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31Oct

By Kyle A McGrathNo Comments

Midnight Heist – PC Review

MediaTale brings Midnight Heist, an early-access, online co-op action-horror game. Think Payday with a spooky twist! Play solo or with up to 3 friends to earn money, build your reputation and reap the rewards from the increasingly shady companies that hire you. Midnight Heist is available on Steam for £8.50, though a demo is also available. The Police Won't Be Your Main Concern Take on the role of an experienced hacker and fulfil tasks from shady organisations across Midnight City alone or as a team (with friends). The law isn't the only presence you need to worry about. Something else may stalk the buildings, and they are far more interested in you than any loot or data you find. Gameplay Midnight Heist allows its players to choose a character out of a selection. Customisation suc...

25Oct

By Kyle A McGrathNo Comments

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Stray Souls – PC Review

Stray Souls is a new action-horror game that seems to take inspiration from Silent Hill. The game was developed at Jukai Studios and will be available on Steam, Xbox, and PlayStation this year on October 25th. This game will have you fighting against monsters and solving puzzles as you uncover the truth. To Good To Be True We play our protagonist, a teenager named Daniel, who has not long moved into his new home. The house was left to him by his late Grandmother, who he didn't know existed. It leads to several disturbing truths which become revealed to the player, and that is, Daniel's sweet Nana might not have been all that sweet. Daniel then finds out he is also meant to become part of a dark ritual and eventually heads out with a new friend, Martha, to Aspen Falls to uncover more. ...

13Oct

By Kyle A McGrathNo Comments

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Limerick: Cadence Mansion – PC Review

Limerick: Cadence Mansion is a first-person horror puzzle game. Collect Relics, solve intricate puzzles, fight off monsters, and evade the grasp of the name-sake deadly marionette named Limerick. Developed by Jenito Studious LLC, a solo developer named Daniel Hall, Limerick: Cadence Mansion is out and available on Steam for £24.99. Not Quite a Jigsaw, But Definitely a Puzzle You awaken in a cell with no memory, name, or idea why you're here. A chipper-sounding floating robot outside, named P-Bo, is somewhat taunting you and warning you about his bad-tempered master, who you later acquaint as Limerick. Once you're released, you're left to explore your surroundings to find means of escape and hopefully some answers. Gameplay Before you begin Limerick: Cadence Mansion, there are three...

12Oct

By Mike DifferNo Comments

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The Fabulous Fear Machine – PC Review

The Fabulous Fear Machine (TFFM) comes from developer Fictiorama Studios (Do Not Feed the Monkeys) and is published by AMC Games & Shudder. TFFM is an indie outbreak sim horror game with a fresh spin on the genre. Not your typical outbreak though, fear is what is spread through the machinations of the titular machine. The game is set across 3 distinct campaigns where each character makes a wish to Kirlian, a sentient fortune teller carnival-style machine. We're all cogs in The Fabulous Fear Machine TFFM tells its stories in comic book format, panels and all, reminding me of classic comics and pulp fiction horror. In return for helping them achieve their wish, Kirlian takes the character's life story for mysterious reasons. Through spreading fear, each character manipulates stock mark...

Conrad Stevenson’s Paranormal P.I. – PC Review

5Oct

By Kyle A McGrathNo Comments

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Conrad Stevenson’s Paranormal P.I. – PC Review

Did you hear that? A new paranormal investigation game is now out on Steam. If you haven't, why not check out Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I., developed by D&A Studios? Take on jobs to check out haunted homes and find out what lurks in the dark. Anyone who loves the supernatural can pick it up for £12.79. This house is clean. With October drawing near and Halloween slowly approaching, why not start early with a horror game review? The screenshots on Conrad Stevenson's Paranormal P.I. gave me the impression of Phasmaphobia and Demonologist. Except instead of being scared with friends, it's just you. I can't wait to see what the game has in store since, right now, it's in early access. Gameplay We play Conrad, a guy who starts a paranormal investigation firm. In which he hopes...

