Developer Strange Scaffold has an impressive variety of games in their catalog. Last year, they published the excellent monster-hunting Max Payne-like El Paso, Elsewhere, which I consider to be one of my favorite games of 2023, but that doesn’t mean all their games are third person shooters. They’ve got a sci-fi body horror economy game […]
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Demon’s Souls. Dark Souls. Bloodborne. Elden Ring. These games made FromSoftware into a household name, but they have been making games since the mid 90s in a wide variety of genres. The King’s Field and Armored Core series were some of their other most popular series, with the later series getting a new entry last […]
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Alien: Isolation is a special game; every single element of it works. Even in wireframe, without the Alien-themed coat of paint, it makes for a completely satisfying gameplay experience. If you had a different styling to it, the world would still feel fully realized and fun to navigate. The tension of being stalked by a […]
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We’re trying to hit the last bug nest when our mission clock runs out. Our support ship departs, taking with us our valuable stratagems and leaving us on our own with no extra lives. The two of us are overwhelmed and running low on ammo, so we decide it’s best to cut our losses and […]
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It’s always fun to be able to try out an upcoming game before its release, and that’s exactly what Steam Next Fest aims to do. Running through February 12, the celebration highlights thousands of demos, allowing you to get your hands on some of the most anticipated games while discovering new ones to add to […]
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Metal Gear Solid on the original PlayStation was the first time I actually remember being plugged into the hype cycle of a video game. I was in my early teens and finally really getting into the hobby, reading various magazines and taking in all the information I could about the industry. When I got the […]
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Being a homeowner can sometimes be its own little horror story. Just this week, I’ve been trying to figure out what to do with a wet spot that showed up on my wall after it rained and how to handle finding a black widow in my backyard garden. In real life, I’ve got to either […]
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The various versions of Annihilation and Stalker have always been a huge creative inspiration to me. The idea of venturing into a place where the rules of reality breakdown is one of the most unsettling ideas I can imagine, and it’s a vibe I’m always chasing when consuming media. When The Zone, a play-to-lose tabletop […]
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It’s been four years since Free League released their tabletop RPG adaptation of the Alien universe. Since then, they’ve been supporting the game with various book releases for the game’s two modes. There have been three books for cinematic mode, which provides the players pre-written characters with secret agendas to run through more focused scenarios, […]
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It’s been almost two years since Valve released their powerful Steam Deck handheld console. Since then, it’s been clear that Steam Deck verification has been a priority selling point for games of all sizes. If you’re looking to take your horror on the go, here are eight games that will run on the Steam Deck. […]
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When I first got my PlayStation 3, I remember being so excited to actually be able to download demos, a concept that was previously regulated to the PC crowd. The first one I grabbed was the demo for the original BioShock. I played 10 minutes, turned it off, and immediately ordered the game. It only […]
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Growing up I was mostly a console kid. Presently, I play a lot on PC, but when I was younger I used to prefer the out of the box ease of the console. There was, however, one game that finally got me to invest in a graphics card and figure out the whole computer business, […]
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You’re in Space and Everything’s Fucked. It’s both an eye-catching title and a quick summary of the new gore-drenched sci-fi tabletop RPG by Nevyn Holmes. The game, inspired by video games like System Shock and Dead Space, is designed for a GM and one to four players. After a successful Kickstarter in April, You’re in […]
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Aside from its depiction in popular fiction, I know very little about tarot. Despite being intrigued by its gorgeous imagery and symbolism, I’ve never really taken a dive into the history of the subject. When Deconstructeam, the team behind pixel art narrative games like Gods Will Be Watching and The Red Strings Club, announced Cosmic […]
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The year is 1943. You are part of a team of crack vampire commandos with one mission: drink all of Hitler’s blood. This simple but ingenious pitch is the premise for the upcoming tabletop RPG Eat the Reich from publisher Rowan Rook and Decard. This action-heavy horror-comedy game is being designed by Grant Howitt, whose […]
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