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Soulmask, the survival game that’s basically Palworld but with people, is finally leaving early access, and it’s coming with an ancient Egyptian DLC

Issy van der Velde

28 September 2025

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When I first played Soulmask last year, it was set in a lush, Mayan jungle. Now, with its full 1.0 release coming later this year, we’re also getting the Shifting Sands DLC that adds an ancient Egyptian flair.

For those unfamiliar with the survival game, you play as someone who escapes from a human sacrifice and dons a mask that allows you to control others and bring them into your clan. You can then assign them tasks like gathering or producing resources. It’s like Palworld only with people instead of elemental monsters.
A poetic and trippy trailer at today’s PC Gaming Show Tokyo Direct has revealed that the full game is launching later this year alongside an Egyptian gods-themed DLC.

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It’s a far cry from the start where you’re simply gathering rocks and sticks and making rudimentary tools, and I’m excited to see what else the game takes from Egyptian history and legend.
Soulmask is launching fully later this year, and the Shifting Sands DLC will be available for purchase at the same time. You find the early access version of the game now on Steam.

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