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REANIMAL (Edward Goreyian Slaughterhouse Horror)
Does the perfect horror game exist? Not with shooting things through the skull, but with searching, what I often refer to as the “seek-and-find” genre? I believe this time has finally arrived, with instant cult hit (to me at least) REANIMAL. First, let me specify what I mean by the earlier reference. The majority […]
first-person horror \ mental horror \ PC \ psychological horror \ Steam \ survival horror \ Youviverse
Cerebral (Narrative Crisis Existential Horror)
I simply adore short horror games like this. Or, rather, short horror games that break with tradition instead of riding the popular theme train. Indie dev horror tends to follow the seek-and-find format, most usually with derivative jumpscares and attempts at trauma bonding the player to the story, ineffectively forcing an identity crisis through […]
A24 \ Australia \ folk horror \ psychological horror \ supernatural horror
Bring Her Back (Supernatual Folk Horror)
Okay, before you read this, watch the movie. Please. The first time I saw Bring Her Back, it was a split-second decision; I didn’t actually know what it was about, only recognizing it from blowing up on social media. I remembered the hype from people gushing over the gore, but I was so sure […]
Bloober Team \ horror game \ Poland \ post-apocalyptic horror \ post-apocalyptic shooter \ post-Soviet horror \ psychological horror \ survival horror \ survival shooter \ third-person shooter
Cronos: The New Dawn (Soviet Christmas Post-Apocalyptic Monster Shooter)
I was excited when the details of this game were dropped by Polish dev masters Bloober Team, especially since the setting was Poland in the 1980s during the Soviet period, incorporating cultural scars into the landscape of a post-apocalyptic world where time travel is real, future humans are fucked up nonentities that probably don’t […]
brlka \ PC \ platformer \ psychological horror \ Silent Hill \ Steam \ Ysbryd Games
LOVE ETERNAL (Transcendental Psychological Horror Platformer)
Spider dad? Is there anything upstairs? What’s next? Alright, so the first time I gave LOVE ETERNAL a whirl was on an overnight flight (unexpected peak gaming conditions, highly recommend), and I was actually hypnotized. There’s a deception of the way time passes while playing this that I seriously thought was a result of, […]
first-person psychological horror \ psychological horror \ simulator \ Team17 Digital Ltd \ Woodland Games
Autopsy Simulator (Work Like a Real Coroner and Hate Yourself Too)
Let me start by saying this is the first time a game disgusted me enough that I had to take breaks from it, and I’ve played a number of horrifying titles, such as Agony Unrated, among others. But there’s something about Autopsy Simulator that does it differently, and the simple answer is aside from […]
haunted house \ haunted house game \ haunted house horror \ horror puzzle game \ psychological horror \ puzzle game \ retro horror \ survival horror \ VR game
The 7th Guest VR (First-Person Haunted House Puzzle Horror)
I’ve often found the world of VR gaming is like navigating dusty tomes in a library. Because the market is still, arguably, in its infancy, and perhaps Golden Age, the way information moves is much different. Most VR advertising is done specifically through suggestions within Meta, or whichever device you use, and is not […]
Ballistic Moon \ interactive drama \ interactive horror \ PC \ PlayStation \ PlayStation Publishing LLC \ psychological horror \ Steam \ survival horror
Until Dawn (Interactive Survival Horror Drama)
Until Dawn, the highly anticipated remake of the 2015 cult classic, was released on October 4, 2024, for PlayStation 5 and PC. Developed by Ballistic Moon, this reimagining of the beloved horror game offers a fresh perspective on the original while maintaining its core mechanics. One of the most impressive improvements in this remake […]
body horror \ Charlene Elsby \ emotional horror \ House of Vlad \ psychological horror \ psychological terror
Red Flags: Stories and Other Disturbances (Emotional Body Horror)
I met Dr. Elsby while at an underground lit con this September, and decided to delve into her most recent collection. I always feel bad being at such things, initially. You know, when people wonder why you don’t buy their shit, but to be totally honest I usually don’t unless I like the cover. […]
Bloober Team \ Bloober Team SA \ Konami \ PS5 \ psychological horror \ Silent Hill \ Steam \ survival horror
Silent Hill 2 (Grief-Riddled Psychological Horror Remake Masterpiece)
Silent Hill 2, released on October 4, 2024, successfully captures the essence of the 2001 psychological horror classic. Developed by Bloober Team, the remake modernizes the game while preserving its haunting atmosphere. To know Silent Hill is to love Silent Hill, there’s nothing like a good horror video game. Just so we’re clear, Silent […]
