Coffin Mall
i usually think i have pretty low standards for indie 1 dev spooky games but this is easily the most underwhelming one i have played, its essentially a car dodging simulator. atleast the ps1 graphics aesthetic is interesting and seems like its not an asset flip game. also yes you can pet odysseus
– Real player with 1.1 hrs in game
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I had fun with Coffin Mall, while the game was very short, it gives you an experience similar to that of the final scene in Christine but in a shopping mall with no bulldozer to protect you. I’m sure there’s going to be more content added later, the extras said something about a bonus game coming soon.
The atmosphere is beautiful, from the PS1 style graphics, to the dark synth wave track that plays once the action kicks in, I managed to survive long enough to hear the melody that pays homage to Christine’s theme. Nothing says “pissed off killer car” like a dark synth track. The weather accented everything nicely too, the thunder and lightning sometimes fired off as the car struck the bench I was hiding behind.
– Real player with 0.8 hrs in game
Witching Hour
Every small town has its secrets, but some are worse than others…
Witching Hour is a horror story that takes you out of your family home and across Hollow Hills to face its dark history of witchcraft. Your fate depends on making difficult choices, your relationship with your father and sister, and confrontations with the matriarch of the town’s affliction, Lucilia.
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As Above, So Below: Learn of the “other church” in town, with its members and location hidden to most locals.
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Hollow Hills: Explore locations like The Pasture, The Parish, Eastern Village, Greenwater Gardens, and more.
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Witching Hour: There’s no place like home, but be cautious to not wander your family house too much at night.
Explore, discover, and survive:
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Explore a variety of grim locations with hidden clues and cryptic puzzles.
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Engage in frightening encounters with the witch Lucilia and her coven.
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Learn of black magick and witchcraft while the world starts to break around you.
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A cast of talented voice actors bring the dialogue and characters to life.
Genre: Story-driven psychological horror that takes place over several months in your family home and surrounding area.
From the creator of:
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1397110
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1320950
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Dead Letter Dept.
After moving to the big city, you got yourself an apartment, and secured a temp data entry job- just to keep you afloat till something better comes along. Your official title is a Data Conversion Operator, but you’re really more like a warm body who types up all the junk computers still can’t read.
DAY TO DAY, you go to work & process the images displayed on your terminal, and type up whatever text is in front of you. Whatever can be made out, that is. Letters and lost mail, some mangled and twisted, that have travelled from place to place with nowhere else to go. Sometimes the mail you receive is a little strange. Sometimes, it feels like it’s talking to you directly through the screen.
DEAD LETTER DEPT. is a short horror game mystery experience, where you use your computer keyboard to type in various prompts, and attempt to decipher damaged images as oddities begin to appear.
Mouse & Keyboard are REQUIRED.
A keyboard with Function Keys and Control Keys (Insert, Page Up/Page Down) is strongly recommended.
M̶O̶R̶E̶ ̶T̶O̶ ̶C̶O̶M̶E̶…
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All Haze Eve
Interesting, short, puzzle-solving type game. Great for casual players.
– Real player with 1.7 hrs in game
I wanted to like this game but I feel neutral about it. Worth maybe 50 cents and only play it on Halloween. It says that there are no alternative endings but I bet there are depending on what you choose to be in the beginning and I would say that your choices matter, because there was a lot to intereact with that did NOTHING, but I tried everything with everything and you are forced down the path so there is only one correct path (because it’s forced) so it just leaves you feeling confused and incomplete once you “beat” it. Maybe those other interactions are for replay with different character choices but I wasn’t entertained enough to waste my time with it again yet alone 2 more times. :/
– Real player with 1.6 hrs in game
Eternity Egg
Harness instruments of entropy to return a twisted land to perfect thermodynamic equilibrium.
Eternity Egg has 3D platformer, action-adventure, & exploration elements. You can:
- Traverse harsh environments with modular, upgradeable mechs;
- Explore the corners of a macabre fantasy world with responsive, fast-paced kinematic movement;
- Liberate enslaved souls from entropic vessels;
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Wield entropic instruments to gather & harness displaced energy;
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Vanquish engorged entropy parasites;
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Barter and trade in a wild west gift economy;
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Converse with freakish denizens;
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Unlock the secrets of a warped reality;
The game is currently in active development, & some details here may change before final release.
