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FOREWARNED
Four archaeologists investigate haunted Egyptian tombs, steal relics and try to escape the mummies they awaken.
Online co-op for up to 4 players.
- 4 online
Where to buy
Playing together
- Online co-op4 players
- Local co-opNot confirmed
- Not confirmedFriends on different platforms, such as PC and PlayStation, can play together.
- Not confirmedA friend can join or leave while you are already playing, without starting over.
- Not confirmedFriends play free with a Friend's Pass or similar.
- Steam DeckUnsupportedValve's own rating
About the game
You explore Egyptian tombs with tools for identifying the spirit inside. You gather evidence, search for gold and solve puzzles before opening the chamber that holds a relic. Taking it turns the investigation into an escape. The mummy takes physical form, the entrance closes and you must find a way to reopen it. You can also attempt a deeper ritual to banish the threat.
Up to four players share an expedition online, using desktop controls or PC VR. You compare clues, carry equipment and warn each other through voice chat. Death gives you another choice, since you can return as a mummy to help survivors or attack them. New tomb layouts encourage repeated runs, while gold pays for equipment upgrades. The scares demand attention, but mistakes and mistaken identities also give friends reasons to laugh.
How it feels
Kind of game
A group of friends, loose goals and a lot of messing around. Failing is part of the fun, and the best moments are the ones nobody planned.
- At its heart
- A big part
- Now and then
- Calm and coziness
- Story
- Time to hang out
- Rivalry in the group
- Fighting
- Planning ahead
- Sessions
- Repeatable runs
Rated on our own feel scale. 6 sources back these ratings.
Screenshots
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- Kind of game
- Chaotic friend hangout
- Core to both
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- About
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All co-op facts
Last checked 24 October 2026. The small numbers link to the page that states each fact.
Co-op
- Fewest players online
- Not confirmed
- Local co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on one screen
- Not confirmed
- Split or shared screen
- Not confirmed
- Separate-device co-op
- Not confirmed
- Most players on separate devices
- Not confirmed
- Free base co-op
- No
The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.
- 12
- Confirmed free setups
- Does not apply
- Crossplay
- Not confirmed
- Crossplay between
- Not confirmed
- Friends can join mid-game
- Not confirmed
- Only one of you needs to buy it
- Not confirmed
Sources
12 pages
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Online co-op, Most players online, Voice chat by distance, Genres, About, Sessions, Unlocks and progress, Story, Puzzles and figuring out, Planning ahead.
- Online co-op: The maker describes online expeditions with friends or public lobbies.
- Most players online: The maker states one to four players.
- Voice chat by distance: The feature list explicitly includes in-game proximity and global voice chat.
- Genres: The maker describes survival horror.
- About: Teams identify a haunting spirit, face mummies and retrieve a sacred relic and other treasure from ancient tombs. That treasure is gold and relics, so treasure hunting replaces scavenging.
- Sessions: Generated tomb layouts support repeated expeditions with persistent equipment upgrades.
- Unlocks and progress: Gold buys equipment and upgrades between expeditions.
- Story: Collectible lore pages explain the curse, while expeditions carry play.
- Puzzles and figuring out: Tombs contain puzzles and evidence is used to identify the Mejai.
- Planning ahead: Players choose equipment and decide whether to attempt the deeper banishment ritual.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam app ID, Platforms, Release status, Release date.
- Steam app ID: The returned app record is FOREWARNED.
- Platforms: The released PC version lists Windows.
- Release status: The game is available and has left Early Access.
- Release date: The full release date is April 25, 2024. The 2021 date is the Early Access launch.
store.steampowered.comStore data, read 23 October 2026
Backs Steam Deck.
- Steam Deck: Valve rates the game Unsupported on Steam Deck. Planned verification is not a current rating.
dreambytegames.comOfficial site, read 23 October 2026
Backs Genres.
- Genres: The game-focused maker page identifies its work as co-op horror for PC and VR.
gamesradar.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Kind of game, Laughter and chaos, Rivalry in the group, Fear, Tension and danger, Exploring, Calm and coziness, Time to hang out.
- Kind of game: GamesRadar+, September 10, 2021, describes friends confusing and betraying one another during a shared expedition.
- Laughter and chaos: GamesRadar+, September 10, 2021, describes laughter when returning friends are mistaken for harmless allies.
- Rivalry in the group: GamesRadar+, September 10, 2021, describes optional PvP and separate loot settings.
- Fear: GamesRadar+, September 10, 2021, describes dread, stalking spirits and alarming encounters.
- Tension and danger: GamesRadar+, September 10, 2021, describes the final hunt becoming a pressured escape.
- Exploring: GamesRadar+, September 10, 2021, describes searching large tomb interiors and finding routes past traps.
- Calm and coziness: GamesRadar+, September 10, 2021, describes the museum lobby where players examine rewards and configure runs.
- Time to hang out: GamesRadar+, September 10, 2021, describes threat-focused talk, with some joking around encounters.
realwomenofgaming.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Getting better.
- Getting better: Real Women of Gaming, October 15, 2021, describes learning different mummy weaknesses, including sound and light.
gamesradar.comPress, read 23 October 2026
Backs Working in sync, Most players online.
- Working in sync: GamesRadar+, April 25, 2024, describes four-person tomb expeditions with returning dead teammates who can help or hinder.
- Most players online: GamesRadar+, April 25, 2024, describes teams of four in the full release.
steamcommunity.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Fighting, Laughter and chaos.
- Fighting: The inspected helpful review sample describes using fire against returned mummies and driving threats away. This remains secondary to investigation.
- Laughter and chaos: The inspected helpful sample includes mistaken identities and friends accidentally burning a helpful returned player.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 23 October 2026
Backs Most players online.
- Most players online: The current maker-written bundle description again states one to four players for FOREWARNED. It also confirms flat and PC VR play together.
store.steampowered.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release status, Fighting.
- Release status: The maker describes this shipped content update as the transition from Early Access to the full 1.0 game.
- Fighting: The April 25, 2024 update describes burning hostile mummies and using a torch to repel creatures during rituals. These are limited defensive fights within the investigation loop.
steamcommunity.comOfficial news, read 24 October 2026
Backs Release date.
- Release date: The maker announcement explicitly states that the full 1.0 release arrives April 25, 2024. This agrees with the current store date and shipped launch update.
store.steampowered.comStore page, read 24 October 2026
Backs Free base co-op.
- Free base co-op: The checked computer full-base edition has a paid base-game access model. Demos, trials, guest passes, platform sharing and temporary grants do not establish ongoing free base co-op.