Murder House

Murder House

From start to finish I knew I was going to love this game. At first it was just the pure novelty of a game that looked like something I’d watch an older family member play through while hiding behind a blanket as a kid. It only took a few minutes into actually playing the game to realize it would in fact make me FEEL like that kid too. The primitive textures and models give off such a familiar yet uncanny feeling. There’s so many horror games that look “conventionally” better than this, so why am I so off put by the appearance of the polygonal bunny man? Beyond the ps1 era influence, the atmosphere is just spot on. I was seriously impressed by the prologue because it was such a good representation of some vague nightmare I’m sure we’ve all had at some point in our life. After that, the main chunk of the game is where Puppet Combo’s love for Old School horror becomes so much more evident. News Reporters. VHS tapes. A Creepy House. A Psycho Killer. What more do you need? Even more terrifying than the visuals and set up though is the audio. Sometimes a sudden spike in distorted sound will be used as a mere jump scare (which I have nothing against), but what really gets you will be the distant drips and drops in the basement or the wind blowing against the trees outside as you cautiously avoid your predator. The lofi nature of these sounds just really get at your nerves, like nails on a chalkboard, but for some reason it just sounds so damn cool.

Real player with 5.4 hrs in game


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If you’re about to read this, let me first state that I actually did have fun with this game. I played it with 2 of my friends and we took turns controlling the player character,

! Emma, and we did enjoy the experience. The game also greatly captures exactly what it was going for in terms of ‘scary VHS 80s horror’ and it really does look like an old video game. It also had some genuinely scary moments that caught me off guard, and it was a fresh breath of air as compared to the typical indie titles that emerge.

Real player with 5.4 hrs in game

Murder House on Steam

TAXIDERMY

TAXIDERMY

The experience was both fun and messed up, but rough around a few edges. Also, there are some hidden things in the game, even though I didn’t manage to find them.

Real player with 2.2 hrs in game


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Recommended ONLY for fans of 80’s Slashers and the indie horror genre.

Well, I finished it. You’re an idiot who ordered a bear rug for six thousand dollars and you didn’t get it in a timely manner, so you drive out with your

! trigger-happy wife to the business you ordered it from and proceed to break and enter to get that bear rug. Takes maybe forty-five minutes to an hour and twenty if you go in blind, I think. Learning enemy patterns, figuring out what buttons open what and where to go next.

Real player with 1.9 hrs in game

TAXIDERMY on Steam

Bloodwash

Bloodwash

What are they tryin' to do? Trick me into gettin' scared?

Real player with 6.3 hrs in game


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This is a decent horror game.

It gets even better if you are into 80’s horror and slasher movies. All the small details, and nice references are there. The game has haunting music, pretty good voice acting and the typical horror story(In no way original but scary enough). Jumpscares are limited, and I like it that way.

graphics are PS1 style, personally I liked it for this game.

Only negative I can say is that I did not know when the game would save, so I just guessed when a new chapter started. Not that the game seems that long anyway, but still sometimes people take breaks.

Real player with 4.2 hrs in game

Bloodwash on Steam

Lights Camera Slaughter

Lights Camera Slaughter

Play as Drew Williams, a newly hired intern working on the set of Jonny Slash’s “Lights, Camera, Slaughter!”, a 90’s low budget slasher film in Masten Lake. However, little did they know, the abandoned Summer Camp has a long, dark history that is about to be resurrected! Will Drew escape the harrowing “Miller Slaughterhouse” with an evil past - or become another victim to the notorious Miller Family?

Lights Camera Slaughter is a First-Person Survival Horror Game based around the 1990s - with a matching aesthetic. Lights Camera Slaughter is a love letter to previous PS1 horror games titles, but with its own unique twists. This game combines nostalgic, grainy visuals with modern-day gameplay features to create a surreal and terrifying experience!

Gameplay Includes:

  • Stealth Mechanics

  • Retro Inventory System

  • Terrifying AI

  • Classic Gunplay

  • Expansive Lore

  • Immersive Atmospheres

  • Accurate PS1 Visuals

  • Advanced Puzzles

  • Outstanding Soundtrack

Lights Camera Slaughter on Steam

Damn Dolls

Damn Dolls

bought this game specifically so I could laugh at it, it has that sort of charm that you get from movies like The Room (or anything made by Neil Breen.) WAY too graphically demanding, however, and there’s tons of problems with enemy AI and lighting, but it’s laughably playable. Overall solid work.

