Developer Chestnut Games has released their “morally perplexing adventure” One Many Nobody on Steam PC. This news comes hot on the heels of the game’s Steam Next Fest demo, which is also available to try out now. One Many Nobody is a puzzle platformer where players must generate multiple clones of themselves to escape a high-tech prison. Here’s the official
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Meridiem Games recently announced that the first-person horror game Insomnis is coming to Nintendo Switch later this year. Developed by Path Games, Insomnis combines exploration and puzzle-solving to tell a terrifying story set in a cursed mansion. The Nintendo Switch version will include several Switch-exclusive features including a redesigned interactions optimized for the Switch joycon controllers, HD vibration support, and the ability to use the
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Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things dreary and disturbing. Today we’re going to take a look at Jaki Crush (aka Naxat Super Pinball Jaki Crush), a horror-inspired pinball game released on the Nintendo Super Famicom in 1992. Developed by Compile, Jaki Crush is the third game in their “Crush” pinball series (We don’t
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Publisher Starbreeze has announced that the Lovecraftian tribe-building strategy game The Tribe Must Survive will launch in 2023 via Steam Early Access. Developed by Walking Tree Games, The Tribe Must Survive is described as a “tribe-builder with a generous splash of survival and rogue-like.” Here’s the official breakdown of The Tribe Must Survive from the game’s Steam page: Set in
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Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things creepy and crawly. The fellas over at 656 Comics recently launched a pair of second-chance crowdfunding campaigns for The Cryptidnals, a 132-page, black and white graphic novel originally crowdfunded on Indiegogo in 2021. Written by Ray Ramos and featuring illustrations by Dario Rodriguez, The Cryptidnals combines
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3D Realms recently announced that the first chapter of their horror-themed shooter CULTIC is coming to Steam PC on 13 October. Developed by the one-man development house at Jasozz Games (that one man is named Jason Smith), CULTIC features retro-inspired aesthetic combined with modern combat mechanics. Smith promises that CULTIC was designed with open-ended combat and a play-your-way approach. In addition to
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On Thursday, game publisher Strange Scaffold released “maximalist roguelite RPG” Purgatory Dungeoneer (a.k.a. My Grandpa Died And All He Left Me Was This 1 Dungeon In Purgatory Filled With Nihilistic Adventurers) on Steam PC. Developed by Damien Crawford of Cannibal Interactive, Purgatory Dungeoneer gives players the chance to plunder “a psychic hellmaw for personal closure, and the resources to build
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Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things that lurk behind the corner. Today we’re going to take a look at Do You See What I See?,* which, despite the title Christmas carol-inspired title, is not a Christmas book in the slightest. If it isn’t obvious, it’s definitely more of a Halloween book –
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*Note: This review has been updated to reflect additional communication and products delivered since the original review posted. You can find a summary of these changes at the end of the review. Welcome back to another Crowdfunding Review here at The Splintering. Today, we’ll be taking a look at Tyger Blue, a 52-page sci-fi action book written and created by Matthew Fowler and featuring
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Earlier this week, Allegiance Arts Entertainment launched a crowdfunding campaign for Bass Reeves: West of Hell, a 136-page graphic novel that collects all six issues of the Bass Reeves saga. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $7 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Kevin Grevioux (Underworld) and featuring illustrations by David Williams (Batman)
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Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things God-forsaken and unholy. Today we’re going to look at Wraith of God, a superhero book with a horror twist written and illustrated by Aaron Lopresti. Set against the iconic backdrop of the American West, Wraith of God pits a mysterious, supernatural vigilante (the titular Wraith) against a clan
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Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things that lurk in the woods… Today, I have once again decided to take on the unfortunate task of reviewing an anthology book, which often don’t get the same attention as other comics and graphic novels. Why is it unfortunate? Because they almost always include stories and
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As part of Steam Next Fest, solo game developer Filip Zemljak has released a free demo for his very first independent outing, Lichenvale. Inspired by classic first-person games from the 90’s such as Hexen and Quake, Lichenvale is very much a dark fantasy adventure featuring swords, spells, and a few modern twists borrowed from games like Dark Souls and Doom:
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Welcome to Slaughterville Population: Steadily Declining Independent comic book creator Christopher Brown recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Slaughterville Book 2, a 56-page, perfect bound graphic novel based on the board game of the same name. Based on the tabletop board game of the same name, Slaughterville is an über-violent horror story featuring an unstoppable, axe-wielding slasher… The Slasher! *Checks
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Over the weekend Patrick Thomas Parnell updated the crowdfunding campaign for Johnny Phantasm: Extreme 93 with several new items, including a Halloween-themed Johnny Phantasm action figure, a two-pack of Johnny’s Fingerprint Gang goons, and a slick new cover for the comic book featuring artwork by Dale Keown. In addition, the Dale Keown cover is also featured on a new metal
