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Development
May 27, 2026 at 08:09 PM
Initial version (2026-05-28)
Grave Seasons is being developed by the indie studio Perfect Garbage and published by Blumhouse Games, the games arm of the horror film studio Blumhouse. The project began in 2023 and is targeting an August 14, 2026 launch across PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch.
Perfect Garbage is a small studio whose leadership team has been visible in interviews and developer videos around the game. Confirmed roles include:
Role | Person |
|---|---|
Studio Director, Co-founder | Son M. |
Narrative Director, Co-founder | Emmett Nahil |
Creative Director | Louise Blain |
Lead Designer | Nikky Armstrong |
Son M. and Emmett Nahil co-founded the studio, with Nahil leading the writing for the game's branching murder mystery. Louise Blain hosts the studio's Everything You Need to Know developer video series, the first episode of which arrived in May 2026.
Date | Milestone |
|---|---|
July 2023 | Perfect Garbage begins work on Grave Seasons. |
Mid 2023 | Blumhouse Games partnership announced shortly after the project starts. |
June 2024 | Grave Seasons revealed at Summer Game Fest with a reveal trailer. |
June 2025 | Official gameplay trailer released. |
March 2026 | Release date trailer reveals August 14, 2026 launch. PAX East 2026 hosts the first public hands-on demo. |
May 2026 | First episode of the Everything You Need to Know developer series airs. |
August 14, 2026 | Worldwide launch on PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch with day-one Xbox Game Pass. |
Members of the development team have credited several existing games as direct inspirations on the design and tone:
Harvest Moon: Save the Homeland (2001): cited as a foundational influence on the cozy farming loop.
Stardew Valley: credited as a genre influence on the broader life-sim shape.
Cult of the Lamb: cited as an inspiration for blending wholesome rhythms with dark subject matter.
Dredge: cited as an inspiration for layering creeping supernatural dread on top of a familiar gameplay loop.
Perfect Garbage has marked successive Steam wishlist milestones with bespoke character art on its social channels, including art celebrating 30K, 50K, 100K, 200K, 300K, and 400K wishlists. The 400K piece features Tomás, the town priest.
See Trailers And Media for the full list of trailers and the developer video series, and PAX East 2026 Demo for what was playable at the game's first public demo.
