The Rake

The Rake is an open-world survival horror game in which you hunt the urban legend known as The Rake, either alone or in online co-op for 2–4 players. You explore a detailed world, complete quests and use weapons and equipment to survive, defend yourself and try to kill it.

Hells Valley

The main campaign takes place in Hells Valley National Park in Pennsylvania, closed to the public for years after dozens of murders and unexplained disappearances. After your friend invites you to help hunt The Rake, you arrive to find a bloodstain, a flashlight and a frantic note. The main quest follows your search for your friend as you visit different locations, complete mini-objectives and defend yourself from The Rake.

The quest is non-linear, so you can tackle its objectives in any order, and it is optional: you can instead explore the map and hunt The Rake. A second campaign, Rake 2015 Map Remake, takes place two months later and continues the story. Both campaigns are playable in multiplayer, with support for the main quest.

Explore and survive

Locations across the open world contain lore and loot. You can use guns, including assault rifles, pistols, shotguns and submachine guns, as well as a range of melee weapons. Other equipment includes night vision, drones, handheld motion sensors, weapon attachments, deployable bear traps, cameras, medical equipment and food. In multiplayer, the Rake’s health scales according to the number of players.

The game has a dynamic day-and-night cycle and weather, with volumetric clouds and fog, visual effects and sounds. Its weather includes more than 15 variants, such as blizzards, thunderstorms, hurricanes, light snow, heavy fog and dust storms. An original soundtrack accompanies the game.

Multiplayer

Online co-op supports 2–4 players. You can use the server browser, text and voice chat with TTS, LAN and private lobbies, or Steam invites. Multiplayer is in beta; drones and cameras are among the features available only in single-player.