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Omen of Sorrow

Omen of Sorrow is a classic 2D, four-button fighting game, with Unreal Engine 4 powered graphics, a cast of 12 characters inspired by classical horror, fantasy and mythology, and a battle system designed from…

69 6 November 2018 ESRB T

Omen of Sorrow is an arcade developed by AOne Games, released 6 November 2018 on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4.

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What Omen of Sorrow is

Omen of Sorrow is an arcade game developed by AOne Games and released in 2018. It is available on PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows). It runs on Unreal Engine 4. It carries an ESRB T age rating.

The premise, in the publisher's words

In a hidden underworld ruled by creatures of the night, a new terror has awakened! Omen of Sorrow brings monsters of horror, literature and mythology together for a fighting game experience unlike any other. Inspired by numerous arcade classics but offering its own unique innovations and mature aesthetics, Omen of Sorrow positively bleeds style!
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How it plays

It is played from a side view perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component. Available modes: Multiplayer and Single player. There are 34 achievements to unlock.

How it was received

Omen of Sorrow holds a critic score of 69 out of 100. That places it above 33% of the 2,164 rated arcade games in our database, which average 70. Games released in 2018 averaged 69, so it scored about average for its year.

What you need to run it

The minimum specification calls for Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz or equivalent, 6 GB RAM and NVIDIA GeForce, GTX 750Ti 2GB, or equivalent. An 6GB memory requirement is modest by current standards; most machines sold in the last five years clear it. Install size is roughly 6GB. Both tiers are compared side by side on the requirements page, and you can check your own parts against them without installing anything.

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What it launched against

Omen of Sorrow launched on 6 November 2018, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption 2, Return of the Obra Dinn, Battlefield V and Hitman 2. All of them reviewed better. It was a PlayStation 5 launch-window title.

Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption 2, Return of the Obra Dinn, Battlefield V, Hitman 2.

Official trailer

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Quick answers

Omen of Sorrow — frequently asked questions

When did Omen of Sorrow come out?
Omen of Sorrow was released on 6 November 2018 for PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, Xbox One and PC (Microsoft Windows).
What are the minimum PC requirements for Omen of Sorrow?
At minimum, Omen of Sorrow needs Intel Core i3-4160 @ 3.60GHz or equivalent, 6 GB RAM, NVIDIA GeForce, GTX 750Ti 2GB, or equivalent graphics, 6 GB available space of storage.
How many GB is Omen of Sorrow?
The PC version needs about 6 GB of storage, going by the storage line in the system requirements ("6 GB available space"). Updates can add to that, and console versions have their own sizes, which are not listed here.

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