<s>
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
is	O
an	O
upcoming	O
free-to-play	O
cooperative	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
video	I-Application
game	I-Application
developed	O
by	O
Apocalypse	O
Studios	O
and	O
directed	O
by	O
Denis	O
Dyack	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
is	O
set	O
to	O
be	O
released	O
for	O
Microsoft	B-Application
Windows	I-Application
,	O
PlayStation	B-Operating_System
4	I-Operating_System
,	O
and	O
Xbox	B-Device
One	I-Device
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
,	O
players	O
play	O
undead	O
classes	O
in	O
the	O
House	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
and	O
fight	O
the	O
living	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
focuses	O
on	O
its	O
gameplay	O
pillars	O
of	O
procedural	O
generation	O
,	O
narrative	O
driven	O
design	O
,	O
Twitch	O
integration	O
,	O
and	O
cooperative	O
asymmetric	O
gameplay	O
,	O
as	O
well	O
as	O
looting	O
and	O
fast-action	O
combat	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
is	O
the	O
spiritual	O
successor	O
to	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
is	O
an	O
online	O
action	B-Application
role-playing	I-Application
game	I-Application
,	O
where	O
the	O
player	O
controls	O
a	O
single	O
character	O
from	O
a	O
third-person	O
perspective	O
,	O
alone	O
or	O
with	O
up	O
to	O
five	O
other	O
people	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Players	O
can	O
choose	O
from	O
seven	O
available	O
classes	O
to	O
play	O
as	O
;	O
Vampires	B-Application
,	O
Revenants	B-Application
,	O
Liches	O
,	O
Ghouls	O
,	O
Wraiths	O
,	O
Wights	O
,	O
and	O
Banshees	B-Application
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dyack	O
has	O
titled	O
this	O
'	O
the	O
Trinary	O
Archetype	O
System	O
 '	O
,	O
mentioning	O
that	O
many	O
themes	O
in	O
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
will	O
be	O
influenced	O
by	O
the	O
balance	O
of	O
these	O
attributes	O
in	O
the	O
world	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Classes	O
more	O
aligned	O
with	O
Physical	O
damage	O
will	O
be	O
more	O
effective	O
at	O
melee	B-Application
and	O
non-magickal	O
ranged	O
damage	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Magickal-aligned	O
classes	O
are	O
more	O
specialized	O
in	O
spellcasting	B-Application
,	O
and	O
essential-aligned	O
classes	O
are	O
focused	O
on	O
the	O
use	O
of	O
Artifacts	O
,	O
objects	O
that	O
have	O
gained	O
sentience	O
from	O
supernatural	O
beings	O
possessing	O
them	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
will	O
be	O
free-to-play	O
with	O
microtransactions	O
,	O
using	O
the	O
in-game	O
currency	O
,	O
'	O
bones	O
 '	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
takes	O
place	O
in	O
the	O
Gothic	O
and	O
Lovecraftian	O
world	O
of	O
Nogosaua	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
house	O
of	O
the	O
Dead	O
has	O
been	O
created	O
in	O
a	O
cosmic	B-Operating_System
war	O
between	O
two	O
Elder	O
Gods	O
,	O
and	O
the	O
Dead	O
must	O
discover	O
what	O
has	O
brought	O
them	O
back	O
and	O
what	O
their	O
purpose	O
is	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
Nogosaua	O
,	O
there	O
are	O
many	O
houses	O
beyond	O
Deadhaus	O
,	O
and	O
a	O
large	O
amount	O
of	O
the	O
story	O
in	O
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
will	O
be	O
about	O
the	O
rival	O
between	O
the	O
houses	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Being	O
a	O
narrative-driven	O
game	O
,	O
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
is	O
influenced	O
heavily	O
by	O
the	O
works	O
of	O
H	O
.	O
P	O
.	O
Lovecraft	O
,	O
Steven	O
Erikson	O
,	O
and	O
Thomas	O
Ligotti	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
was	O
announced	O
on	O
IGN	O
on	O
October	O
24	O
,	O
2018	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
Dyack	O
has	O
referenced	O
in	O
many	O
instances	O
his	O
inspirations	O
for	O
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
being	O
his	O
previous	O
games	O
,	O
saying	O
his	O
team	O
would	O
combine	O
parts	O
of	O
several	O
of	O
his	O
past	O
projects	O
into	O
the	O
game	O
such	O
as	O
"	O
Lovecraftian	O
overtones	O
from	O
Eternal	B-Application
Darkness	I-Application
:	I-Application
Sanity	I-Application
's	I-Application
Requiem	I-Application
,	O
the	O
Gothic	O
role-playing	O
elements	O
of	O
Blood	B-Application
Omen	I-Application
:	I-Application
Legacy	I-Application
of	I-Application
Kain	I-Application
,	O
where	O
you	O
are	O
undead	O
,	O
and	O
finally	O
,	O
some	O
of	O
the	O
action	B-Application
RPG	I-Application
elements	O
of	O
Too	B-Application
Human	I-Application
"	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
In	O
an	O
interview	O
with	O
VentureBeat	O
,	O
Dyack	O
stated	O
Deadhaus	B-Application
Sonata	I-Application
has	O
a	O
"	O
10-year	O
rollout	O
cycle	O
where	O
we	O
're	O
believing	O
in	O
the	O
community	O
"	O
,	O
once	O
again	O
stating	O
Apocalypse	O
 '	O
want	O
to	O
keep	O
community-driven	O
design	O
a	O
major	O
part	O
of	O
the	O
games	O
 '	O
production	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
studio	O
initially	O
developed	O
the	O
game	O
using	O
Amazon	B-Application
Lumberyard	I-Application
,	O
but	O
later	O
switched	O
to	O
Open	B-Application
3D	I-Application
Engine	I-Application
because	O
of	O
its	O
professional	O
graphics	O
quality	O
and	O
support	O
for	O
customizations	O
that	O
improve	O
the	O
game	O
's	O
capabilities	O
.	O
</s>
<s>
The	O
game	O
switched	O
to	O
using	O
Unity	B-Application
in	O
April	O
2022	O
.	O
</s>
