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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*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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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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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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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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No Netflix. Just chill… …No, not the fun kind. As part of Steam Next Fest, publisher Feardemic has released a free demo for Terror: Endless Night. Developed by Unseen Silence, Terror: Endless Night is a horror strategy game inspired by Dan Simmons’s novel, The Terror, which is itself inspired by true events. In Terror: Endless Night, you will witness the
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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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Publisher LINE Games recently announced that UNDECEMBER is scheduled to launch on 12 October for Steam PC and mobile platforms. Developed by Needs Games, UNDECEMBER is a multiplatform hack & slash, action RPG featuring a classless combat and character building system that “allows players to build one’s own character by experimenting with thousands of skill combinations from Skill and Link
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Game publisher Focus Entertainment is all set to release A Plague Tale: Requiem, the sequel to A Plague Tale: Innocence, for both PC and consoles on 18 October. Developed by Asobo Studio, A Plague Tale: Requiem is a supernatural adventure that follows a young woman and her little brother as they survive the Black Plague in 14th Century France. Here’s
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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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Put a fetching visage of Death on your shelf. Crusade Fine Arts and Executive Replicas have teamed up to create a 6” Shi action figure based on the celebrated comic book by Billy Tucci. The figure is currently available to preorder via the Executive Replicas website. Crusade and Executive Replicas have previously collaborated to create 12” Shi action figures, but
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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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2Awesome Studio recently announced that their upcoming title Smoothcade will be participating in Steam Next Fest from 3-10 October. That means players will get a chance to try out the classic arcade-inspired game for themselves, including Endless Island mode, which unlocks once you clear the main demo. This mode challenging mode features procedurally generated levels that increase in difficulty as
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Publisher Big Sugar recently announced that Vulpine adventure Trifox arrives next month on Switch, Xbox, and PC with PlayStation versions to follow. The maiden game by Belgian developer Glowfish Interactive, Trifox is described as a “fun-filled, action-packed adventure” inspired by classic 3D platformers such as Crash Bandicoot and Ratchet & Clank. Players take control of the titular Trifox, who is
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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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Publisher No Gravity Games recently announced that fantasy adventure One True Hero is coming to Nintendo Switch, Playstation, and XBOX consoles on 20 October. Developed by Rat Cliff Games, One True Hero is described as a “quirky, epic action-adventure” starring a very unlikely hero. Here’s the official breakdown of One True Hero from the creators, followed by the latest trailer:
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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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