Fancy another gritty retro-inspired horror game? Paratopic, designed by indie developers Jess Harvey and Doc Burford, aka ParatopicTeam, is now available on itch.io in early form. Seemingly drawing inspiration from Twin Peaks, the game’s aesthetic has it feeling like a cross between a PlayStation first-person game, and the classic Alone In The Dark series. Coupled […]
Despite being one of our horror games to look forward to this year, Sony has announced that Days Gone is being delayed. The game’s official site now lists the release date as “2019”. When reached out to by USGamer, Sony responded that the game “will now be releasing in 2019 and we will keep you […]
In one of those “blink and you’ll miss it” opportunities, Frictional Games currently has the Amnesia Collection, which includes Amnesia: The Dark Descent and its sequel, Amnesia: A Machine For Pigs, available on Steam for free. The trick is that there’s a weird thing where the individual games are free, but the regular link to […]
What color were Roy Burns’ overalls? Blue or green? Last year, A New Beginning‘s Roy Burns, the killer paramedic, was added into Friday the 13th: The Game as a playable character, sporting those light blue marks on his mask and wearing blue coveralls. Roy wore blue coveralls in the film… right? Well, the color of […]
The first Friday the 13th of 2018 may not be until next month, but Friday the 13th: The Game isn’t waiting to celebrate. In fact, it’s a celebration all year long with that game! “We’ve had a lot of people asking when the next Double XP Weekend would happen,” the game’s developers said today. “How […]
This Spring, invite dinosaurs into YOUR world. Dinosaurs have returned to rule the Earth in the upcoming Jurassic World: Alive. They have fled Jurassic World on the unstable island of Isla Nublar… and they’re roaming free in your cities and neighborhoods. As a brand-new member of the Dinosaur Protection Group (DPG), your mission is to save dinosaurs from […]
Remember that rumour last month about Blizzard looking to bring Diablo III to the Nintendo Switch? There wasn’t a heck of a lot to go off of, but according to an earlier Twitter post (and according to a Eurogamer source), that rumour seems most likely to be true. Last week, in what Blizzard was calling […]
In all honesty, I was never into the Turok series on the Nintendo 64. I was still in the midst of Quake (and later, Half-Life) to be bothered. Plus I never liked that controller. But now, thanks in large part to Night Dive Studios, I was able to revisit the PC versions of Turok: Dinosaur […]
Despite myself never getting into it, Sony’s survival horror series Siren holds a special place for many gamers. Despite not having as big of an impact compared to genre heavyweights Silent Hill or Resident Evil, the first game still managed to get re-released on the PlayStation 4, and even a loose film adaptation called Forbidden […]
Much like in any other medium, video game horror has its trendsetters, its runaway smashes, and swarms of copycat cash-ins. Independent horror games have been a large, important part of this in recent years, and there’s a wide variety of styles that have garnered critical acclaim. The indie game market is teeming with horror efforts. […]