Midwest Games Launches Demo of Wild West Souls-Like Tombwater

Green Bay, WI (April 22, 2025) | Midwest Games — an industry veteran led team which provides publishing services to better support developers — has joined forces with Max Mraz of Moth Atlas to launch the demo of Tombwater, a 2D souls-like action RPG set in a Wild West town plagued by Eldritch monsters. Mraz is best known for his previous titles Ocean’s Heart and Yarntown, a ‘demake’ of Bloodborne and direct predecessor to Tombwater.

Enter Tombwater, where shadows roam and whispers echo from deep within the abandoned silver mines. This is no longer a town where people live, but a town where people die. A once-thriving community, now a shell of what it was, its people have been gripped by the tendrils of bleak madness. Step into the well-worn cowboots of a lone gunslinger, drawn to the eerie, decaying streets by the disappearance of Sheriff Elliott Flintwood — your only friend in a town lost to the abyss. Uncover the truth, face the terrors lurking in the depths, and confront what festers within the heart of Tombwater.

Watch the Tombwater demo launch trailer here: YouTube | Download

In the demo, players glimpse into the past of the once-prosperous mining camp. Play as a lone gunslinger searching for a lost friend who discovers that perhaps, just perhaps, hope still lingers in the shadows. The demo will allow players to experience the game’s introductory scenes and run through the tutorial, giving players a feel for the combat mechanics before they dive headfirst into the madness ahead.

Utilize an arsenal of firearms, blades, spells, apothecary items, and charms to develop your own playstyle to fight against the madness and begin to unearth the secrets that Tombwater's inhabitants are trying to keep buried.

In the Tombwater demo, players can expect:

• The Beginning of the Madness: Play through the origin story and opening scenes of the full game.
  
• Learn the Ropes: A quick combat and mechanics tutorial to prepare you for the darkness ahead.
  
• Choose Your Weapons: Wield four distinct melee weapons and test five unique ranged weapons.
  
• Harness the Darkness: Unleash and test five spells that can give you advantages…but use them too much and suffer the consequences.
  
• Face the Terror: Confront a powerful boss fight that will push your skills to the limit.

Go on now, partner, and play the Tombwater demo today. Stay tuned for more updates ahead of its 2025 release on Windows PC via Steam.

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A full press kit with all info and images is available here: https://uberstrategist.link/Tombwater-PressKit.

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About Moth Atlas

‍Moth Atlas is helmed by Max Mraz, developer of action RPG Ocean's Heart, the Bloodborne tribute of Yarntown, and more. In 2023, Tombwater won GDEX’s “Best of Show.” Mraz develops games in Columbus, Ohio, and has been using the free and open-source engine, Solarus.

About Midwest Games

‍Based in Green Bay, Wisconsin, Midwest Games provides publishing services for games of all types. Led by industry veterans and entertainment enthusiasts, Midwest Games believes that developers need more flexible and custom publishing support. For more information, please visit www.midwestgames.com.

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