Tag: Horror

Remember that viral, nightmarish horror game about traversing Japan’s subway stations? Well, the studio behind Godzilla is working on a film adaptation

Remember that viral, nightmarish…

The Exit 8, a liminal space horror game about trying to find your way out of a Japanese subway…
Sam Lake says he finds Alan Wake 2 and Control’s connected universe “really exciting”, but he still wants to make sure every game is still “enjoyable on its own”

Sam Lake says he…

Remedy is slowly building up its Connected Universe with games like Alan Wake 2 and Control, but it still…
Sure, I’m scared of my own shadow, but that doesn’t stop me from forcing my friends to play The Outlast Trials with me

Sure, I’m scared of…

Personal Pick (Image credit: Future) In addition to our main Game of the Year Awards 2024, each member of…
This year has proved yet again that horror games do best when devs keep it small-scale

This year has proved…

Grandiose spectacles of horror are certainly impressive, but those don’t usually keep me up at night. The scariest games…
DF Weekly: Remedy fix Alan Wake 2 on PS5 Pro with PSSR toggle and new 40fps mode

DF Weekly: Remedy fix…

Alan Wake 2 is a graphical showcase on both PC and consoles, so it was disappointing to see the…
The Thing: Remastered is the definitive way to play 2002’s most underrated horror comedy

The Thing: Remastered is…

The Thing (2002) never was a very scary video game. Sure, low-detail graphics were far spookier more than 20…
Haven’t I seen you somewhere before? 2024’s best games were pure nostalgic comfort food, and sometimes that’s what you need

Haven’t I seen you…

I recently realised with some alarm that I’ve spent nearly 2% of 2024 playing Ace Attorney. That’s not just…
Are smaller “one-sitting” games the way to go? Sorrowful archive-scouring game TR-49 sees Inkle’s best launch ever

Are smaller “one-sitting” games…

Creepy archive-searching deduction game TR-49 has had the best launch of any of Inkle’s many games, the studio revealed…
Dead Space 4 plans shot down by EA earlier this year

Dead Space 4 plans…

EA reportedly rejected proposals to create a brand new Dead Space game. Read more Source
The Casting of Frank Stone was never meant to be GOTY material, but its underrated formula for crowd-pleasing collaborations is one I wish we saw more often

The Casting of Frank…

When I started writing up my shortlist of 2024 GOTY candidates earlier this autumn – in an attempt to…