explore thematically rich spaces which resist easy answers, and remain ripe with mystery and ambiguity. Their design philosophy is “one lock, many keys ” - trusting players with the power to think and to theorize, crafting solutions to the game’s challenges which may even surprise the dev team.

For more information on Question, visit https://www.questiongames.com/.

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