Game Developer

MAY 30, 2024

The survival horror genre has no shortage of leads who share the player's eagerness to go through hell and back to achieve their goal of living to see another day.

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Game Developer

JULY 26, 2024

What is the difference between a survival horror game and an action horror?

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Game Developer

JUNE 14, 2024

How and why did we, as a small studio, end up with a visual novel side series? And was it worth it? Now that What Lydia Knows is complete, I wanted to share our process, what our motivations were, and how it’s changed our company’s approach to game development.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 31, 2023

Here are ten lessons from decades of interviews, GDC lectures and community blogs, condensed for your convenience.

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PreMortem.Games

JANUARY 3, 2024

Based in the city of Ohrid in North Macedonia, the two brothers Bobby and Zhanko Mojsovski work hard on their next game, the bodycam survival-horror shooter Chasmal Fear. That’s when we asked ourselves what it would be like to create a bodycam sci-fi survival horror.” Our games are made for the players.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

It's launch day for Casper Croes' retro survival horror game.

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 22, 2024

The 'Snipperclips' creators reached the impressive milestone in under six months.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 6, 2024

The Nightmares of the ‘90s Live On in Upcoming PC Game Heartworm from Independent Developer Vincent Adinolfi and Horror Games Publisher DreadXP

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Game Developer

NOVEMBER 6, 2023

Just because your game features monsters, the dark, and even the fear of dying, does not immediately make it an example of horror.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 9, 2024

Featuring 40+ interviews with horror developers and genre experts, the five-part documentary will be preceded by a year-long series of live events exclusive to pre-sale supporters

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Game Developer

JULY 15, 2024

The co-op horror game is the start of publisher Oro Interactive's focus toward "content-creator-focused horror games." "

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Game Developer

SEPTEMBER 2, 2024

The UK studio has spent years working on a 'rebuilt and enhanced' version of the horror title.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 5, 2024

The other day I was told that my writing is appreciated and that I need to write more… so I’m taking a moment to write about a rabbit hole that I’ve fallen down since working on BlueSuburbia!

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Game Developer

JANUARY 19, 2024

The beloved indie horror game is calculated to be doing extremely well in terms of sales and revenue.

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PreMortem.Games

NOVEMBER 18, 2024

We had originally been talking about making a caravan game, and now we were making a classic horror psychobilly game on route 66. While there’s plenty of psychobilly and classic horror inspiration, the story feels more like a secular parable,” he hints. The name itself reflects this creative energy.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 30, 2023

The developers at Baroque Decay break down the specific factors contributing to the underdog's success.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 6, 2023

"We were trying to cram a full detective game inside a survival horror game, and it didn’t work."

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 27, 2024

Creator David Szymanski tells us how an exercise in speed game development led to this strange monochromatic experience.

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Game Developer

JUNE 3, 2024

The co-op horror game got off to a good start by launching as a free-to-keep game, and its fortunes have only improved since.

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Game Developer

MAY 2, 2024

and Tom Bedford tell us why their neon, funky homage to lowpoly horror straddles between two worlds. Developers C.

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Indie DB

MAY 21, 2024

The horror game Whispering Lane takes you to an abandoned house on Whispering Lane Street. Darkness reigns on the street, and strange noises stir unease among the neighbors. The main character, police officer Jackson Harrowfield, is sent to investigate.

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Game Developer

MARCH 13, 2024

Stephen Gillmurphy and Tommy Tone talk about using the naturally-frayed edges of long-term serial narratives to explore absurd, hilarious, and creepy situations in Anthology of the Killer.

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Indie DB

DECEMBER 12, 2023

MUZY is a scary horror game where you are uncovering secrets behind a well known, and what used to be the most popular children's toy called - MUZY. Multiple tales have been reported regarding these toys which also leads to deaths - and you as an detective.

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Indie DB

NOVEMBER 10, 2024

Stand alone Indie horror fps based on a Half Life mod with the same name.

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Indie DB

JANUARY 2, 2025

In the world of indie video games, "Mutation" stands out as a psychological horror Dungeon crawler that promises to keep players on the edge of their seats. Developed by Ossified Games, this title is a sci-fi horror dungeon crawler with Lovecraftian.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

The fledgling game company is hoping to help Indies make original horror titles.

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Indie DB

SEPTEMBER 16, 2024

Hungry Horrors is a unique roguelite deck-builder where cooking replaces combat. Set in a world inspired by British and Irish folklore, players take on the role of a princess who must prepare traditional dishes to feed legendary creatures. The twist?

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Game Developer

JUNE 20, 2023

Alan Wake II game director Sam Lake explains why the titular protagonist isn't the only playable character in this long-awaited sequel.

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Indie DB

FEBRUARY 28, 2025

HorrorCore: Maze and Pools of Horror is now officially available on Steam! If you love psychological horror, atmospheric puzzles, and claustrophobic mazes, this game is for you.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 20, 2024

The newly revealed studio already has its first project lined up with the tactical-horror shooter, The Forever Winter.

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JANUARY 18, 2024

The studio has previously worked on notable projects including Fallout 76, Call of Duty Vanguard, and Sons of the Forest.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 20, 2023

The currently unannounced project from Bloober is set to arrive in 2025 and will see the studio "provide our horror know-how" to a Skybound property.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Press X to scare.

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Game Developer

JUNE 8, 2023

The move will impact both physical and digital versions of the horror title.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 21, 2024

On January 30th, I launched my first-ever Steam page for a small horror game I've been working on, called Dark Lessons. Here's a breakdown of what worked and what could've gone better.

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Game Developer

FEBRUARY 16, 2024

The long-awaited horror sequel has become Remedy's fastest-selling title to date.

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Game Developer

JANUARY 18, 2024

War Hospital's card-based triage system mixes card swipes, flavor text, and medical morality to put a face on the horrors of World War I.

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