I wouldn’t say there’s anabundanceof games in which you place actions on timelines, mind you.

But those that do exist are neat, as Marge Simpson would say.

The game also features a traits-and-traumas system reminiscent of Darkest Dungeon’s positive and negative quirks.

A screenshot of hunters in Tarnished Blood jumping around a huge rat monster, with actions and movements plotted out on a timeline at the bottom

The actual monster-hunting is worlds away from Red Hook’s game, however.

A run is said to last around 10 hours, with different pop-up story events each time.

Going by the Steam screens, these story events include unplanned orgies brought on by exposure to psychadelic plants.

Cover image for YouTube video

I’ve written all this based on the tutorial mission.

The full game is out Q2 2024 and you canfind a demo on the Steam page.