Mundaun
Mundaun is really good. It’s very refreshing to play a horror game set elsewhere than an asylum, a space station or a suburban house, there’s way too few games taking place in Switzerland. The game looks unique and I’m in awe just thinking how many graphite drawings it took and there’s quite a few striking setpieces I still think about to this day. The atmosphere is thick and eerie, you know something’s not right but can’t quite put your finger on it.
The characters are great, huge love for a certain evil one who oozes darkness. The romansh voice acting adds so much to the sense of mystery and it’s not like you’d play games in romansh everyday. The story is pretty straightforward and feels like a folktale you’d tell just before bedtime, a story the whole town would know.
– Real player with 24.4 hrs in game
Sometimes it only takes one picture to see that the game will be - at the very least - interesting. I saw the first picture of Mundaun on an indie website something like two years ago, and after that was patiently waiting for release. I was expecting another tiny 2-3-hour horror game - only this time with actual style and atmosphere.
What I didn’t expect was was ten hours of high production values all across the board.
- A culturally informed take on the classical European ‘deal with the Devil’ scenario.
– Real player with 9.9 hrs in game
The End o,,,o
You are a slow-moving pixel zombie who can shoot fireballs and just wants to get home. This is a very (VERY) old-style, slow, MS-DOSesque platformer(?). Very short, very vague, and very odd. Single life- you screw up, you’re starting over. And that dude moves REALLY slowly. Good luck building up the patience. The music isn’t awful but just kind of drones on slowly.
Gameplay: https://youtu.be/sKpDX2KKuP4
It will likely take you all of 10 seconds to download, so check it out I guess? I say this often- but– give us a ‘Neutral’ option, Steam. I don’t really recommend this, but there’s nothing worthy of a thumbs down. It accomplishes what it’s trying to accomplish.
– Real player with 1.4 hrs in game
O,,,O is the sad story of a fire demon that wants to go home. You control a purple undead by using WASD and SPACE to walk, jump, hit next and throw your fireballs. A tiny retro treat that fullfills its simple ambitions. Interestingly enough, this title was originally developed for the C64, but I’m glad a free PC port made it to Steam because now we can all bask in all the glory of its 3FPS. However, because of this glorious framerate, the controls can feel clunky at time – but nothing serious enough that will get in the way of your journey back home. The soundtrack is a depressing 5 second loop, but the enemy deathcries are so jarring they might as well be jumpscares. In addition, despite being heavily pixelated, O,,,O successfully creates an eerie atmosphere that makes the player feel like if they were walking through a graveyard in the dead of night during a full moon. Moreover, the game ends with
! a bloody question mark, meaning that there might be a sequel depending on the traction of this demo. Let’s hope so!
– Real player with 1.0 hrs in game
BATYA
The Gas Gas Gas achievement is broken and never unlocks. Otherwise, it’s a state-of-the-art game with PS1-esque graphics and immersive gameplay. 3/10.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
Glitchy as heck but enjoyed it a lot for what it was.
– Real player with 0.9 hrs in game
On Your Hands
On Your Hands is a game that fuses challenging first person puzzles with spine-chilling horror. Inspired by Portal, Quake, and Half-Life, in On Your Hands you think fast - or die faster.
THE STORY SO FAR
Deep in the metal halls of the Wonder Facility, Aliens are coming through to Earth in a slipgate that can only be closed from one side - the side it opened on. Your mission is to journey through Ooblterra, the alien planet, and close the portal. Grabbing your flashlight, you steel your resolve and jump into a wormhole of your own; and are flung in front of a strange Cathedral. Your journey begins here.
Master of Magic
On Your Hands contains seven unique magical abilities, each of which aid in solving puzzles or fighting enemies. Some magical abilities are upgradable, unlocking new powers.
Creature Feature
Deadly monsters such as the Lurker, Grinder, or Concealer seek to stop your journey - cower in fear, or use them to your advantage.
Unravel The Mystery
There is a single sign of human life in Ooblterra - strange tape recorders, which make reference to a man named Prot. Careful secret hunting is the key to finding the truth of the story they tell.
Alien Architect
On Your Hands will receive a free update post-launch to include a level editor, to allow player to express their creativity using the game’s mechanics. Or just remake E1M1. We won’t judge.
Pizza Ghest
Short story:
Pizza Ghest offers you a tasty little adventure. You need to go through a full cycle from ordering to enjoying the order. Do you think it will be easy? Ha!
Incredible experience:
Could you imagine being able to order a pizza? With us, you will have a unique experience of ordering and waiting. Do not miss your chance!
Key features:
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The character can walk
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The character can be worried and afraid
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I want to eat
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There is a menu