“If you can dodge a Wrench, you can dodge a Clive!” On Tuesday, Numskull Games announced that the 3D platformer, Clive ‘N’ Wrench, will release in February 2023 for Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5 and Steam PC. Developed by Dinosaur Bytes Studio, is inspired by classic, retro 3D platformers such as Spyro the Dragon and, erm… (not that other one? Really?)
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Publisher Phoenixx recently announced that the twin-stick shoot ’em up NeverAwake is coming to Nintendo Switch, PS4 and PS5 on 19 January 2023. The game is already available on Steam PC. Developed by Neotro, NeverAwake is set in the world of a young girl’s nightmares, where hand-drawn representations of her worst fears have come to life. Players take control of
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More bad press for black cats. Publisher RedDeer.Games recently announced that She Wants Me Dead is coming to the Nintendo Switch on 21 October. Developed by Hello There Games, She Wants Me Dead has been available on Steam PC since 2016. The game is described as a “side-scrolling, 2D, stupid hard, rhythm-platformer.” Hm… How stupid, I wonder? Here’s the official
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Poncle has announced that its “Bullet-hell Rogue-lite” game Vampire Survivors will receive a full release on 20 October. The game has been available via Steam Early Access since December 2021. This version 1.0 release will bring multiple updates on both Steam and Game Pass, including achievements, expanded language support, and other gameplay adjustments. Poncle also has plans for post-launch support,
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You shouldn’t get used to the dark. It’ll change you. Night Council Studio is solidifying plans to release to their upcoming horror game Atlas Negro: Infernum, which is coming to Steam PC in late 2023. Inspired by other horror games such as Amnesia, Outlast, and Layers of Fear, Atlas Negro: Infernum is a first-person survival horror game that promises a
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Publisher Gravity Game Arise has announced that puzzle adventure NecroBoy Path To Evilship is coming to Steam PC just in time for Halloween, 31 October. Developed by a (sort of) one-man creative team at Chillin’ Wolf (aka Ulysse Frediere), NecroBoy Path to Evilship is a described as a “silly, spooky, and logically stupefying puzzle adventure game” starring an ambitious necromancer
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On Friday, Camel Moon launched a crowdfunding campaign for Boots and Heels issues 0-3, the first arc of the 13-issue Boots and Heels Saga maxi-series. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $10 thousand at the time of this writing. All issues of the saga are already drawn, and will be released over the next two years.
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New indie game studio Different Monster recently revealed their maiden game is well underway: a horror adventure titled Macabre Museum. In Macabre Museum, players must “survive the night in a mysterious museum where deadly exhibits come to life,” which ultimately leads to “a terrifying tour beyond the limits of time and space.” According to Different Monster’s Creative Director, Macabre Museum was inspired by
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Publisher CFK recently announced that horror adventure Savior of the Abyss will be coming to the Nintendo Switch later this year. The game is already available on Steam. Developed by ALLAUGH GAMES, Savior of the Abyss is an “RPG maker-style” game inspired by Mad Father, Ib and The Witch’s House. Here’s the official breakdown of Savior of the Abyss from
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On Wednesday, Coffin Comics launched a crowdfunding campaign for Hellwitch: Forbidden, a 48-page, bloody, risqué comic book intended exclusively for a mature audience. The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $200 thousand at the time of this writing. Writte by Brian Pulido and Mike MacLean and featuring illustrations by Diego Bernard and colors by Cici De La
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Top Hat Studios recently announced plans to publish a pair of new games, Labyrinth of the Demon King and The Lost and The Wicked, both with dark, terrifying themes. Here’s the official breakdowns of both Labyrinth of the Demon King and The Lost and The Wicked from Top Hat Studios: Both Labyrinth of the Demon King and The Lost and The Wicked are coming soon to consoles from Top Hat Studios. The
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DANGEN Entertainment recently announced that The Witch’s House MV is set to release on 13 October for Nintendo Switch, PS4 and Xbone. Originally developed with RPG Maker and released on PC in 2012, the developer Fummy has remastered The Witch’s House MV has been remastered with updated visuals, an enhanced atmosphere, and a new difficulty mode that includes new postgame scenarios – leading to
