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20Jan

By StuartNo Comments

Shattered – Quest 3 Review

If you are looking for an incredible mixed-reality experience. Look no further than Shattered, a horror slash escape room. Developed by PlaySide Studios LTD and published by Oculus Publishing, released on the Quest 3 and 3S back at the start of December. You can grab it from the Meta store for £15.99. Escape From My Own Room! It's no shock that I love mixed-reality games on the Quest 3. I remember seeing the trailer for this and being super excited about it. So when I was offered the chance to review it, I just had to snap it up. Read on to find out what I enjoyed most about Shattered. Gameplay Shattered is essentially one large escape room experience. And as with all escape rooms, you are tasked with solving puzzles to progress through. It sounds straightforward enough, and possibly e...

13Jan

By DidiNo Comments

PC Reviews

10 Dead Doves – PC Review

Developed and published by Duonix Studios, 10 Dead Doves is a single-player, narrative horror game with elements of adventure and comedy to ease players' journey. After successfully meeting their funding goal on Kickstarter in 2023, 10 Dead Doves was released on December 13th, 2024, and is available to purchase on Steam for £20.99. 10 Dead Dove-craftian Horrors Two friends are hiking in search of an urban legend, with a mystery of dying birds and horrors lurking, and looming. - what's not to enjoy? Read on to decide if 10 Dead Doves is a 10/10 Dead Love. Gameplay Players are introduced to the game with a found-footage sequence of two friends wandering around the Appalachian wilderness, Marcus Stetson and his hiker buddy, Sean. The former is an experienced backpacker and the latter...

18Dec

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

PC Reviews

Enigma of Fear – PC Review

What is the fear? Well, thanks to both Dumativa and Cellbit, we’ll find out soon enough. My job is to find out what paranormal events have been occurring in a place called the Perimeter. As I play Mia and her loyal four-legged companion, Lupi. We will solve puzzles and try to crack the code in Enigma of Fear. The game is available on Steam for £20.99, and was released late November. Played it already, what’s your thoughts? Why can't it be Enigma of Baked Goods? Gameplay You play as Mia, a woman part of an organisation named the Order who track down, study and contains paranormal entities and situations. Alongside her pup Lupi, occult specialist Agatha, and tech whiz Samuel, the four of you are looking for the Order’s leader and Mia’s father, Verity. His last location was the Strach ...

17Dec

By Alex Crooks1 Comment

PC Reviews

The Cabin Factory – PC Review

The Cabin Factory is a short-run horror game from International Cat Studio in which you play as a woman inspecting cabins for ghosts. Similar to games like PT, I would class it as a spooky walking simulator game full of spooks and scares. I (somehow) managed to correctly process 8 cabins and get through to the end of the game and I'm here to press the button on whether it's worth adding to your Steam library even at the low introductory cost of £2.24! Don't book any of these cabins for your next holiday! Gameplay The job is simple. Start your day, inspect cabins and ensure they're not haunted. After a legal dispute, it's now necessary to make sure there are no anomalies hiding behind the curtains of the cabins that are being sold. If you think there's nothing wrong, press the green b...

13Dec

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

PC Reviews

Murky Divers – PC Review

Ember Studios ironically brings us an underwater, online cooperative, looting game called Murky Divers. From what I’ve heard, it shares a lot of similarities to Lethal Company. I haven’t played Lethal Company because of the space setting. Underwater is more my thing, because, it is similar to space but more, well, “murky”. You can purchase it for £6.99 right now on Steam. The release for 1.0 will be launching shortly on the 12th of December, giving you something to look forward to. Warning: some GIFs used in this article might have flashing images. “Every dive is a new adventure.” – Philippe Cousteau Jr. Some of the Thumb Culture team and I gave the game a go to bring you this review, but if you prefer to go in blind then what are you doing here?! Go buy the game! Gameplay ...

10Dec

By KatNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

The Thaumaturge – PS5 Review

The Thaumaturge is a text heavy based isometric role-playing game developed by Fool's Theory and published by 11 Bit Studios. You may have heard about Fool's Theory from previous releases such as The Witcher Remake or being project support for games like Baldur's Gate or Divinity Original Sin 2. The publishers 11 Bit Studios are best known for Frostpunk or Indika which all take a very unique approach to games in general. In The Thaumaturge, we have a slightly familiar but refreshing take on RPG story telling. The game is set during year 1905 in Warsaw, Poland, which was, at the time, a part of Russian Empire. The Thaumaturge adds a drop of fantasy to the realistic set it creates. Thaumaturges can see memories left on things by other people, and influence people's minds, but only to some...

10Dec

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Features

The Allure of Horror

What Draws Me to Horror? I’ve always wondered why people get drawn in by the horror genre. In our daily lives, I, and I assume others, try to avoid horrific events like serial killers and kidnappings. And obviously to make sure I don’t become Netflix’s next best series. So why dive into these mediums? Warning Please be aware this article contains gifs that may include flashing lights and patterns. Please read with caution! Well, I think it’s mainly more for creatures. I can’t get enough of monsters, beasts, aliens (shout out to the Xenomorph) or anything that isn’t a human. I remember being roughly eight years old, walking into the living room late at night, and seeing Stephen King’s IT. The one starring Tim Curry, and when I saw the part where this clown becomes a giant spide...

9Dec

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

Features

Currently Playing: Forbidden Siren

I've been on a real horror kick recently, from books to films and especially games. When I (finally) realised that Forbidden Siren was available from the Playstation Plus catalogue and I've been slowly making my way through the game ever since. The game came out in 2003 so I feel like I don't need to put a spoiler warning... but I'm going to just in case! How difficult can a game from 2003 really be? Apparently, really really hard! I very very vaguely remembered playing Forbidden Siren a long time ago when it was at its height of release. Back then it was too scary for me and I hadn't turned into a horror fan so getting the chance to revisit was super exciting. I couldn't really remember anything about this game aside from its super odd graphics where the faces kind of morph between what...

9Dec

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Among Ashes – PS5 Review

In a world of horror big hitters like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, it can be hard to come up with something that reinvents the genre in a way that is successful and even more terrifying than the bigger players in the game. Rat Cliff Games decided that it was time to take the reins with their new first-person horror Among Ashes. When I saw the first trailer for Among Ashes, I initially skipped it. Not because it didn't interest me but because I knew a demo wouldn't be enough. The trailer alone had me instantly hooked and I couldn't wait to get my hands on it. Safe to say this game did not disappoint and is easily one of the best games I've played in 2024. You can grab Among Ashes on Steam and PlayStation now! Just keep playing? Easier said than done! Gameplay Uncover the true horr...

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster – PS5 Review

28Nov

By StuartNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster – PS5 Review

Some gamers who are reading this will have played the original Dead Rising back when it was released in 2016. Some of you may be checking this out for the first time. Well, the latter are in luck! With the release of Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster, you get all the great bits about the original. Along with a splattering of added zhuzh! Releasing on Steam, Xbox Series X|S and PlayStation 5 we get to see Frank West in stunning detail thanks to a new Re-Engine. Busier than Black Friday If you are a fan of zombies with or without their heads, why not stick around and let us know whether you played the original? Gameplay This first bit of my review is going to be more for newcomers to the series, so feel free to skip ahead little veterans! So, a little bit about Dead Rising Deluxe Remaster ...