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Scaravan 66 by Lithic Entertainment is a car-combat-roguelike straight out of hell

PreMortem.Games

The concept for Scaravan 66 evolved from Lithic’s initial brainstorming. 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.

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Wrapping up 2024 • Celebrating the life and works of solo developers

PreMortem.Games

For his debut game Supernormal , Hitori was inspired by the much-hyped, but never-released horror game Allison Road. After the loss of my father, I began working on the Bob project and realized that the story and concept had been with me for years, he says. It was relatively easy. I dont want to work on my game 7 days a week.

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Baby Blues Nightmares fully released

Indie DB

Baby Blues Nightmares is not your typical horror game. Players step into the tiny shoes of a toddler on a mission to find their missing dolls, a concept that turns the horror genre on its head. With limited understanding and tools, the toddler’s journey.

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Solo dev Vladyslav Pidiashenko “I hope IHAS will inspire players to better their lives”

PreMortem.Games

“I wanted IHAS to deal with so many philosophical concepts,” Pidiashenko explains. That’s why I wanted IHAS to deal with so many philosophical concepts.” At first, I was planning to make a walking simulator-horror game. Will you ever work in a team or is it only solo for you?

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Dredge is a Relaxing Take on Horror

Game Wisdom

Dredge is a Relaxing Take on Horror Josh Bycer josh@game-wisdom.com Dredge is one of those concepts that comes from the ever-popular mix of something + horror = game we see from indie developers. One part horror game, and a peaceful fishing adventure.

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Godot XR update - March 2025

Mircosoft Game Dev

Our third place is a horror karaoke game. All within a church environment that fits the concept well. The Chant of Cthulhu The Chant of Cthulhu by Copper Tunic ranked 3rd with 12 ratings (Score: 3.833). You need to sing out loud the chants given and as you do so, more and more clones are created that repeat your words.

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Zoochosis by Clapperheads will make you fear those lovely animals in the zoo

PreMortem.Games

Like most times in horror stories, it starts out as a normal night. Simulator, horror and animals Zoo animals transforming into mutated monsters is cool and all, but framing this idea into appealing gameplay required thorough analysis of the niche the studio wants to serve. A very scifi horror style.” Of course, in a zoo.

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