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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 Insmonis 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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Mad Ruth Comics recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for SOLTAC: Betrayal Volume 1, an all new graphic novel described as a “futuristic Sci-Fi mystery-thriller.” The project is already fully funded, having raised more than $1,700 at the time of this writing. Written and created by military veteran by Craig White and featuring artwork by Gonzalo Loyola (line art and colors),
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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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Over the weekend, Retro Graphic Books launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Prospectres: Sigil of Stolas via Indiegogo. Having failed to achieve its funding goal in 2020, the relaunch of the project is already fully funded, having raised more than $3 thousand at the time of this writing. Written by Matthew Fowler (Tyger Blue) and featuring illustrations by Ricardo Jaime
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Independent comic book creator Nick Gibson recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Screecher #1: As The Owl Flies, a book intended for fans of comics from the late 90s and early 2000s. Written by Nick Gibson and featuring illustrations by Brian Quiroga and colors by Goichimonji, Screecher is a superhero story inspired by vigilante-style heroes like Batman. Here’s the official
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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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Independent comic book creator Brian Christgau recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for Six-Gun Gorilla: Long Days of Vengeance Omnibus via Zoop. Having used other crowdfunding platforms in the past, this is the first time that Christgau has launched a campaign on Zoop. At the time of this writing, the SGG Omnibus project has raised more than $4 thousand, nearly half
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On Thursday, game publisher Digerati announced that Terror of Hemasaurus is coming to PC on 17 October, with console versions to follow in early December. Developed by Loren Lemcke (Super Blood Hockey), Terror of Hemasaurus is inspired by the arcade “smash ‘em ups” of the 1980s, especially that one… the one where you rampage through all those US cities… whatever
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Oh, Paul, you blockhead! Publisher PID Games recently released a free demo for their upcoming horror title Lempo on Steam PC. The maiden title by Finnish game studio One Trick Entertainment, Lempo is a psychological horror game inspired by Finnish mythology and based more around exploration and puzzle solving rather than combat. Players must find a way to escape the mystical
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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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Ironcode Gaming recently announced that their festive puzzle game Halloween Trouble 4 is coming on 8 October to Steam PC, Mac and iOS mobile. Halloween Trouble 4 is a match-3 puzzler with a spooky but family-friendly story and setting. In addition to the main match-3 mode, there are also several mini-games including Jigsaw, Memory, Chain Solitaire and Slider. Here’s a quick
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But is it pronounced “Necro City” or like “atrocity”? Asking for a friend. Gameparic has released a free demo of NecroCity as part of Steam Next Fest. NecroCity is genre-bending horror fantasy game that combines mechanics from city-building, strategy and tower defense. Here’s the official breakdown of NecroCity from Gameparic, followed by a recent trailer: Your main task in NecroCity
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Demo demons? Demon demo? As part of Steam Next Fest, one-man game developer Heathen Software has released a free demo for its upcoming first-person shooter Souldead. Inspired by classic FPS games like DOOM, Quake and Hexen, Souldead is the creation of Tomasz Salacinski, a former member of a metal band who wanted to make the ultimate kind of game that
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Don’t call him “Detective Dead…” Independent comic book creator Tanner Eddleman recently launched a crowdfunding campaign for The Displacer, a 60+ page self-contained graphic novel. Written by Eddleman (Cardinal: Cult and Punishment) and featuring illustrations by Nicolas Nieto, The Displacer is a detective noir/horror story with a supernatural twist. Here’s the official pitch taken from The Displacer Indiegogo campaign page:
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On 4 October, Microids released the console versions of Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo. Developed by Pendulo Studios, Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo is a narrative adventure game loosely based on the classic Hitchcock movie. The game is described as “a disturbing investigation inside the human mind.” Keen. Here’s the official breakdown of Alfred Hitchcock – Vertigo from Microids, followed by the
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