Resident Evil 4 (2023 Remake) Separate Ways DLC – PC Review

3Oct

By Mike DifferNo Comments

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Resident Evil 4 (2023 Remake) Separate Ways DLC – PC Review

Much like the original Resident Evil 4, 2023's remake (RE4R) also has the Separate Ways DLC. Capcom has developed and published quality content here and the DLC is a great addition to the franchise. We experience Ada Wong's side of the story and how it weaves and intersects with Leon Kennedy & Ashley Graham's in some surprising ways. We also see how the femme fatale of the series operates in shades of grey but possibly changed after meeting Leon and the events of RE2. There is also the addition of Ada and Wesker to Mercenaries as an excellent addition alongside the DLC. I'm especially glad this content came out following the backlash against Ada's voice actress Lily Gao. I enjoyed her performance and some others disagree which is natural of course. I think we can all agree that the ...

The Bridge Curse: Road To Salvation – PS5 Review

27Sep

By Iain culverhouseNo Comments

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The Bridge Curse: Road To Salvation – PS5 Review

The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation is an Asian survival horror game developed by Eastasiasoft. It is available on consoles and PC. The publisher is well-known for titles like Rainbow Skies, and, Ghost Blade HD, among others. The game is presented in a first-person cinematic point of view, immersing the player in the journey of six university students who challenge a renowned urban myth and trigger a devastating curse. In order for the protagonists to survive, they must navigate a treacherous haunting, traverse a Taiwanese academic campus, and solve enigmatic puzzles. Whilst engaging with various memorable characters, and encountering a well-known supernatural phenomenon. Break The Curse and Escape Campus I was thrilled to try out The Bridge Curse: Road to Salvation as I hadn't come a...

26Sep

By Rowen CameronNo Comments

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The Tartarus Key – PC Review

Despite the plethora of high-definition scares out there, low-poly indie horrors have experienced a surge in recent years. There's an audience out there eager for PS1-style spoopy entertainment. Following the success of their visual novel game Aviary Attorney, Portugal-based studio Vertical Reach decided to trade sparrows for scares. From this came The Tartarus Key, a psychological horror adventure game with both a Saw-esque nature and an eldritch aura. You play Alex Young, an average teenager who wakes up in a strange mansion. She has no memory of how she got there, but cameras watch her every move. Doors are locked with puzzles and devious contraptions. And it seems as though she is not the only one trapped here. But things take an ominous turn when Alex begins to hear things, see thi...

20Sep

By Mal KeenanNo Comments

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Golf vs Zombies – PC Review

Golfing and surviving a zombie apocalypse. These two things you wouldn't necessarily put together. The developers, Sleepwalking Potatoes, have gone and done it in Golf vs. Zombies! It follows on from their past releases Earthworms, Lesson Learned, Bouncy Bob, and My Demon Wife. This unique take on this horror genre was released on 15th September on most platforms. I got my hands on the club and took a swing at this unique game. Read on to see what I thought of it. The Fairway to the Zombie Par-tee If have found zombie apocalypse games to have become stale then games like this get you excited. I for one have and it takes something unique to interest me. This is a quirky take on the genre providing a challenge but also some laughs. What's your favorite zombie survival game that you hav...

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – PS5 Review

2Sep

By Iain culverhouse1 Comment

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The Texas Chainsaw Massacre – PS5 Review

The Texas Chainsaw Massacre is the latest title from the minds of Sumo Digital and Gun Interactive. The game is now available on PlayStation and Xbox consoles, as well as on PC. It follows on from Gun Interactives and Illfronic's hit Friday the 13th. May The Odds Be NOT in your favour I must admit that I was a huge fan of Friday The 13th Game. Every night, you could find me either lurking around Camp Crystal Lake to hunt down unsuspecting victims or trying to find petrol as a camp counsellor to make my escape. So when The Texas Chainsaw Massacre was announced I was hyped to get that feeling back, with another beloved franchise. Gameplay When playing this survival horror game with an asymmetric setup, as the Victim, your starting point is the basement where you'll find yourself trap...