Horror Games

23May

By Tyler DenyerNo Comments

Frog Legs – PC Review

There's something delightful about games that lure you in with pixelated innocence before launching you face-first into the existential horrors of frog-based trauma. Frog Legs, developed and published by the wonderfully twisted mind of Elliott Dahle (yes, the same person behind The Man in the Park), does exactly that. What starts like a cute 8-bit Frogger-esque jaunt quickly devolves into a surreal, dimension-hopping horror comedy with no business being this entertaining. Frog Legs – From Hops to Shots in 40 Minutes Flat It's refreshing to see indie titles like Frog Legs blend dimensions, tones and gameplay styles while telling a funny and disturbing little story. We need more bold, bonkers games like this in the world. Do you have a favourite indie horror that deserves the spotlight? Dr...

25Apr

By StuartNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Darkwater – PC Preview

Recently released in early access on the PC, Darkwater aims to deliver something new to what some may call an overcrowded survival genre. Targon Studios has opted to take some of the best features of a number of similar games, jiggle them all into a nice pie, then bake it for 20 minutes at 180 degrees. With the hope that a nice pudding comes out. Were they successful? To find out I assembled some other members of the Thumb Culture team to hold my hand fill all the crew spots. Watch Out For The Darkness So, are you a fan of this genre? The Steam page lists a number of genres, action, adventure, casual, indie, RPG and strategy all feature. How would you describe Darkwater? Let us know, once you've read the review of course. Gameplay Starting up the game for the first time, you are asked ...

16Apr

By KatNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Finding Frankie – PS5 Review

Finding Frankie is a new spin on the animatronic horror genre. Developed and published by SUPERLOU. You find yourself with an invitation to a game show from a cereal box. What could possibly go wrong? The game throws a parkour mechanic into the horror mix while you navigate a thrilling game show full of weird and wonderful characters… and most of all, you guessed it… Frankie. Finding Frankie? More like finding my next animatronic obsession. Finding Frankie is available for £16 on the PlayStation store, now let's see if it's worth your time and money. Gameplay Finding Frankie takes a parkour gaming experience to a new level with horror elements and animatronics. They provide a small variety of parkour mechanics similar to Mirror's Edge with a spring, slide, jump, and grab. This cons...

11Apr

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Stygian: Outer Gods – PC Preview

Stygian: Outer Gods is the prequel to the old game Stygian: Reign of the Old Ones. But this new survival horror is being made Misterial Games. In this early preview, I’ll be looking around the small village of Kingsport. And uncovering clues and events leading up to the Black Day. The game will be releasing on April 14th on Steam. So click here if you think it's up your alley. Warning! This article contains GIFS with flashing images. The whispers, they talk to me. Gameplay The devs aimed for Stygian: Outer Gods focus to be exploration. This is to allow the player to get fully immersed in the story and its characters. We will get to make choices that will create events leading up to the Black Day. Whatever that is. This will come into play when interacting with NPC and how you act w...

Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days – PC Preview

9Apr

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days – PC Preview

Set in 1980s Texas and soon to be entering its early access life cycle, comes Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days. A side-scrolling survival horror game with management mechanics. It’s developed by PikPok and looks rather similar to This War of Mine except with zombies. If any of this catches your eye and you’d rather give it ago yourself without reading this article. Then a demo is available now on Steam with the game launching today. Even in the darkest of days, there is always hope. Gameplay At the start of Into The Dead: Our Darkest Days, we get to pick what duo of survivors we wish to play. Each has its own traits that will either benefit or hinder them during the game. I found it neat that they do have brief backstories to show how they know one another. Once selected, we spawn in...

8Apr

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Forecursed – PC Preview

Hide and seek takes a turn in Forecursed by William Van Herck. In this action survivor you can play with up to twelve players across a range of maps and try to survive as your friend hunts you down to pass on the curse. We got the chance to get a couple of TC friends together to try out early access. Hide and seek just because a whole lot whackier You can currently grab Forecursed in Early Access from Steam for £8.50. Let's take a look. Gameplay Forecursed is madness from the get go. Even just loading into the player hub you can waste time flinging yourself across the hanger or dip into the jail to test the curse out. It's a nice little training ground that you can back and forth in with other people in the lobby to figure out the controls. That's not necessary however as the contr...

14Mar

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Sorry We’re Closed – PS5 Review

Survival horror goes back in time in A la Mode Games' latest release Sorry We're Closed. Breakups can be tough. They're even harder when there's a horny demon invading your nightmares begging you to love them. With situations reminiscent of old school Resident Evil and Silent Hill, this neon coloured horror uses an inventive narrative and a cast of witty NPCs to fully immerse players into its world. Heartbreak, Demons and Magical Guns. What could possibly go wrong? Sorry We're Closed is available on PlayStation 4 and 5, Nintendo Switch, Xbox Series X & S and Xbox One. Let's take a look at the PlayStation 5 version shall we? Gameplay You start your first day watching a drama as you close out Michelle's mind-numbing work day. With little more to do, navigate your way to her smal...

13Mar

By Tyler DenyerNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Scarlet Hollow – PC Preview

There’s something deeply unsettling about small towns. Maybe it’s how everyone knows your business, or perhaps it’s the sense that you might never leave once you’ve arrived. Scarlet Hollow, developed and published by Black Tabby Games, leans into that creeping dread with a masterful blend of mystery, horror, and pitch, black humour. Best known for Slay the Princess, the indie duo behind Black Tabby Games have crafted another narrative-driven gem where your choices matter, your relationships evolve, and no one is getting out unscathed. With four episodes currently available (out of seven planned) on Steam, Scarlet Hollow is already shaping up to be one of the most immersive experiences in gaming. Scarlet might be Hollow but this game is full of greatness What are you most excited about in...

10Mar

By Kyle McGrath1 Comment

PC Reviews

ORDER 13 – PC Review

Well, thanks to the team at Cybernetic Walrus, I’ll be fulfilling orders in ORDER 13. A new horror game where we navigate a dark (yet clean) warehouse, while avoiding what lurks in the shadows. Is it monsters or just the lazy colleagues who refuse to work? Who knows? But it looks like I’m gonna find out. If you’re interested, then you can check ORDER 13’s Steam page here. Might need to order some new trousers. Gameplay ORDER 13 doesn’t have a story. All we know is that we get a daily quota, which we must fulfil. You’ll start off by printing out an order with various numbers and letters. These indicate which section/shelf the product is held in. As you head out onto the warehouse floor, you’ll see just how dark it is, which makes navigating kinda difficult. But not overly. On the bot...

28Feb

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Sancticide – Early Access PC Preview

Sancticide is an early access third-person action game with souls-like combat and roguelite systems. Red Square Games (SlavicPunk: Oldtimer) and Sylen Studio (The Sin Collector: Repentless) are both developing and publishing the game. Explore the dark world of an apocalypse of biblical proportions today only on Steam. The Apocalypse is a Dark, Brutal Place... Reading up on a game description can really only gets you so far. I really am not sure what I was expecting going into Sancticide. What I found was definitely not it. Have you ever run into this before? Where the content within the game isn't what you were expecting? I mean I had an idea but check out my thoughts in the preview below. Gameplay Sancticide is a third-person action game based in the midst of the biblical apocalyp...