Why Silent Hill 2 is one of the best survival-horror games of all time
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Why Silent Hill 2 is one of the best survival-horror games of all time

Here’s why Silent Hill 2 is one of the best survival-horror games of all time. The purpose of this article is to appreciate this horror masterpiece and encourage the reader to play it if they haven’t already. Silent Hill 2 will haunt you for years Silent Hill 2 is the sequel to 1999’s Silent Hill,…

Five upcoming horror games that will scare the crap out of you in 2023
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Five upcoming horror games that will scare the crap out of you in 2023

From the return of some classics to some very surprising new IPs, these upcoming horror games will scare the crap out of you in 2023. Although it may not seem like it, horror games are in a great moment. In 2022, we have seen, surprisingly, a tidal wave of horror game announcements that honestly come…

The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story console release date confirmed
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The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story console release date confirmed

The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story is coming to consoles late next month. Eastasiasoft confirmed today that the haunting psychological horror game The Sorrowvirus: A Faceless Short Story will release shortly on consoles. It was previously released on PC via Steam back in 2020. The PC version of the game received mostly positive user reviews. However, it…

Aftermath is a sci-fi psychological thriller coming to PC and consoles
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Aftermath is a sci-fi psychological thriller coming to PC and consoles

The sci-fi psychological thriller Aftermath looks very promising in its reveal trailer. One O One Games, in conjunction with Meta Publishing, has presented the teaser for their new project. Aftermath is a sci-fi psychological thriller set on a damaged Earth where humans must perform the impossible day after day in order to survive. In Aftermath,…

The Medium Review
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The Medium Review

Bloober Team is one of the best developers of horror games on the market today. So my expectations going into playing their latest game, The Medium, were quite high. The Medium was first shown off at the Xbox Games Showcase back in July 2020. I thought that it looked like one of the more interesting-looking games that was…

Twin Mirror is getting a limited edition original soundtrack on vinyl
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Twin Mirror is getting a limited edition original soundtrack on vinyl

A week after the launch of its psychological thriller, Dontnod today announced the upcoming release of the Twin Mirror original soundtrack on vinyl. The limited-edition vinyl is now available for pre-order. Award-winning composer David Wingo produced Twin Mirror‘s soundtrack. The vinyl contains all of the tracks created for the game. It is pressed in France…

The Medium delayed until 2021
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The Medium delayed until 2021

Bloober Team has delayed the psychological horror game The Medium until January 2021. In a statement published on Twitter, the company explained the delay: After much careful thought and consideration, today we have made the difficult decision to delay the launch of The Medium to January 28, 2021. It wasn’t an easy choice to make,…

Frictional Games explains why it returned to Amnesia universe with Rebirth
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Frictional Games explains why it returned to Amnesia universe with Rebirth

Later this month, players can return to the Amnesia universe with Amnesia: Rebirth. Developer Frictional Games recently spoke with Eurogamer about the new game, including why they decided to bring the franchise back. Here is a snippet from the interview with Frictional’s co-founder and creative director, Thomas Grip, explaining the decision to make a new game:…

Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition announced for VR
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Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition announced for VR

Blair Witch: Oculus Quest Edition is coming to VR just in time for Halloween. Bloober Team and Lionsgate just announced the Oculus Quest Edition today. The brand-new version of the Blair Witch story is built specifically for the VR experience with 360-degree immersion. The developer, Bloober Team, is behind the critically-acclaimed Layers of Fear. The Oculus…

What Happened Review
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What Happened Review

The resurgence in psychological horror games over the last few years has been excellent. Layers of Fear immediately comes to mind, but then there have been other games that deal with mental health issues the way What Happened does, like Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice. It’s a good time in gaming to make a statement. And while…

Observer: System Redux comparison video looks at next-gen graphics
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Observer: System Redux comparison video looks at next-gen graphics

If you haven’t heard, the psychological horror game Observer is getting a PS5 and Xbox Series X remake titled System Redux. The indie studio behind the game, Bloober Team, just released a new video that takes a closer look at the next-gen graphics. The new System Redux comparison video was previously published on GameSpot. The video shows…

What Happened Interview: Exploring teenage angst in a horror game
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What Happened Interview: Exploring teenage angst in a horror game

The upcoming psychological horror game What Happened launches on PC this summer. The trailer caught our attention, so we decided to reach out to the indie developers behind the game. Hassan Mehdiasl, the studio founder at Genius Slackers, was kind enough to answer our questions. What can we expect in terms of gameplay? You can expect exploration,…