Hibernaculum - Survival Horror RPG
A project in Melbourne, AU by Victor Pflug000days
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Hibernaculum is a sci-fi horror role playing game that simulates survival aboard a gargantuan derelict generation ship.
Backers: 1340
Average Pledge Per Backer: $99 AUD
Funded: $132,896 AUD of $70,000 AUD
Dates: Feb 28th -> Mar 30th (30 days)
Project By: Victor Pflug
Backers: 1340
Average Pledge Per Backer: $99 AUD
Funded: $132,896 AUD of $70,000 AUD
Dates: Feb 28th -> Mar 30th (30 days)
Project By: Victor Pflug
$132,896 AUD
current pledge level
Last Updated: March 30 @ 03:03 -0400 GMT
189%
of goal
(loading your very own snazzy kicktraq chart)
Latest News
THE FINAL COUNTDOWN - STREAMING LIVE NOW 
March 30th - via: kickstarter.com
Come Join Us on Twitch for the final countdown as Kickstarter draws to the end Click RIO to Enter Stream o_0 (Read More)
DISCORD ACCESS - LINK UPDATED
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Live on Twitch
March 29th - via: kickstarter.com
Come join us live on Twitch painting watching riffs. o_0 Come ask questions and hang out https://www.twitch.tv/mords31 For those asking Discord Link will be updated shortly (Read More)
2nd Stretch Goal Cleared!!!
March 28th - via: kickstarter.com
This is obviously, awesome. More funds to make Hibernaculum = bigger + better game faster and I think we can all hive five this milestone pretty hard right now. I'd also like to take a moment to allay any fears over particular stretch goal rewards... (Read More)
SURPRISE!!!
March 24th - via: kickstarter.com
As recognition/appreciation for your support we have decided to call it early - Hibernaculum will now be released in full on the Nintendo Switch upon release of all other versions (PC, Max, Linux) Q3 2025. All other stretch goals will remain the... (Read More)
Wayfarer's Guns + Autoshield
March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Backer Exclusive Weapons + Shield (@ Stretch Goal #3 - 100k USD) Wayfarer's Boot-Gun (miniature dual barrel pistol) Wayfarer's Boomstick (autoloader shotgun) Wayfarer's Autoshield +2 Stretch Goal #4 180k AUD (120k USD) Sneak Peek; (Wayfarer's... (Read More)
Shields
March 21st - via: kickstarter.com
Part of Stretch Goal #3(100k USD) is the full implementation of shields as an equippable defensive item/game mechanic in Hibernaculum. These would work as do shields in Eye of the Beholder/Lands of Lore; whereby if you choose single handed melee... (Read More)
Halfway to the 2nd GOAL + NEXT STRETCH GOAL SNEAK PEAK
March 19th - via: kickstarter.com
OMFG!! YOU GUYS ROCK - 145% FUNDED, 1st GOAL MET!! O_0 WE HAVE A RIO + the 2nd Map has been added to the limited edition box set. o_0 Good Boy!! Now we are currently pushing towards our 2nd GOAL; this will get us to the Switch Release + Mausoleum... (Read More)
UPDATED DISCORD LINK - BACKERS ONLY ACCESS
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
Grimpressions Video + News Update
March 18th - via: kickstarter.com
Heya everyone!!! So, more exiting news - our friend Grim Beard just released a "Grimpressions" video about Hibernaculum that we just absolutely adore and wanted to share with you all right away. Also yes - he did pronounce my name correctly ;) In... (Read More)
Pocket Grenade Launcher
March 16th - via: kickstarter.com
Hark, Hibernians! We are *super* stoked to announce the Backer Exclusive Weapon; The ultra rare (customized) hand dandy LT-14 - Pocket Grenade Launcher!!! So, if we reach the second stretch goal (specifically, adding the Mausoleum to our Ship)... (Read More)
Extra Event: Mausoleum
March 15th - via: kickstarter.com
Psionic mutations abound a forgotten Mausoleum; wade knee deep in pools of hydraulic fluid in search of relics, or grind out some XP in macabre style. This event consists of several unique screens, areas, and some new/unique monster types and... (Read More)
Encyclopaedia Hibernacula
March 13th - via: kickstarter.com
So the decision to split the majority of the lore into a standalone booklet separate from the Rule Book came about twofold; 1) A desire to keep the Rule Book fairly straightforward and compact, free from overstuffing 2) To further the idea that... (Read More)
Rule Book
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Finalized design for the Game Manual/Rule Book - which is essentially an indexed compendium of basic gameplay instruction, lore essentials and various tables for combat, classes stats, bestiaries, maps character descriptions and so forth. Also... (Read More)
KS BACKERS DISCORD ACCESS!!
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
This post is for backers only. Please visit Kickstarter.com and log in to read. (Read More)
OST Neon Cassette
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
So here it is - the finalized design for the Hibernaculum OST cassette version!!! I really tried to make the most out of the full on-body printing by creating essentially false tape rollers that will show through in neon like the real tape roller... (Read More)
o_0 3/4 to the 1st STRETCH GOAL
March 12th - via: kickstarter.com
Hibernian Worms - We have updated stretch goals that will be realised when we hit the 1st goal!!! o_0 GO TEAM HIBER The merch pictures have also been updated & whilst some have been finalised, including the box design for the limited edition... (Read More)
The Art of Hibernaculum
March 9th - via: kickstarter.com
So, I'm really quite pleased & exited to announce (drum roll pls) the finalized cover art for; The Art of Hibernaculum! A comprehensive compendium of all the artwork, design, pixel-art and pre-production art that went into making... (Read More)
BREAKING NEWS
March 8th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey Hiber Worms! What a wonderful push we have had towards our first stretch goal - We are 1/2 the way there in less than 1 & 1/2 Days!!!! Such Epic News deserves a little surprise? Well, yesterday we teased the final design of the Limited... (Read More)
LIMITED EDITION BOX SET CONTENTS UPGRADE- SURPRISE ITS A BIG BOX
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
The Limited Edition Box Set (RADIOLOGICAL, MUTOID & ATOMIC TIERS (Including the 100 lucky Worm Catchers who got in early and got the Limited Box Set for cheap)) ALSO Includes a Hard Copy of the Hibernaculum Encyclopaedia for all your Mutated... (Read More)
1# The Hibernian 'Egg-xibition' Gazette
March 7th - via: kickstarter.com
ALRIGHTY HIBERNIANS o_0 We have such EGG-citing News for you (I'm paid per joke, ok?) What a first week, we are all overwhelmed with the support, glad you like Hiber as much as we do, Welcome to the Crew Hibernian's o_0 Just a few updates for our... (Read More)
100% WE ARE FUNDED GUYS!!!!
