horror

Hannah is a 3D platformer from Spaceboy. It boast a decent dollop of horror and unease but the platforming, and lack of peril can really undercut the mood. Dreamy and surreal, it has a cohesive style and some mildly engrossing puzzles. Unfortunately, it’s a little too rough around the edges […]

Hannah – PS5 Review

December 2, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 3d platfomer / hannah / horror / narratively-driven / obligatory stealth segment / puzzles / small girl big world / spaceboy / trauma by Mike

Byte Barrel have returned with a sequel to their retro FPS Forgive Me Father. Whilst there are a few tweaks around character progression, the formula remains largely the same with a smart, atmospheric look. Whilst the story is told by some unconvincing voice acting, the combat has a decent tempo […]

Forgive Me Father 2 – PS5 Review

October 27, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged byte barrel / clocks / comic book aesthetic / darkness / forgive me father 2 / horror / lovecraftian / new game plus / retro first-person shooter by Mike

Gore Doctor is a horror game from Salient Games which came out in March 2024 on Steam before inevitably making its way to consoles a year later. But rather than being your usual Resident Evil/Silent Hill kind of affair, this one’s going for a something of a Saw vibe which isn’t something […]

Gore Doctor – PS5 Review

June 10, 2025 in PS5 tagged gore doctor / horror / salient games by Richie

From Shanghai based Pollard Studio we have KARMA: The Dark World, a narrative-driven psychological horror game, bringing to mind the film depiction of 1984 in some ways as well as Terry Gilliam’s masterful Brazil. Set in an alternate version of East Germany, you play as Daniel McGovern, a Roam Agent […]

KARMA: The Dark World – PS5 Review

April 10, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged cronenberg / dark world / dasein / east germany / horror / karma / pollard by Ian

Recall: Empty Wishes is a narrative horror title from Puff Hook Studio. This is their first fully-fledged effort and, whilst it hasn’t quite resonated with me, there is an interesting story here and attempt to tell that story in an absorbing way. Unfortunately, it’s a very linear experience with simplistic […]

Recall: Empty Wishes – PS5 Review

March 13, 2025 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 2d perspective / grief / horror / psychological thriller / puff hook studio / recall empty wishes / schoolgirl / sealth / taiwan / trauma by Mike

Say what you want about remasters, they do present opportunities for cult classics or completely forgotten games to find new life. With the big hitters of the FPS genre largely covered, Nightdive Studios has turned its attention to some of the lesser known 90’s shooters. One such example being Killing […]

Killing Time: Resurrected – PS5 Review

October 19, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged 3do / art deco / Egyptian artefact / first-person shooter / high society / horror / killing time resurrected / nightdive / old school fps / roaring 20's / socialite by Mike

Outer Terror is an auto-shooter from Virginia-based studio Salt & Pixel LLC (actually solo developer Brandon Rodriguez) that follows the current trend of filling PSN with Vampire Survivors clones, something we don’t mind as we’re constantly banging on about the greatness of that game and Brotato. This one is quite different though. […]

Outer Terror – PS5 Review

April 12, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged auto-shooter / horror / outer terror / ps1 / retro / vampire survivors by Richie

The Outlast Trials is a co-op focused survival horror game from Montreal studio Red Barrels who, despite some pedigree working in the industry previously, have a softography that, so far, only includes this game and the two previous Outlast titles. Set in a Cold War-era experimental facility, The Outlast Trials, exists in the same […]

The Outlast Trials – PS5 Review

March 15, 2024 in PS5 / Reviews tagged co-op / horror / outlast / saw / survival / the outlast trials by Richie

Pinball M is a horror-themed pinball simulator from genre leaders Zen Studios, best known for their Pinball FX series. As with the FX series, M (which we’re told stands for ‘mature’) is a hub that allows you to purchase new tables as DLC as and when they’re released and with Zen’s reputation taking something of […]

Pinball M – PS5 Review

December 11, 2023 in PS5 / Reviews tagged horror / pinball / pinball m / zen by Richie

With the democratising of games development, it’s nice to see more solo developers get off the ground. Wreck Tangle Games is a one-person studio that’s looking to mix bedtime stories with horror. The result is Quintus and the Absent Truth, a visually appealing title that does somewhat suffer from a […]

Quintus and the Absent Truth – PS5 Review

July 23, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged adventure / horror / mouse / musician / narratively-driven / platforming / quintus and the absent truth / wreck tangle games by Mike

Remote Life is a 2D horizontally-scrolling shoot ’em up from Italian one-man studio Next Game Level. Now, we’re on quite a run of shoot ’em up reviews at the moment but this one is probably the most unique of the bunch. Taking its cues from R-Type, this game sees you battling a […]

Remote Life – PS5 Review

May 30, 2022 in PS5 / Reviews tagged horror / ratalaika games / remote life / sci fi / shoot em up by Richie

The Playstation Talents initiative has managed to steer itself away from some dubious quality. Whilst I do appreciate student projects will have limitations, these are commercial products that are sold for money. The latest to cross my path is TAPE: Unveil the Memories. Coming from Madrid’s Black Chili Goat Studio, […]

TAPE: Unveil the Memories – PS4 Review

April 20, 2022 in PS4 / Reviews tagged b-movie / black chili goat studio / horror / monster chase / PlayStation Talents / spanish / story-driven / tape unveil the memories / time trickery by Mike