{"id":1969081,"date":"2026-06-02T22:30:55","date_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:30:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1969081"},"modified":"2026-06-02T22:30:55","modified_gmt":"2026-06-02T19:30:55","slug":"a-decade-later-playstations-cult-classic-cinematic-horror-hit-until-dawn-is-returning-with-a-fully-fledged-sun-kissed-sequel","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/analyse.optim.biz\/?p=1969081","title":{"rendered":"A decade later, PlayStation&#8217;s cult classic cinematic horror hit Until Dawn is returning with a fully fledged, sun-kissed sequel"},"content":{"rendered":"<article class=\"article \" data-ads=\"true\" data-article-type=\"news\" data-article-group=\"news\" data-paywalled=\"false\" data-premium=\"false\" data-sponsored=\"false\" data-type=\"article\">\n<header class=\"article_header\" data-component=\"article-header\">\n<div class=\"breadcrumbs\">\n<nav class=\"nav_breadcrumbs\" data-component=\"nav-breadcrumbs\" aria-label=\"Breadcrumb\">\n<ul class=\"nav-links\">\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      Home<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<li>\n                <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/news\" data-active=\"false\"><br \/>\n                      News<br \/>\n                <\/a>\n            <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/nav><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_details\" id=\"main-content\">\n<h1 class=\"title\">A decade later, PlayStation&#8217;s cult classic cinematic horror hit Until Dawn is returning with a fully fledged, sun-kissed sequel<\/h1>\n<p class=\"strapline\">Rock on!<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"headline_asset\">\n<figure class=\"headline_image_wrapper\">\n<p>        <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"headline_image\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/until-dawn-2-header.jpg?width=570&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;dpr=3&amp;auto=webp\" alt=\"Until Dawn 2 screenshot showing a bearded Peter Stormare, returning as Dr. Hill, bathed in red light.\" loading=\"eager\" data-uri=\"until-dawn-2-header.jpg\" data-lightbox width=\"570\" height=\"321\"><figcaption>\n          <span class=\"attribution\">Image credit: <cite>PlayStation<\/cite><\/span><br \/>\n        <\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"metadata\">\n<div class=\"avatar\">\n<p>    <img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" src=\"https:\/\/assetsio.gnwcdn.com\/1521645425.jpg?width=2048&amp;height=2048&amp;fit=bounds&amp;quality=85&amp;format=jpg&amp;auto=webp\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\"><\/p>\n<p>  <img alt=\"Matt Wales avatar\" data-autosize=\"crop_lossy\" data-uri=\"1521645425.jpg\" loading=\"lazy\" style=\"aspect-ratio: 1\" width=\"180\" height=\"179\">\n<\/div>\n<div class=\"text\">\n<div class=\"byline\">\n                  <span class=\"article_type\" data-slug=\"news\"><br \/>\n                    News<br \/>\n                  <\/span><\/p>\n<p><span class=\"by\">by<\/span> <span class=\"author\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/authors\/matt-wales\">Matt Wales<\/a><\/span>                    <span class=\"job_title\"><br \/>\n                      News Reporter<br \/>\n                    <\/span>\n            <\/div>\n<div class=\"published_at\">\nPublished on <time datetime=\"2026-06-02T22:30:55+00:00\">June 2, 2026<\/time>              <\/div>\n<div class=\"comments\">\n      <a class=\"comments__link comments-bubble\" href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/until-dawn-2-announced-ps5?view=comments\" rel=\"nofollow\"><br \/>\n          1 comment<br \/>\n      <\/a>\n    <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"mypop-header-wrapper\">\n<p><button class=\"mypop-button button wide\" data-state=\"follow\" data-type=\"tag\" data-uuid=\"43de3755-0f4a-4752-97ed-a0e931562bb8\" data-name=\"Until Dawn\" data-follow-text=\"Follow Until Dawn\" data-unfollow-text=\"Following Until Dawn\" data-aria-follow-text=\"Follow Until Dawn\" data-aria-unfollow-text=\"Following Until Dawn\" data-popup=\"true\" data-force-login=\"true\" aria-label=\"Follow Until Dawn\" title=\"Follow Until Dawn\"><br \/>\n  Follow Until Dawn<br \/>\n<\/button>          <\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/header>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Over a decade after cult-classic cinematic horror game Until Dawn launched for PS4, Sony has revealed a sequel is in the works, and it&#8217;s out on PS5 next year.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s not a whole lot to say about Until Dawn 2 just yet (although there&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2026\/06\/02\/until-dawn-2-is-coming-to-ps5-in-2027\/\">wisp of additional detail on the PlayStation Blog<\/a>), but based on its trailer alone, it&#8217;s clear we&#8217;re looking at a very different vibe for this sequel. Gone is the remote snow-covered alpine resort of the first game, replaced by sun-kissed tropical climes. And this time around, we&#8217;re following a successful crew of TV ghosthunters &#8211; successful despite the fact they fake all their content &#8211; as they encounter true horror on a beautiful but apparently deadly island.