Draugen was first announced in 2013, with an anticipated launch date sometime in 2015. Then it seemed to fall off the radar.

Well, it’s back now, with an anticipated launch date sometime in 2019.

If this seems excessive, consider two previous games from Red Thread/Ragnar Tørnquist. Dreamfall: The Longest Journey was announced in 1999 and released in 2006. Dreamfall Chapters, which started as episodic, was changed to a self-contained single release, then back to episodic, was announced in 2007. The first of five “Books” was released in 2014.

Can you see a pattern here?

Draugen also seems to have undergone a genre change (that’s genre, not gender). It started out as Survival Horror, but is now described as Psychological Mystery. According to Red Thread: As for whether or not this game is ‘horror’ — it’s definitely not traditional horror. There are no jump scares. Draugen is more about mood, atmosphere, characters and storytelling, and we think the game can and will appeal to players who might be turned off by most horror-games. Is it scary? You’re trapped in an isolated place and…things happen. There are potentially scary bits. Your mileage will vary.

You can read about the game’s somewhat erratic progress so far in Draugen rises: a word from the creative director by Ragnar Tørnquist.

One thing that hasn’t changed is the game’s setting: 1923 Norway.

You play American Edward Charles Harden who, accompanied by his ward Lissie, has traveled to Norway to find his missing sister. The two of you will explore a remote coastal community nestled among the fjords and mountains of rural Norway. There, you’ll discover a darkness that lurks below the surface.

As previously mentioned, the plan is to release Draugen for Windows in 2019, followed by PlayStation 4 and Xbox One. Let’s keep our fingers crossed.