If names like Clive Barker, Stephen King, or John Carpenter mean anything to you, then you’ll likely already be chomping at the bit for your next horror fix. Today’s subject is The Thing: Remastered, a remaster of a 2002 video game, which was based on a 1982 film, which itself originated from a 1938 novella. […]
Horror
Killing Time: Resurrected – Review
What do you get when you cross noir with Egyptian mythology, a dash of horror, and coat it in first-person shooter mechanics? You get a cult classic 3DO/PC exclusive game called Killing Time. But Nightdive Studios weren’t content to leave us with the 1995 version alone. Enter Killing Time: Resurrected, a remaster now available for […]
NookGaming Halloween Highlights 2024
It’s that time of year again when ghosts and ghouls hit peak relevancy, children hound you for free candy, and people in cheap fancy dress make decisions they’ll regret come November. For Halloween homebodies looking for something spooky to liven up All Hallows Eve, we have NookGaming’s Halloween Highlights. Yofukashi no Uta / Call of […]
Hollowbody – Review
Survival Horror has often been a genre of awkward controls, crap combat, and mind-bending narratives with a cult following. Hollowbody is the latest twisted tale from Chasing Static developer Headware Games and aims to bring everyone back a few generations to the “golden era” of the genre. Do Androids Have Nightmares of Electronic Spiders? Hollowbody […]
Alone In The Dark (2024) – Review
Considered one of the original survival horror games, Alone in the Dark (1992) was the blueprint for the genre for many years. Sadly, later installments received progressively worse reviews until the series seemingly died out. Pieces Interactive aims to break that poor reputation with this reimagining of the original survival horror royalty in Alone in […]
Nie No Hakoniwa – Dollhouse of Offerings – Review
Nie No Hakoniwa – Dollhouse of Offerings is a 2024 horror visual novel that features copious amounts of violence and gore. It is the debut title of Chatte Noire, an imprint of NEKO WORKs focusing on releases that depart from the trademark cute style that their parent brand employs in their visual novels. Published by […]
Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle – Review
Invader Studios are back with another attempt at bringing classic horror vibes to gamers. Their debut title Daymare: 1998 has a cult following among Resident Evil fans, which is no surprise as it started life as an unofficial Resident Evil 2 remake. Daymare: 1994 Sandcastle is the later-released prequel to that title, and has the […]
System Shock (2023) – Review
Back in 1994, Looking Glass Studios would release System Shock. This title pioneered not only the immersive simulation genre but opened the eyes of games to the world of Sci-Fi horror; A genre that would eventually spawn a ‘little-known’ franchise called Bioshock. In 2023 Nightdive Studios released System Shock, hoping to give newer sets of […]
Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open – Demo Preview
Last year in May, the teaser trailer for Paper Ghost Stories: Third Eye Open was revealed. This May, an even more exciting revelation follows. As part of this year’s LudoNarraCon happening on Steam, Malaysian indie studio Cellar Vault Games and publisher Chorus Worldwide Games unveiled the playable demo (and a new trailer!) for the second installment to […]
Resident Evil 4 Remake – Review
Resident Evil is one of those series that has been around so long that it’s coming back on itself. After the success of the remakes of Resident Evil 2 and 3, Capcom has decided to follow these with the adventures of one Leon S Kennedy. That’s right, it’s a remake of arguably one of the […]