Real player with 1.8 hrs in game

I don’t like when I have to restart a game and do everything again and again but make sure I remember every detail…HOWEVER…this game in particular has an art form to it in which I appreciate. There is a certain hype element and excitement from getting a bit further every game play and mastering the completion of the game. It’s spooky, it’s odd, it’s interesting, it’s fun…I like it!

Youtube Game Play: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uCP41TQXZjU

Real player with 1.0 hrs in game

Damn Dolls on Steam

Abtos Covert

Abtos Covert

“Abtos Covert man, I’m tellin' you. Easiest post there is, just a few nights and you’re off the hook. Only the outpost, a small shrine and the rest of the forest can be seen…

What did you say? Strange shadows? Weird sounds? Paranormal activities? Those are just legends, bedtime stories man! There’s no way there is stuff like that out there!”

About Abtos

Abtos Covert is a survival horror game in which you play the role of a soldier keeping guard on a remote outpost out in the woods. You must keep your wits while searching for the truth. Fend off the mysterious entities attacking the outpost, find clues from previous soldiers that had the same shift and survive every night. Things will only get harder as you progress, so stay vigilant. Can you survive every night and discover the truth behind the stories, or will you become part of the legend?

Features

  • A realistic scenery, deep in the woods.

  • Make use of the unique equipment of the Abtos Covert outpost.

  • Alarm system with movement sensors will warn you of any outside threats.

  • Defend yourself using the spotlights or hide inside the lockers.

  • Listen carefully for any sounds. Danger may already be inside the outpost.

  • Each enemy is unique. Learn how to confront each one of them.

  • Survive the night shifts while you search for clues.

  • Something happened in the outpost before. A story is to be uncovered.

  • Don’t relax, ever! Each night will feel harder and harder.

Story

Well soldier, seems like you’re that guy. You drew the short straw and now you are to be stationed in the Abtos Covert outpost, a place commonly known for being quiet. But the moment it actually happens, the rest of the platoon is whispering: “Haven’t you heard the stories?”, “…heard someone disappeared there…".The stories about that place are innumerable. Human sacrifices, shadows running in the trees and souls still lost that sing a dreary song. When you ask your superior, he just laughs it off…

Abtos Covert on Steam

Buddy Simulator 1984

Buddy Simulator 1984

Positives:

*Potato laptop aproved.

*Takes about 5hours to complete.

*Fun and interesting characters.

*Spooks that don’t make you shit your pants but give you that nice adrenaline rush.

*Interesting endings.

Dislikes:

*Takes a long time to get all of the endings.

*Can’t skip dialog.

*When you replay the game it’s really repetetive and only the endings are different.

Real player with 43.1 hrs in game

This has easily been the best experience I’ve had playing a game

I can’t recommend it enough

It’s really short, first run will probably be like maybe 6 hours

And after that, you can easily finish it in 3

Go into this game as blind as you can

It’s much more than a text adventure game

Real player with 25.8 hrs in game

Buddy Simulator 1984 on Steam

Leenie Boog

Leenie Boog

Boog is a meanie :(

Real player with 11.9 hrs in game

cool game

Real player with 5.3 hrs in game

Leenie Boog on Steam

Party Host 85

Party Host 85

Throw the greatest parties in human history!

You’re grounded while your parents go on a world trip without you. Throw a bunch of parties and invite the most popular guests to earn some money to go on your very own vacation!

In this game you are the host of a simulated party and need to take care of everything. Clean up after your guests, talk to them to get to know them better and select the right music for your crowd. Make decissions on what you want your party to be like by turning on the TV or let someone sell illegal stuff on your frontyard. And you might wanna remember where the fire extinguiser is… just in case.

Get to know your guests to better plan ahead and keep them entertained. Find out which guests play along nicely and make good choices on who you invite in the planning phase. And don’t forget to buy enough food, drinks and drugs to keep your guests entertained.

Be careful not to burn down the house or get in trouble with the police though. Become ever more popular to unlock new party guests by having great discussions with them on interesting topics. Get acquainted with 14 crazy characters and they might even sign your yearbook. Discover all the crazy things that can happen and a mystery below the surface.

Party Host 85 on Steam

Wasting Away

Wasting Away

An atmospheric horror game with semi-open world. You can really feel the atmosphere of loneliness. The further the better, but everything is ruined by a strange and unbalanced fight with the final boss.

Still recomended.

Real player with 2.8 hrs in game

Wasting Away on Steam