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Until Dawn 2 - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QpVZ9OvRLZI?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QpVZ9OvRLZI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Until Dawn 2 &#8211; Announce Trailer | PS5 Games<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s our first look at Until Dawn 2.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QpVZ9OvRLZI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Until Dawn 2 &#8211; which follows 2024&#8217;s disappointing Until 1 remake &#8211; is being developed by Sony&#8217;s Liverpool-based Firesprite Games, rather than original studio Supermassive. And there&#8217;s currently no indication that any of the original creative team is involved. However, there&#8217;s one familiar face to link the first game and this newly announced sequel: Peter Stormare, who played Until Dawn&#8217;s memorably unhinged psychiatrist Dr. Hill, is back.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Until Dawn is coming to PS5 sometime next year, and now seems like perfect opportunity to point you back to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/until-dawn-at-10-how-supermassive-overcame-sony-scepticism-and-used-the-science-of-fear-to-make-a-modern-horror-classic\">in-depth chat with original Until Dawn creator Will Byles<\/a>, who spoke at length about the challenges Supermassive faced when designing the beloved original outing, the lengths the studio went to to break new ground, and how Sony reportedly attempted to bury it &#8211; until it started becoming a hit through word of mouth alone.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<div class=\"preferred-source\" data-component=\"preferred-source\">\nLove Eurogamer.net? Make us a <a rel=\"nofollow\" target=\"_blank\" href=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/preferences\/source?q=https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\">Preferred Source on Google<\/a> and catch more of our coverage in your feeds.  <\/div>\n<\/article>\n<div class=\"article_body\" data-component=\"article-content\">\n<div class=\"article_body_content article-styling\">\n<p>Over a decade after cult-classic cinematic horror game Until Dawn launched for PS4, Sony has revealed a sequel is in the works, and it&#8217;s out on PS5 next year.<\/p>\n<p>There&#8217;s not a whole lot to say about Until Dawn 2 just yet (although there&#8217;s a <a href=\"https:\/\/blog.playstation.com\/2026\/06\/02\/until-dawn-2-is-coming-to-ps5-in-2027\/\">wisp of additional detail on the PlayStation Blog<\/a>), but based on its trailer alone, it&#8217;s clear we&#8217;re looking at a very different vibe for this sequel. Gone is the remote snow-covered alpine resort of the first game, replaced by sun-kissed tropical climes. And this time around, we&#8217;re following a successful crew of TV ghosthunters &#8211; successful despite the fact they fake all their content &#8211; as they encounter true horror on a beautiful but apparently deadly island.<\/p>\n<figure>\n<div class=\"video_wrapper youtube\">\n<a aria-label=\"Until Dawn 2 - Announce Trailer | PS5 Games\" class=\"video-facade full-size\" data-platform=\"youtube\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/QpVZ9OvRLZI?autoplay=1\" title=\"Click to play video from YouTube\"><br \/>\n<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"Cover image for YouTube video\" class=\"video-facade__image\" loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/i.ytimg.com\/vi\/QpVZ9OvRLZI\/hqdefault.jpg\"><span class=\"video-facade__title\">Until Dawn 2 &#8211; Announce Trailer | PS5 Games<\/span><\/p>\n<p><\/a>\n<\/div><figcaption>Here&#8217;s our first look at Until Dawn 2.<a class=\"video\" href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=QpVZ9OvRLZI\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Watch on YouTube<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Until Dawn 2 &#8211; which follows 2024&#8217;s disappointing Until 1 remake &#8211; is being developed by Sony&#8217;s Liverpool-based Firesprite Games, rather than original studio Supermassive. And there&#8217;s currently no indication that any of the original creative team is involved. However, there&#8217;s one familiar face to link the first game and this newly announced sequel: Peter Stormare, who played Until Dawn&#8217;s memorably unhinged psychiatrist Dr. Hill, is back.<\/p>\n<p><span class=\"injection_placeholder\" data-position=\"1\"><\/span><\/p>\n<p>Until Dawn is coming to PS5 sometime next year, and now seems like perfect opportunity to point you back to my <a href=\"https:\/\/www.eurogamer.net\/until-dawn-at-10-how-supermassive-overcame-sony-scepticism-and-used-the-science-of-fear-to-make-a-modern-horror-classic\">in-depth chat with original Until Dawn creator Will Byles<\/a>, who spoke at length about the challenges Supermassive faced when designing the beloved original outing, the lengths the studio went to to break new ground, and how Sony reportedly attempted to bury it &#8211; until it started becoming a hit through word of mouth alone.<\/p>\n<\/p><\/div>\n<\/p><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Home News A decade later, PlayStation&#8217;s cult classic cinematic horror hit Until Dawn is returning with a fully fledged, sun-kissed sequel Rock on! 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