Tag: Horror

The anatomy of a scare: how do games frighten you?

The anatomy of a…

Imagine you’re standing in a hallway in a game – what does the scene need in order to make…
Long-in-the-works Half-life: Episode 3 fan game Project Borealis now has a ten-minute Prologue on Steam

Long-in-the-works Half-life: Episode 3…

Seven years after being announced, Project Borealis – a fan-developed game based on an unused story treatment for Half-Life…
Here are our PS Plus Extra and Premium games for January

Here are our PS…

Sony has lifted the lid on its PS Plus Premium and Extra game offerings for January. Read more Source
How Fish Is Made is the most disgusting horror game I’ve ever played, and it perfectly captures 2024

How Fish Is Made…

I’m not sure I’ve ever played a game more disgusting than How Fish Is Made, a short, swimmy, PS1-style…
What we’ve been playing – comments are back

What we’ve been playing…

Hello! Welcome back to our regular feature where we write a little bit about some of the games we’ve…
Fear the Spotlight review – lo-fi horror that’s light on scares but big on heart

Fear the Spotlight review…

Why is it that games don’t draw more often from the realms of musical theatre? I’d argue they’re just…
Slitterhead review

Slitterhead review

Need to Know What is it? A blood-soaked action game where you quantum leap into different bodies to fight…
Resident Evil Requiem showcase coming this week, here’s when to watch

Resident Evil Requiem showcase…

Capcom has announced a Resident Evil showcase, which will give us all a closer look at what the team…
A college student put on a free, stage adaptation of Silent Hill 2 ‘to make a truly frightening theatrical experience’ all without an appearance by Pyramid Head

A college student put…

Silent Hill 2 has finally gotten a remake after 23 years, but the PS2 original remains an elusive thing,…
Slitterhead creator says action horror will be “fresh and original” and “a bit rough around the edges”

Slitterhead creator says action…

Slitterhead creator Keiichiro Toyama says that he and the team at Bokeh Game Studio are committed to “originality”, even…