Summary
Game Rant can exclusively reveal some new footage fromThe Stone of Madness, showcasing how the upcoming title will handle stealth sections involving Amelia Exposito. While only a child, Amelia promises to be a valuable member of the team of prisoners looking to escape an 18th-century Jesuit monastery, which is the premise ofThe Stone of Madness.
The latest title fromSpain-basedBlasphemousdeveloper The Game Kitchen,The Stone of Madnesswas first revealed in August 2024 and is currently planned for release on May 21, 2025. Gameplay-wise, the upcoming title offers a tactical stealth experience combined with a team management loop framed by a day-and-night cycle. Players must constantly switch between characters, utilizing their unique skills to assist one another in progressing through the monastery premises that they are ultimately looking to escape.
Game Rant can now exclusively share a new character vignette dedicated to Amelia Exposito, one of the playable characters fromThe Stone of Madness. The minute-long video paints Amelia as the craftiest member of the prisoner team, who lacks the ability to fight on account of being a small child, but makes up for it by being nimble and resourceful. Thanks to her small frame, she can slip through locked gates and even crawl through tiny secret tunnels. While the latter will usually be hidden—they wouldn’t really be “secret” otherwise—The Stone of Madness’s priest Alfredo Martinfortunately specializes in discovering them, so he’ll often be able to find places that Amelia can traverse.
Amelia Looks Like the Stealthiest Character in The Stone of Madness
The young rogue has other tricks up her sleeve, including the ability to set traps for guards and even pick their pockets, the latter of which will involve a timing mini-game. She can also hide in tiny enclosed spaces like the insides of jars, and overall seems like by far the stealthiest member of the prisoner team. Her skills will make her particularly suitable for procuring items throughout the monastery and weakening guards with traps. Debilitated patrols will then be easier to pick off with more violent members of the team, such asThe Stone of Madness’s Leonora Guzman.
Like her allies, Amelia has some weaknesses, including her fear of statues. Seeing grotesque stone faces will make her lose her Sanity, a resource that can lead to a mental breakdown if it drops low enough.
The Stone of Madness: Amelia Exposito Overview
Exploration Skills
Can set traps, pick pockets, slip through locked gates, traverse secret tunnels, hide in small spaces.
Weakness
Fear of stone: loses Sanity near statues with grotesque faces.
The Stone of Madnesspromises to deliver its tactical stealth gameplayon January 28, when it’s scheduled to debut on the PS5, Switch, PC, and the latest two Xbox console generations. In the meantime, PC gamers can currentlytry out its Steam demo.
The Stone of Madness
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From the studio that brought you theBlasphemousseries comesThe Stone of Madness: a real-time tactical stealth game set in an 18th-century Spanish Monastery. Located in the Pyrenees, this time-worn Jesuit monastery is home to a madhouse and an inquisitorial prison. Five prisoners - plagued by cruel punishment, madness, and despair - pool their skills and resources to face their phobias, stave off insanity, uncover the mysteries of the Monastery, and find a way to escape.Escaping such a well-guarded monastery is no easy task, but Agnes, Leonora, Eduardo, Amelia, and Alfredo are determined to see it through. Alternate control of all five characters and use their unique upgradable skills to cast spells, assassinate targets, distract enemies, stun evil spirits, explore hard-to-reach areas, and more.