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Maet—uh—koom—bai On Saturday, celebrated comic book creator and Compass Comics founder Graham Nolan launched a crowdfunding campaign for Ghosts of Matecumbe Key, a 64+ page horror graphic novel. The project is already fully funded, having raised roughly $37 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by and illustrated by Nolan (Detective Comics, Monster Island), Ghosts of Matecumbe Key is
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Publisher JanduSoft recently announced that The Creepy Syndrome will take part in Steam Next Fest (3-10 October), giving players access to a free demo during that time. Developed by Boomfire Games, The Creepy Syndrome is an anthology of games with a psychological horror underpinning, each with different pixel art styles, including “retro 1-bit style, to 8-bit, Gameboy style.” Despite the different visuals, each story is
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“NNNNGGGHHHAAA!” Zombies abound, partner! Oh, never mind. I’m not doing “cowboy speak” this entire review. Sure, it’s not nearly as annoying as pirate speak, but most cowboy types seem pretty cool most of the time, so why make fun of them? …aaand we have a game to look at. Specifically, it’s Gunslingers and Zombies, a turn-based strategy game originally developed
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Welcome back to the Festival of Dread, The Splintering’s month-long celebration of all things rancid and revolting. Today we’re unboxing two Indiegogo-exclusive comics – Jack the Ripper: Vampire Hunter and City of Rot. No filler text. Make haste and watch! Thanks for watching today. We appreciate all feedback – positive, constructive, or colorful. And as always… Thanks for reading! You
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October is upon us. We certainly enjoy our theme events here at The Splintering – 80s August, Monochrome May, and Jolly Jinglings – they all hold a special place in our hearts. But we have to give credit where credit is due, and that is to the theme event that started them all: October’s Festival of Dread! And we’ve put
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PikPok recently announced that brick-breaking Shatter Remastered Deluxe is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS5, PS4, SeXbox, Xbone, Windows PC, macOS, and Steam PC on 2 November. Originally released in 2009, this newest version of Shatter features 4K visuals, enhanced visual effects, and an upgraded 5.1 soundtrack. Of course, the celebrated “suck and blow” mechanic also makes its glorious return! (*Snick!*)
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Japanese indie developer Odencat recently announced that their upcoming family-friendly RPG Meg’s Monster has been slightly delayed, and it is now slated for a 2023 release on both Nintendo Switch and Steam. Perhaps to make up for the delay, Odencat has also announced that Meg’s Monster will be taking part in Steam Next Fest starting on 3 October, and that
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Game developer Little Neuron recently confirmed that their upcoming twin-stick shooter Robo Legend is coming to Steam PC on 10 November, and that a free demo will be available from 3-10 October as part of Steam Next Fest. Robo Legend combines its twin-stick shooter mechanics with RPG elements, all with a retro-inspired pixel art visual aesthetic. All of the choices
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Time to fall into Autumn! (kill me) On Tuesday, Alterna Comics launched a pre-order crowdfunding campaign for their Fall lineup of books. The campaign is well on its way to being fully funded, having raised nearly $3 thousand at the time of this writing (roughly an hour after the campaign’s launch). Through the Indiegogo campaign page, you can pick up
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On Tuesday, game publisher tinyBuild released the first-person horror anthology series The Fridge is Red on Steam PC. Developed by 5WORD Team, The Fridge is Red is described as a “terrifying mystery adventure” inspired by cult classic movies and the horror games of the late 1990s. So much so, in fact, that the game features a low-poly, PlayStation-esque visual aesthetic
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Over the weekend, Submarine Treehouse launched a crowdfunding campaign for Elixir issue 1: The Last Days of Death, a 36-page comic book intended as the first issue of a 16 issue maxi-series. The project is already fully funded, having raised 156 percent of its initial funding goal at the time of this writing. The book celebrated the launch on Michael
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On the latest installment of Sit DOWN Sunday (hosted on Patrick Thomas Parnell’s YouTube channel Riot Press Productions), The Splintering founder Blake Worrell got another chance to discuss recent comic book news with comic artist Matt Bahr (Rock . This week, we discussed Patrick’s ongoing Last of the Seekers toy/comic book combo campaign, the value of Indiegogo versus Kickstarter as crowdfunding platforms,
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Indie gamer developer Cian Games has announced that their newest project, Omega Warp, will be coming to Steam PC in 2023. Set aboard an interstellar freighter, Omega Warp is a 2D sci-fi action-adventure game where players “explore, upgrade your skills and equipment, and uncover the mysteries surrounding the freighter’s loss of communication with the base of operations on Earth.” Here’s
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Authors and Dragons recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Chronicles of Calamity issue 3, a new fantasy adventure. Created by the folks at the Authors and Dragons Podcast, the Chronicles of Calamity campaign page is an odd one. There’s no creative team listed, no trailer, no full page artwork to show off, and no page count, either (though the previous
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110 Industries recently released a new trailer for its brutal hack ‘n slash action title, Wanted: Dead. The trailer shows off the game’s swordplay mechanics, mini-games, and stylish finishing moves. Here’s the official breakdown of the game, followed by the latest trailer: Wanted: Dead 110 Industries and Soleil’s new hybrid slasher/shooter, from the makers of Ninja Gaiden and Dead or
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