Dive into Beneath: Camel 101’s horror-FPS surfaces on Xbox

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Camel 101’s new survival shooter Beneath arrives on Xbox Series X|S on October 28. Built as a fully offline, narrative-driven horror-FPS, the game drops players into a deep-sea nightmare where isolation and pressure define every step. The studio frames this project as a culmination of its horror work to date, channeling first-person shooters that blend intensity with dread. Expect a focus on atmosphere, methodical encounters, and world-building over live services or online modes.

What kind of game is Beneath

Beneath is positioned as a horror-FPS that leans into strategic combat and environmental tension, evoking classics the team grew up with, including the likes of F.E.A.R. The campaign emphasizes a self-contained story and offline play, prioritizing pacing, scares, and carefully staged encounters over multiplayer features.

Setting: the deep sea as a pressure cooker

You play as Noah Quinn, a diver whose routine salvage run spirals into a crisis beneath the ocean’s surface. The action spans multiple underwater research stations, with the deep acting as both backdrop and threat. The team highlights hazards unique to water – pressure, limited visibility, and claustrophobia – to shape level design and moment-to-moment tension.

Threats and combat loop

• Hostile forces: Aggressive human squads mix with eldritch creatures lurking in dark corridors.
• On-edge encounters: Fights are built to keep players uneasy, combining positioning, timing, and environmental awareness.
• Exploration under stress: Secrets sit behind locked doors and hidden paths, rewarding caution and curiosity.

Progression and exploration

Weapons are upgradeable and customizable, encouraging players to search the stations despite the risks. Environmental storytelling underpins the narrative, with clues and scenes across labs, corridors, and airlocks gradually revealing what went wrong below the surface.

Sound and tone

Camel 101 teamed with Black Razor Records on a custom launch soundtrack that will be available to stream at release. The music nods to early‑2000s nu‑metal – think Linkin Park, Atreyu, and Korn – while the ambient score escalates tension and punctuates jump-scare beats with intentional restraint.

Developer perspective

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The studio describes Beneath as a product of long-held influences and sibling collaboration at Camel 101, focusing on intense firefights, underwater exploration, and carefully engineered scares without compromise from online requirements.

Watch the launch trailer

Ride Or Die Launch Trailer (YouTube):

Release details at a glance

The table below compiles the key facts confirmed by the developers.

Why it matters: pressure, isolation, and control

Beneath targets players who want story-first horror with tight gunplay and no always-online strings attached. If deep-water dread, deliberate pacing, and upgrade-driven firefights appeal, this one aims directly at that niche.