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Explore a cursed megastore alone or with up to two others, solve environmental puzzles, and evade entities as the store shifts.
Released 16 Jul 2026
Solve Storewide Puzzles
Coordinate by Walkie-Talkie
Restore Store Lights
A 1-3 player co-op puzzle horror game set in an accursed megastore. Work together to decode the store's twisted logic, and find a way out before the lurking horrors doom you to shop forever.
Developed by Embers · Published by Embers
Storebound is a first-person horror puzzle campaign set in a megastore caught between dream and nightmare. Play solo or with up to two others, exploring its aisles and searching for items and clues that reveal how to move forward.
Solve puzzles by examining the environment, gathering objects, and coordinating with teammates. Proximity voice chat lets nearby players talk, while walkie-talkies connect players farther apart; communication can also draw attention from threats. When the store goes dark, entities hunt, and restoring lights with available resources can provide temporary safety.
The six-episode campaign moves through different eras and areas of the store, with new settings, puzzles, and entities along the way. A sanity system changes the appearance of the environment as it falls, and the story unfolds through episodes and details hidden in the levels.
Players who enjoy Storebound often highlight the teamwork and shared surprises of playing with friends, along with puzzles that reward discussion and close observation. Reviews also frequently praise its distinctive visuals and unsettling store atmosphere. Opinions vary on how frightening it is, and some players find the later episodes less engaging or the campaign too short.
Storebound is a co-op puzzle horror experience built as a six-episode campaign. Prepare for a 5-to-7-hour descent into the darkness of a cursed megastore trapped between dream and nightmare. Every two chapters, you'll explore an entirely different era and area of the store, facing unique puzzles and new horrors.
Team up to escape a store that wants you to shop forever. Teamwork and quick thinking are your only tools for survival.
Search the mall for items and gather clues, using proximity voice chat to piece together the path to your next destination.
Split up and use walkie-talkies to keep contact. Whether you’re calling out code sequences from across the department or guiding a friend through a maze, solving the megastore’s twisted logic is the only way out.
When the lights go out, the Store is on the look out for shoppers who need "assistance". Cut communications to stay silent, or risk getting caught.
Avoid the mall's traps and aberrations, they will gnaw at your mind until you can't trust what you see or do.
Just remember: in a place built for consumption, the final price is always you.
6-Episode Horror Chronicles: A complete campaign spanning 5 to 7 hours. Every two chapters drop your squad into a new era with distinct settings, fresh puzzles, and lurking entities to escape from.
Proximity Voice Chat: Hear the screams of your friends echoing from a different aisle.
Liminal Store: Experience horror in a shopping complex caught between dream and nightmare.
Walkie-Talkie: Use long-distance communication, beware of who might be listening.
Sanity System: The mall gets into your head. Lose control, and you may turn against your friends.
Immersive 3D Audio: Enjoy the unnerving noises breaking the silence of this not-so-empty store.
Health Notice: Storebound features intense flashing lights and visual sequences. If you are sensitive to strobe effects or prone to photosensitive seizures, please play with caution.
| Platforms | Windows |
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| Achievements | 43 |
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| Controller support | PlayStation, Xbox |
| Controller required | No |
| DLC / extras | 2 listed on Steam |
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