Horror - Page 14 of 23

15Apr

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Sally Face Switch Review

Developed and published by Portable Moose. Sally Face is an adventure game that was released on the 21st of January for the Nintendo Switch. It has a release for the Xbox One, Series X/S, Playstation 4/5 on the 15 of April 2022. It was originally released on the PC way back in 2016. Can we keep our sanity in check in this Sally Face review? Sally Face - Don't Believe Everything You See Indie video games have been around since the early days of gaming. Every year the hits just keep on getting bigger but it's the forgotten indie games that go over people's heads. Games that have been out for years have recently grabbed the attention they so rightly deserve. Does Sally Face fit into that category? Well, let's find out, shall we? If you enjoy this review then why not check out my previous...

11Apr

By Jordan RookerNo Comments

PC Reviews

Expedition Zero Review

Expedition Zero hit digital shelves at the end of March. This new survival horror game by Enigmatic Machines and publishing by tinyBuild (Hello Neighbor, Graveyard Keeper) will keep you on the edge of your seat. You can find it now on Steam, GOG, and the Epic Games Store. Yes, I was Afraid in Expedition Zero Over the years I've played only a few survival horror games. Some were more suspenseful than scary. Others, though, were downright terrifying. Like keep your lights on while you sleep scary. In comparison, I would have to say that Expedition Zero falls somewhere in the middle. I felt at times like just the thought of something popping out and scaring me was actually more scary than anything else. But I suppose that is the point. What about you, reader? What horror game in your librar...

21Mar

By Iain culverhouseNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Ghostwire: Tokyo Review

Ghostwire: Tokyo is the new action-adventure from Developer Tango Gameworks and published by Bethesda Softworks Releasing as a 1 year timed exclusive on Playstation 5 and PC. Ghostwire: Tokyo - Hauntingly Beautiful Originally announced at E3 in June 2019, it caught my attention. Now that I've recovered from my reaction to Avengers EndGame, I can move like Doctor Strange! At least, that was my first reaction. It was not until Microsoft acquired Bethesda in September 2021, that Ghostwire: Tokyo was confirmed to be a timed console exclusive expected to arrive in 2022. This is when that reaction to the game was one of intrigue and a desire to get hands-on with it. That time has arrived and I am on the Playstation 5. Gameplay This first-person action-adventure sees you battle agai...

9Feb

By Iain culverhouseNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Paper Dolls 2 Review

Chinese first-person horror adventure Paper Dolls 2 is out now on consoles. Waking up in the aboding Yin Mansion, your goal is to uncover what happened to the famous Yin family. Paper Doll 2 - Twist and Turns Await I enjoy the horror adventure genre and I was hopeful that Paper Dolls 2 on the PS5 by developers Beijing Litchi Culture Media Co would bring some jumps and scares to the year. Gameplay Having made the move from VR in the original, the sequel has aimed for a wider audience. The game starts at the base of a set of stairs, without any explanation or goal. This pushes towards a heavy aspect of the first-person puzzle. Who you are, what are you looking for and how does everything link together? Aside from the dark and mysterious mansion, there is a sprinkling of horror in ...

8Feb

By James KeersNo Comments

Xbox Reviews

S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored Review

Welcome, all to my review of S.W.A.N.: Chernobyl Unexplored a game from the publishers at Art Game Studio (they had also published WW2 Bunker Simulator) and the Developers at Volframe. Psychological horror is right up my alley so I was pleasantly Excited to play this game, keep reading on to see how I got on. FPS? Scary? Puzzles? They all fit. but Together? When reading up on this game I was excited I got a lot of outlast vibes from it and the opening sequence was truly amazing. I am a sucker for psychological horror movies so when I saw this game I was so ecstatic to play a game of my favourite genre of movie. I could just see myself roaming around the plant awaiting anything to jump out and scare the pants off me. Albeit that is not what I got from playing the game it sti...

23Dec

By Iain culverhouseNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Happy’s Humble Burger Farm Review

Happy's Humble Burger Farm, you would be forgiven just going by the title that this was a game similar to Team 17's smash title Overcooked. Do You Want Fries With That? However other than the cooking, it is where the similarities end. A stressful horror game that places you in the world of a quick time service restaurant. Scythe Dev Team has taken all the horror that only those who have worked in that industry will truly appreciate and dialled it up to 11. Released December 3rd for Playstation and Xbox consoles alongside a PC release. Happy's Humble Burger Farm was on my list of games to play as it kind of reminded me of Five Nights at Freddys. Gameplay Congratulations you've been hired to run the night shift of your local Happy's Humble Burger Farm restaurant. This first-perso...

6Dec

By MikeNo Comments

PC Reviews, Previews & Early Access

Dolmen Preview

Dolmen is a horror action RPG set in the far future in a distant part of the galaxy. Previously having made Tap Hitz on mobile, this is the first major release for Brazilian developer Massive Work Studio. Massive Work made the game in partnership with publisher Prime Matter. And was made possible after a successful Kickstarter campaign. The titular Dolmen is a mysterious mineral whose discovery led to being able to cross into parallel universes. As you may expect this doesn't go well and various monsters and creatures enter our universe. You play as the unnamed protagonist tasked to find out what happened on Revion Prime and recover the mineral. I was able to play this preview version with a full release on PC during 2022 and later planned to be released on PS4 & Xbox One. Slay the...

2Nov

By Hunter MooneyNo Comments

Switch Reviews

Damn Dolls Review

October. The time of year where the leaves are falling, Halloween decorations are up, and the constant fear of having it rain on Halloween is in full swing. In honor of it being October, we at Thumb Culture are going to be playing some horror games and writing our thoughts on them, this being one of them. Let us present to you our review for Damn Dolls Damn Dolls is an indie horror game released on Nintendo Switch and PC. It was developed and self-published by first-time game developer Rodrigo Riquetto and was released on October 11th, 2021. Damn Dolls - Those Sure Were Some Damn Dolls I'd say I'm pretty familiar with these types of survival horror games. The stuff where you walk around a scary place in first-person mode and try not to freak out from all the jump scares. I've played ...

2Nov

By MikeNo Comments

PC Reviews

Hermitage: Strange Cases Files Review

Hermitage: Strange Cases Files is a paranormal horror mystery game delivered as a visual interactive novel. From developer Arrowiz and publisher Giiku Games. The game puts you in the shoes of the unnamed manager of Hermitage, a lesser-known specialist book store in Japan. Told over multiple chapters with each bringing new characters with their own stories with a dark narrative at their core. The store manager and his allies & friends work to solve these mysteries and stop the dark forces at work. Previously released in China on PC in 2018, it is available worldwide now on PC, Switch, PS4 and Xbox One. If you enjoyed this review then why not check out my review of Youtubers Life 2 right here. Hermitage: Strange Cases Files - The Truth Is Out There! There is nothing quite like ...

31Oct

By Gareth TruemanNo Comments

Features

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....