Strange Antiquities apprentice required! Demo out on June 5th...
Bad Viking & Iceberg Interactive invite you to poke your nose in to the long awaited cozy & mysterious shop of Strange Antiquities - for all your occult needs...
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Haarlem, The Netherlands, May 29th, 2025 – Today, Strange Antiquities, the standalone sequel to the critically acclaimed, occult & cozy puzzle Strange Horticulture, has made a special appearance in this year’s Thinky Direct and even better yet… The demo will be available to play on Steam on June 5th in time for Steam's Next fest!
Why don't you enquire within & check out our new
Demo Announcement Trailer...
Welcome to Strange Antiquities! - For all your occult needs...
Developed by the brothers behind Strange Horticulture, Strange Antiquities invites players back to the shadow-drenched town of Undermere.
This time, you’ll be stepping into a candlelit shop filled with strange artefacts and arcane curios, taking on the role of an apprentice Thaumaturge. Identify mysterious objects, assist a cast of odd locals, and unravel a deepening mystery.
...all while keeping a comforting eye on the ever-watchful cat, Jupiter. Oh… and yes, Jupiter is here to help, quietly providing comfort as you go about your daily task as Thaumaturge.
Key Features
- Study and Identify: Examine, identify and catalogue strange artefacts. Observation, deduction, and careful reference to our collection of illustrated tomes will serve you well. Mistakes can be… costly.
- Help… Or Hinder: When dealing with powerful items, your choices matter. Will you help someone with their problem, or curse them with a horrid affliction? In a small town like this, people remember your misdeeds.
- Explore and Discover: From time to time, you will have to leave the safety of the shop. Whether investigating rumours or retrieving artefacts, my well-loved hand-drawn maps will guide you to where you need to go.
- Solve and Uncover: Your day-to-day might already feel like a puzzle, but this store holds many more. Few know how old this building is, and fewer still know what secrets lie within its walls.
- Tending the Familiar: And, of course, Jupiter, the shop’s cat, demands daily affection. In return for his company, please oblige him with the occasional scratch behind the ears.
Iceberg Interactive and Bad Viking are excited to finally have players experience the upcoming demo release on June 5th. This is the perfect opportunity for players to dive deeper into the mysterious & dark world of Undermere. You'll get hands-on with the eerie artifacts, uncover hidden truths, and have a little taste of the story to come.
Be sure to Wishlist and don’t miss any news on Strange Antiquities by joining the game’s community on Discord, YouTube, Twitter, BlueSky.
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Press Contact
- Media Contact - David Spadini : David.s@iceberg-games.com
- Iceberg Interactive Discord: https://discord.gg/iceberginteractive
- Website 1: https://www.iceberg-games.com
- Website 2: https://www.badviking.com/
Related Links
- Steam: https://store.steampowered.com/app/3629010/Strange_Antiquities_Demo/
- Press Kit: Google Drive
- Demo announcement trailer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ucRZsselPdA
- Twitter: https://x.com/BadVikingGames/status/1593634133183369217
- Bluesky: https://bsky.app/profile/badvikinggames.bsky.social
- Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/badvikinggames/
ABOUT BAD VIKING
Bad Viking is an independent game development company based in England and founded by brothers Rob & John Donkin. Bad Viking aims to create fun, fresh, and imaginative games that can be enjoyed by anyone.
ABOUT ICEBERG INTERACTIVE
Iceberg Interactive is an independent video game publisher known for many hit franchises including Strange Horticulture, Killing Floor 2, Heroes of Valor, and Circle Empires; the company has enjoyed recent success with PC titles such as Blazing Sails, Chivalry 2, Land of the Vikings, AirportSim and Dead Season. Iceberg Interactive has many exciting games coming up, including Strange Antiquities, Second Sun, and Radiolight. To learn more, please visit www.iceberg-games.com.