Russian Hiking Incident Game Kholat Is Free On Steam

Kholat

Since he’s the narrator, is it even possible for Sean Bean to die? The answer is yes.

Kholat, the exploration/horror game about the Dyatlov Pass incident, is currently free on Steam. It is, of course, free to mark the 60th anniversary of the incident that claimed the lives on nine Russian ski hikers in 1959.

The game, narrated by master of the art of dying, Sean Bean, delves into strange, unknown the cause of the incident. Or at least, what developer IMGN.PRO thinks may be the cause. You have a little time left ot snap the game up and find out, but don’t dilly-dally. It’s only free to keep until the end of the week.


Narrated by one of the most popular British actors, Sean Bean, Kholat is an exploration adventure game with elements of horror, inspired by a true event known as the Dyatlov Pass incident – a mysterious death of nine Russian hikers, which led to countless, unconfirmed hypotheses. The player will plunge directly into the boundless scenery of the inhospitable Ural Mountains with the task to find out what really happened. In the course of events, you may come across more speculations than expected…


Will you find the answer?
Will you get any closer to the truth?
Will you survive?


Dyatlov Pass incident was a real story that happened in winter of 1959. Nine skilled alpinists went for a trip to the northern part of Ural Mountains, which ended fatally. Bodies of expedition’s crew were found scattered on slope of Kholat Syakhl.

Russian investigators closed the case stating that “a compelling unknown force” had caused the deaths.

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