The Eldritch Zookeeper trailer debuts

The debut trailer for Matt Luard’s “The Eldritch Zookeeper” is out now.

Matt Luard’s “The Eldritch Zookeeper” casts the player as the keeper of a cursed zoo. Each day, another Lovecraftian monster appears through a portal, which the keeper must contain and feed, lest it feast on the guests’ flesh and/or immortal souls. As if that weren’t enough, the guests must also be kept happy with the construction of restrooms, concessions stands, and so forth.

Unlike most games in the genre, the player’s view is over the shoulder, like in a shooter, rather than top down. The developer says this lends urgency to the inevitable Jurassic Park-esque monster rampages, forcing them to run along with the terrified crowd.

Console gamers will be spared the soul-warping experience, as the game will only be offered for PC and Mac. No official release date has been offered other than the suitably ominous “soon...”