“Dead Bodies in a Funhouse”: ‘The Mortuary Assistant’ Developer Previews His Spooky Autopsy Simulator [Interview]

“The amount of people who want to be morticians, or have some kind of interest in embalming, is alarmingly high!” Brian Clarke (aka DarkStone Digital) discovered just how common it is to have this ghoulish fascination with death, when he released his initial prototype for The Mortuary Assistant back in 2020. Serving as a 10-minute […]

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Horror Devs Come Together for “Worthy of Better, Stronger Together” Event for Reproductive Freedom

With the recent Supreme Court decision in the US to strip protection for reproductive freedoms, indie developer Abbey “Scruncho” Smith has founded Worthy of Better, Stronger Together, a game jam bundle that aims to raise aid and awareness for the basic human rights that have now become threatened. The event is currently accepting submissions for […]

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‘The Mortuary Assistant’ Invites You to an Embalming This August [Trailer]

With their participation in Dread X Collection 5 now available, developer Darkstone Digital is turning to their other title, The Mortuary Assistant, which will now be heading to Steam on August 2. The upcoming first-person horror title puts you in the shoes of Rebecca Owens, a recent Mortuary Sciences grad who’s starting an apprenticeship at […]

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Fantasy Horror Title ‘Dread Delusion’ Springs Into Early Access on Steam [Trailer]

DreadXP and developer Lovely Hellplace have sprung a surprise launch for their open-world RPG fantasy horror title Dread Delusion into Steam Early Access. As the post explains, there’s a lot of content currently available, but there are still “significant additions” to come, including new areas, more quests and characters. Along with the launch announcement, there’s […]

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DreadXP Acquires Publishing Rights to Survival Horror Title ‘Mirror Forge’ [Trailer]

We had a little Silent Hill earlier today, so why not have a second round of Silent Hill-inspired content? This time it comes from publisher DreadXP, who have acquired the publishing rights to MystiveDev’s psychological survival horror title Mirror Forge, which we briefly covered a few months back. In case you missed it, Mirror Forge […]

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‘Dread X Collection 5’ Launches With a Party [Trailer]

In case you missed it, DreadXP’s fifth anthology of indie horror goodness (that being Dread X Collection 5) launched last Friday, and is out now on Steam. Better yet, you can grab the collection with a cool 10% discount from now until May 27th. Continuing the storyline from Dread X Collection: The Hunt, you’re headed […]

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‘Dread X Collection 5’ Pushed to May 20th Release

We’ll have to wait a little bit longer for DreadXP’s Dread X Collection 5, as the anthology has hit a snag. Originally scheduled for release today, Dread X Collection 5 will now instead release on May 20th. No reason was given for the delay, but it’s probably safe to assume that the two-week bump is […]

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‘Dread X Collection 5’ Releases on Steam May 3rd [Trailer]

The wait is almost over for DreadXP’s Dread X Collection 5, as the developer has announced a May 3 release date on Steam for the latest horror anthology. The announcement is accompanied by a brand-new trailer, which summarizes just what you can expect with the anthology’s theme of “entertainment”. As we’ve mentioned before, the collection […]

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DreadXP to Haunt PAX East 2022 With New Demos

Indie horror publisher DreadXP has announced that they’ll be hitting the big leagues later this month with a booth at PAX East 2022 in Boston. Along with making their debut as a major trade show exhibitor, DreadXP will be showcasing four of their titles with new hands-on demos for Dread Delusion, My Friendly Neighborhood, The […]

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Final Six Titles Revealed for ‘Dread X Collection 5’ [Trailer]

It was so nice the first time, they’re doing it again. DreadXP has revealed the second batch of titles in their upcoming horror gaming anthology Dread X Collection 5. As with the previous batch of titles in the collection, the central theme is “entertainment”. This time, the six titles feature the glitz and glam of […]

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Heading on a Microgame-Filled Road Trip Through the Afterlife in ‘SPOOKWARE’ [Safe Room Podcast]

In the conversation of horror games, there’s a tendency to measure a title’s worth in scares. And while fear is an inherent strength of the genre, to entirely base horror games’ worth on that metric would be a disservice to the variety of experiences horror can offer. Much like PG-13 films fostering a love of […]

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Time-Limited Demo Available For Survival Horror Game ‘My Friendly Neighborhood’

Everybody’s doing it today during Steam Next Fest, so why can’t DreadXP? While we’re waiting on the fifth Dread X Collection that’s due in April, another of DreadXP’s games in My Friendly Neighborhood has had a time-limited demo released on Steam for you to try. The demo has players stuck in the TV studio’s basement, […]

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Twelve Indie Devs Announced for ‘Dread X Collection 5’, Due in April

DreadXP announced their fifth Dread X Collection late last week, and today they’ve announced the 12 indie devs who are participating in the horror game anthology. Launching in April on Steam, Dread X Collection 5 features 12 games, all themed around the concept of “entertainment.” Among the devs selected for the anthology are the minds behind […]

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[Video] DreadXP Announces ‘Dread X Collection 5’ With Cryptic Teaser

They warned us, and now DreadXP have announced that their fifth edition of the Dread X Collection is coming. The announcement was accompanied by a small teaser trailer that, while it doesn’t reveal much, leaves a lot of speculation as to the theme of the new collection. The presence of candles in the logo, along […]

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[Trailer] Lovecraftian Romance Awaits With ‘Sucker for Love’ Available Today

Your dream (date) of romancing Cthulhu and other Lovecraftian Eldritch ladies is here, as DreadXP and indie developer Akabaka’s Sucker for Love: First Date  is available today on Steam and Itch.io. Sucker for Love aims to put the “love” back into “Lovecraftian horror,” tasking you with conducting occult rituals in order to win the affection […]

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