Horror - Page 5 of 23

30Oct

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Puppet House – PC Review

Enter the home of a ventriloquist whose puppet kills any who dare enter. Well, after a few people disappear, I thought I’d take it upon myself to investigate. Puppet House is a new escape room horror made by Vecube Studio and Spirit Games Studio. Recently, it came out on Steam for £13.99. Who's really pulling the strings? We play Rick Evans, a detective investigating the Hills House after hearing people go missing. Once we arrive at the house, Rick oddly gets knocked out while attempting to enter the premises. This begins what seems to be the start of one hell of a night in the Puppet House. Gameplay There isn’t any combat, apart from some QTE (Quick-Time-Events) happening at scripted points. However, for an escape room game, the key is the puzzles. There are a good amount of the...

29Oct

By KatNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Scholar’s Mate – PS5 Review

Scholar's Mate is an immersive first-person horror Escape Room experience developed and published by JanduSoft. This game is the next in the line of games developed by JanduSoft, quite different from the previously developed ones. Scholar's Mate puts you in the shoes of a young woman called Judith. Judith has to escape an eerie psychiatric hospital putting you through a series of escape room-type challenges with a small twist! Scholar's Mate is available on the PlayStation store right now! No thanks, buddy! Gameplay The gameplay in Scholar's Mate is quite a simple concept but innovated in the right way! Judith has to find clues in books and notes to be able to solve puzzles, which puts her closer to being able to escape. Your basic movement is a thumbstick to move and X to interact...

28Oct

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

PlayStation Reviews

Phasmophobia – PS5 Early Access

You know when you're 8 years old and it's Christmas and you've never been so excited in your entire life? That was me when I woke up to a key for Phasmophobia on PS5. Kinetic Games first announced a console version of their hit game back in June 2023 and since then has hit a few bumps in the road. With a full overhaul of the PC version last year, a studio fire and multiple setbacks, the console version has been repeatedly delayed. Now it's finally here, ready and raring to launch on Xbox and PlayStation. It's safe to say I'm a big fan of Phasmophobia, but with unforeseen challenges and a winding road to release does it actually live up to the standards that Kinetic Games set for themselves? Only one way to find out! I didn't sink hundreds of hours into this to be taken out by a Shade ...

28Oct

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Worshippers of Cthulhu – PC Preview

Did you ever have a dream of running your own cult? well Worshippers of Cthulhu, has you covered! Take control of an unknown Shepard leading his flock to awaken The Great Old One himself. Fresh out in early access, you check it out on Steam for £20.99. Ph’nglui mglw’nafh Cthulhu R’lyeh wgah’nagl fhtagn. Funnily enough, I played the demo for Worshippers of Cthulhu a little while back. I was happy with what I played then and was looking forward to seeing what the early access has in store. A road map is out for anyone to look at, but I’ll talk about that later on. Gameplay To grow your cult and ultimately awaken Cthulhu (starting on the island of Dreamshroud) you will do what’s of typical city management games; managing resources, the needs of the people (or acolytes, in this cas...

23Oct

By DidiNo Comments

PC Reviews

While We Wait Here – PC Review

The latest title from developers and publisher Bad Vices Games is a psychological horror kitchen management game. Yes, you read that correctly. While We Wait Here has players running a small-town diner during a catastrophic storm. Run a business and learn more about the pasts of your patrons? Easy! While We Wait Here releases today (October 23rd) available on Steam, Epic Games, PlayStation, Xbox, and Nintendo Switch for £4.49. For players who may be sensitive, please note that this game does have a Mature rating. The game contains scenes of violence, blood, alcohol consumption, and strong language. However, none of this is shown in this review. While We Wait Here - Diner Dash Meets The End of The World Some players may have tried the 20-minute demo on Steam and others may be experienc...

22Oct

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

Switch Reviews

FAITH – Nintendo Switch Review

What you are about to do is not approved by the Vatican. FAITH by Airdorf Games launched on PC in 2022 and has finally come to Nintendo Switch. The closest I've ever got to 2D VHS horror is Five Night at Freddy's so this was a whole new horror adventure for me. Before downloading the Switch release of FAITH, I hadn't interacted with the game at all. For this review I am flying blind with only my own gameplay to guide me! I need an old priest and a young priest... and maybe a guide. Gameplay Unfolding through the 1980s 'Satanic Panic', you are Father John Ward, a priest traumatised after a failed exorcism. You follow him through his slow descent into the occult and the supernatural world that surrounds you. FAITH consists of three chapters, each retelling a significant moment in Fathe...

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead – PC Review

22Oct

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

PC Reviews

A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead – PC Review

If you enjoyed A Quiet Place movie. Then, if you enjoyed the movie like me, the news of a game being made for it might have surprised you. However, the team at Stormind Games is giving us an original story set in the world. A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is out already on PS5, Steam, and Xbox as of the 17th. "A Quiet Place", But my heart is screaming. In A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, we step into the shoes of Alex. An outgoing girl who loves the outdoors and singing. Well, that was until the invasion. Now hunted by beings that strike at the sound of a pin drops, she must find a place where she can be safe. Gameplay Now, if you’re jumping into A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead, thinking being silent is going to be easy. Oh boy, are you wrong! The slightest sound catches the attentio...

October Phasmophobia Console Release Confirmed

19Oct

By CharlotteNo Comments

News & Updates

October Phasmophobia Console Release Confirmed

Kinetic Games, developer and publisher of the smash hit ghost hunting Steam game Phasmophobia, released a brand-new trailer which confirmed the game will enter early access on consoles on October 29th. Thanks to crossplay, players on PS5, PS VR2, Xbox Series X/S and Steam will be able to team up with friends for ghoulish hunting. Just in time for Halloween! Ghosthunting: Bringing People Together Entering early access on consoles is not the only exciting update for Phasmophobia; Kinetic Games is also celebrating a huge milestone. Since entering Steam early access in 2020, the game has sold almost 20 million copies globally, making it one of the most popular titles on the platform. To celebrate this huge milestone made possible by the amazing Phasmophobia community, there will be a in...

11Oct

By Kyle McGrathNo Comments

Previews & Early Access

Karma: The Dark World – Preview

Thanks to the teams over at POLLARD STUDIO LLC and Wired Productions, I got to have a sneaky pre-release play of the Karma: The Dark World’s demo. Set in a 1980s dystopian Germany, a corporation known as Leviathan, looks to be running the show, but not everything appears as it seems. Whilst there isn’t a release date available yet, you can Wishlist the game on Steam now. The mind is a funny thing. Gameplay In this first-person cinematic psychological thriller we play as Daniel. Loading up the demo we awaken in a medical room with no memory of who we are and why we are there. I began navigating through various rooms, which in turn calibrated my game. For example, brightness, FOV (Field of View) and audio. This feature is a really cool part of the gameplay and not just a quick flash o...

Crow Country launches on Nintendo Switch

5Oct

By Alex CrooksNo Comments

News & Updates

Crow Country launches on Nintendo Switch

This scary season all visitors are welcome, as Crow Country launches on Nintendo Switch on October 16th. Delve into a true love letter to ‘90s horror games in this caw-ritically acclaimed survival horror title. Puzzles, mystery and old-school graphics. The perfect Halloween combo Experience 90s horror all over again Your arrival in Crow Country has broken a two year silence. But more than answers await you in the darkness; every bullet will need to make its mark if you want to survive against the deadly creatures that stalk your every step. Encounter a cast of mysterious characters, solve a gauntlet of testing puzzles, and piece together the horrifying truth at the heart of the park. Where is Edward Crow? And who are you really, Mara Forest? Adam Vian, Creative Director at S...