List by Matt S. Halloween is surely the part of the year that the games industry relishes the most. Making seasonal games for Christmas don’t work because you can’t sell them the rest of the years. Easter (or any other season) is too culturally-specific. Horror, on the other hand, is…
Read MoreAhhh Halloween. That special time of year where it’s fun to be spooked. As is traditional for us, we take a look at some of the themed games you should be playing this year. As it’s also the last week of the month, we also talk about all the games…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Raging Loop is a fascinating little game. It’s cheaply made, and its very limited production values do prevent the game from ever getting the dark horror atmosphere that the narrative deserves, but after an adjustment period you’ll put all that to the side, because what matters…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Developers, Cherrymochi and Mebius, and publisher Unties have announced Tokyo Dark: Remembrance for a November 7 release on Nintendo Switch (in Japan, at least). originally released on Steam in 2017, it has a nearly universal positive rating there, and is well regarded for its narrative style…
Read MoreNews by Matt S. Local Aussie fans of horror are going to get a kick out of this: The Japan Foundation is putting on a free exhibition dedicated to horror in postwar Japanese manga. It runs for free from October 18 to January 24 next year, and is headlined by…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. Given the number of games that I play, I have a really simple filter for figuring out which are truly special to me: They’re the ones that I remember in one, ten, or more years. It’s not a useful guide when sitting down to review something…
Read MoreReview by Harvard L. I’m not sure how much Western media knows about Chinese superstitions, because it’s a veritable goldmine for interesting storytelling, and I celebrate any developer with the intention to try to do something with it. Developer Litchi Game is one of the studios making the most of…
Read MoreArticle by Matt S. It’s a big week for big narrative game releases. Control just landed, and we’ve got reviews of Astral Chain, Man of Medan, and plenty more besides coming this week too. But despite having all that great stuff to play, what I’ve actually found myself spending a…
Read MoreVideo by Matt S. Man of Medan is the latest narrative horror experience from the development team behind Until Dawn… and it’s a classy, smart, deeply enjoyable horror game. In this video I look at some of the qualities that make it such an enjoyable game – no plot spoilers,…
Read MoreReview by Matt S. A decrepit old haunted ship in the middle of the ocean is one of the most well-worn environment settings in horror history. Ever since the rumours of the Flying Dutchman spellbound audiences centuries ago, the ghost ship has been an easy go-to for horror storytellers, so…
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