End 2020 on a High Note with Upbeat Quarantine Simulator “Beyond Your Window”
Wind down from 2020 with the most 2020 game ever: an indie visual novel about isolation, human connection, and people watching from your bedroom window.
You Play the Girl: Decoding the Mysterious PAGAN Trilogy
Oleander Garden’s PAGAN trilogy explores dead MMO’s and eerie nightmare cities, but also opens up a discourse on gaming, queerness, and how the two can meet to explore identity.
Check into a Psychedelic Limbo in “That Night, Steeped By Blood River”
Trippy, lo-fi visuals and a surprisingly uplifting story spin an existential crisis into this RGB indie fever dream.
Art Deco Indie Horror “Cabaret” Invites a Dance with the Devil
Step aside, Bioshock. Art Deco horror has reared its head, and it’s better – and smarter – than ever.
Eternal Darkness is Still Gothic Horror at its Finest
A New England mansion filled with secrets, mysterious faraway lands, and paranoia spun into dizzying madness. Eternal Darkness didn’t write the book on Gothic horror, but it did rewrite it for the new millennium.
Replay This: The Haunted House Gets an Update in Silent Hill 4: The Room
After 16 years Silent Hill 4 is now available for PC, and its haunting locations and complex themes make it deserving of a second wind.
Pop Art and the 1990s Rhythm Game
Rhythm game hits of the late 90’s played with eclectic, bright colors and good vibes aesthetics, following a path that Japanese pop artists were trailblazing in the art world.
Horror for Hard Times: Why PS1 Nostalgia is Here to Stay
Indie developers are intentionally building horror games with Playstation 1-era graphics, and that has a lot to say about the state of gamers’ anxiety today.
3 Indie Micro Horrors to Get You Pumped for Halloween
Get properly spooked just in time for the Halloween season with these three micro games, playable in ten minutes or less.
Horror Comes Home in Scary Tales Vol 1
Hollywood horror and straight-to-VHS grindhouse is lovingly recreated in Puppet Combo’s low poly mini-game anthology.