March 6th - via: kickstarter.com
THANK YOU BACKERS!!!!! - WE ARE FUNDED 100% NOW ON TO STRETCH GOALS - MORE UPDATES TO COME You'll need an HTML5 capable browser to see this content. Play Replay with sound Play with sound 00:00 00:00 (Read More)
‘Strangeland’ Creators Announce Kickstarter for Survival Horror RPG ‘Hibernaculum'
March 6th - via: bloody-disgusting.com
After the surreal adventure game Strangeland, developer Wormwood Studios are back at it again with a new Kickstarter for Hibernaculum, a Survival Horror RPG with an art style that draws from the biomechanical leanings of H.R. Giger, though not as outright as Scorn. (Read More)
Cloth Map Illustration for The Forge (Work in Progress)
March 5th - via: kickstarter.com
Hey everyone! Victor here - I just wanted to share this painting I've been working on tonight for the cloth map - hope you all like it (this is part of the starting areas) this painting is not finished yet but I thought worth sharing as is for now;... (Read More)
The Smelting Pits
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
The Smelting Pits are a forgotten matrix of automated factories and endless mazes of casting machinery that at some point in time provided bulk pig iron for construction of the Rift and other areas. Disused, dangerous and oppressively hot - this... (Read More)
PC GAMER ARTICLE JUST AS WE HIT 80%!!!!!
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
We have had a huge boost overnight with not only hitting 80% - an article has just come out in PC GAMER!!!! We knew what we wore doing was special, but a shout out this early in the 'GAME' (i made a funny lil pun o_0) We are BLOWN AWAY!!!! Huge shout... (Read More)
Proglottids
March 4th - via: kickstarter.com
Proglottids are shy behemoths. Their composition and disposition vary - but they generally appear in EVA-like gear (full plate equivalent) and are never seen armed with anything other than their own bulking ribbed forearms. Type - large humanoid -... (Read More)
This gruesome RPG is combining biological horror with the claustrophobic labyrinths of PC gaming's past
March 4th - via: pcgamer.com
First reported on by Gaming on Linux(opens in new tab), Enter the Hibernaculum(opens in new tab) strikes me as one of those videogame "two great tastes that taste great together" that really should have been acted on by now: combine the inherent claustrophobia and challenging navigation of old first person dungeon crawlers like Eye of the Beholder with an industrial sci-fi atmosphere and gruesome biological horror sensibility. (Read More)
Cult of the Favoured
March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
The Cult of the Favoured is a barbaric, faceless & sparsely seen group aboard Ship that largely avoids any sizeable population centres - what few there are. It is not known what their motives or drives are, what they hunger for. It is assumed,... (Read More)
70%
March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
OMG Team Hiber 70%!?!?!?! We are almost there o_0 Enjoy this Video of some work in Progress o_0 (Read More)
65%!!!!!
March 3rd - via: kickstarter.com
o_0 65%... With ONLY the help of collaboration & creative input from followers & fellow artists, no PR firms or marketing - this is mind-blowing and one of the many reasons we love this Hibernian Tribe Concept Art - Artist; Victor Pflug... (Read More)
Hibernaculum Is a Disgusting Old-School Sci-Fi Dungeon Crawler
March 2nd - via: escapistmagazine.com
Hibernaculum is a PC Kickstarter project from Primordia developer Wormwood Studios that will take players back to old-school dungeon crawler design with H.R. Giger-inspired visuals. This is definitely one of those “you didn’t know you wanted this” projects, and its Kickstarter trailer does even more to sell its nostalgia-packed premise. (Read More)
2nd EDITION CLOTH MAP
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
You asked we listened! We have added another cloth map to the add-ons section & this will be a different design (to those maps within the limited box set) - The 2nd Edition Map will be the design available after release, as we intended for the... (Read More)
TWITTER DOWN - R.I.O Updates
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
Do you also use Twitter? Have you found yourself wondering why that feed isn't updating? Well Twitter is down, but it's also the perfect opportunity to Join us here on Kickstarter, heck maybe it's a ghostly sign to get your hands on an early bird... (Read More)
STRECH GOAL ANNOUNCEMENT
March 1st - via: kickstarter.com
1st Stretch Goals opened at; $60K USD Approx based on current exchange rate $50K GDP Approx based on current exchange rate $57K EUR Approx based on current exchange rate (Read More)
YAY, 50% of the way to the goal, then stretch goals?!??!? YOU GUYS ROCK
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
Who wants the chance to win a Hibernaculum OST - Glow in the Dark Vinyl Pressing - Signed by @modredcastleton + and a few other goodies :) Simple, Join us on Twitter then; 1. Share your favourite old school game memories. 2. Tag both... (Read More)
LIMITED TIME OFFERS
February 28th - via: kickstarter.com
The early birds catch the Worms as they say (Read More)
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