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31Oct

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31 Days of Halloween – Halloween

31 Days of Halloween - Halloween. So here it is. The final day in our 31 Days of Halloween and we think it's only fitting we leave with its namesake Halloween. Halloween is a video game based on the 1978 horror movie of the same name. Developed by Micro Graphic Image and published by Wizard Video. It was released on the Atari 2600 in 1983. Halloween - Was That The Boogey Man? It only makes sense to end our list with the game based on one of the greatest horror masterpieces of all time. It's crazy to think that the Halloween franchise never got a video game. Well apart from the Atari 2600 video game. So if you managed to stick around all month for our 31 Days of Halloween I just wanna say thank you. As I hope you've been enjoying these little features as much as I've been writing them....

31 Days of Halloween – Slender: The Arrival

31Oct

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31 Days of Halloween – Slender: The Arrival

31 Days of Halloween - Slender: The Arrival. The penultimate horror game on 31 Days of Halloween goes to the Tallman himself in Slender: The Arrival. Slender: The Arrival is a first-person survival horror game. Developed and published by Blue Isle Studios. It was released on the PC, Playstation 3, Playstation 4, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Wii U, and Nintendo Switch in 2104, 2015, 2019. Slender: The Arrival - Those Pages Aren't Worth A Heart Attack There are few video games that have taken the internet by storm. Fortnite, Roblox, Minecraft, spring to mind but one of the original games that was all over Youtube at the time was Slender: The Arrival. The sequel to Slender: The Eight Pages. So let's go through the myth of this historic scary game. If you are still enjoying these little features t...

29Oct

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31 Days of Halloween – Saw

31 Days of Halloween - Saw. Day 28 of our 31 Days of Halloween takes us into the world of Jigsaw and to try and survive his games. Developed by Zombie Studios and published by Konami. Saw is a survival horror game that's part of the Saw movie franchise. It was released on the Playstation 3, Xbox 360, and PC in October 2009. Saw - I Want To Play A Game If you're a fan of the Saw movie franchise then odds are that you've played the video game. While it got mixed reviews from both critics and fans. It seems to have become a game with a cult following and with Halloween right around the corner. It only made sense to try it out. So if you're still enjoying these little reviews for the spooky season then why not check out the previous day's entry here. You can also check out what the rest of t...

28Oct

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31 Days of Halloween – Layers of Fear

31 Days of Halloween - Layers of Fear. It's Day 28 and this time it's the turn of the psychological horror Layers of Fear. Developed by Blooper Team and published by Aspyr. Layers of Fear is a psychological horror video game released on the Playstation 4, Xbox One, and PC. It was released back in February of 2016. A later version was released in 2018 called Layers of Fear: Legacy which included DLC, touchscreen, and HD rumble support. Layers of Fear - Where's That Proton Pack Got To? Layers of Fear is another one of those video games that seriously plays with your head. It has the creepy mind of Alfred Hitchcock written all over it. So let's give it a whirl shall we and see what the fuss is all about. If you are still reading these little horror games on our 31 Days of Halloween. Then wh...

27Oct

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31 Days of Halloween – Alan Wake

31 Days of Halloween - Alan Wake. We are getting close now to the end of the spooky season but Day 27 sees us get the torch ready for Alan Wake. Developed by Remedy Entertainment and published by Microsoft Game Studios. Alan Wake is an action-adventure released for the Xbox 360 in May 2010. Alan Wake - The Torch Is Family The Xbox 360 had some fantastic games when it came to the action-adventure genre. But Alan Wake added the creepy factor to it. So if you are still enjoying these horror games then why not check out the previous day's entry here. You can also catch up with what the rest of the Thumb Culture team are up to on our social media. The story follows best-selling thriller novelist Alan Wake as he tries to uncover the mystery behind his wife's disappearance during a vacat...

26Oct

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31 Days of Halloween – The Walking Dead

31 Days of Halloween - The Walking Dead. Day 26 of our countdown of 31 horror games for Halloween sees us take on the zombie apocalypse. Developed and published by Telltale Games. The Walking Dead is an episodic graphic adventure based on a popular television show of the same name. It was released on the Playstation 3, Playstation 4, PS Vita, Xbox 360, Xbox One, Nintendo Switch, and PC in 2012. But a definitive edition was released in 2019. The Walking Dead - The Dead Will Rise It was almost certain that a video game was going to be based on the popular television show. But Telltale did something different by not having characters from the show. Their game was set in the same universe as the zombie apocalypse. If you are still enjoying these horror games in our countdown to Halloween the...

31 Days of Halloween – Ghosts and Goblins

25Oct

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31 Days of Halloween – Ghosts and Goblins

31 Days of Halloween - Ghosts and Goblins. It's Day 25 of our 31 Days of Halloween and this time we take on the NES classic. Developed and published by Capcom. Ghosts and Goblins or Makaimura as it is known in Japan. Was released for the Nintendo Entertainment System in 1985. Ghosts and Goblins - More Than Literal Trolls Now there are some video games from the past that strike fear in gamers when it comes to hard games on the Nintendo Entertainment System. There have been some of the hardest and downright evil games including Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles, Battletoads, Mega Man 2, Ninja Gaiden, and that's just to name a few. But today we take a look at the one that trolled players the most. If you are enjoying this list of horror games then why not check out the previous day's entry here....

24Oct

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31 Days of Halloween – The Medium

Day 24 of our 31 Days of Halloween and we have a game so good that we reviewed it twice so no ghosties come to haunt us! It was reviewed on PC here and again on PlayStation 5 when it was later released this year here. We are of course talking about The Medium. Bloober Team has become a force to be reckoned with in recent years within the horror genre. With games like Blair Witch, Layers of Fear 1&2, and Observer, they are showing that they are pushing boundaries and exploring new territory to send chills down our spines. Today's game, The Medium is a perfect example of those things raising the bar in the process. Have you ever wondered what the spirit realm might look like? Do you believe it even exists? This third-person psychological horror game may have you questioning your ow...

23Oct

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31 Days Of Halloween – Dino Crisis 2

31 Days Of Halloween - Dino Crisis 2. Day 23 into our list of horror games and this time it's the return of Capcom. Published and developed by Capcom. Dino Crisis 2 is an action-adventure video game with a touch of survival horror. It was released on the Playstation, Playstation 3, Nintendo 64, and PC in September 2000. Dino Crisis 2 - Hold On To Your Butts Another sequel enters our list of Halloween horror video games. This time it's Capcom's forgotten franchise Dino Crisis. While Capcom is more well known for the survival horror Resident Evil. It's about time that the Dino Crisis series got the attention it deserves. If you are enjoying this list then why not check out the previous entry here. You can also catch up with what the rest of the Thumb Culture team are up to on our social me...

22Oct

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31 Days of Halloween – Parasite Eve 2

31 Days of Halloween - Parasite Eve 2. Day 22 sees us head back to the Playstation days for the survival horror sequel Parasite Eve 2. Developed and published by Square Enix. Parasite Eve 2 is a survival horror video game released for the Playstation in December 1999. Parasite Eve 2 - One Of The Best Sequels Ever We go back to the good old days of the Playstation. There were some seriously brilliant video games when it came to the 90s. With the Sony Playstation being the superior console of that decade. The games that launched were some of the best games of all time. Today we look back on one of the best survival horror sequels ever made Parasite Eve 2. If you are enjoying this list of Halloween horror then why not check out the previous day's entry here. You can also catch up with wh...