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Ten Player Motives #6 Why do we love horror? It's a question that has provoked a great deal of debate, but the two most important things to understand about the horror motive are that it is about indulging in unpleasant feelings, and that precisely because it's about nasty things, it's not for everyone.

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

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We had originally been talking about making a caravan game, and now we were making a classic horror psychobilly game on route 66. I wanted a bit of Overwatch, a bit of Hades, a bit of Psychobilly poster and t-shirt graphic art. The name itself reflects this creative energy. Puns are so bad, but so good,” says Woods. “We

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Solo dev Dmitriy Gusev started his career as a doctor “I needed a drastic change”

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In the upcoming horror platformer Unlife , players have to navigate a post-apocalyptic world where mankind is all but wiped out from a nuclear war. And as a fan of series like Resident Evil and Silent Hill, I’m keen on blending the theme of submarines with elements of horror.” I just love creating games”, he explains.

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A deep dive into the beautiful (video) game in A Tale of Two Halves by Bitmap Books

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Bitmap Books owes its creation to Sam Dyer ’s journey from graphic designer to owner and publisher. “By By trade, I am a graphic designer. Also check out Richard Moss’ work on TerrorBytes, The Evolution of Horror Gaming. Check out the complete line-up of Bitmap Books.

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Amnesia: The Bunker Crashing: Most Effective Solutions

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Any first-person horror title is always special. Due to the crashing issues, this horror game’s release was delayed. GPU driver: Outdated or buggy graphics card driver can affect your graphics card performance, which is a common reason why Amnesia: The Bunker is crashing randomly. Double-click on Display adapters.

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14 low-budget, highly successful story games

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BitLife relies on the choices, text and actions rather than any graphics. Horror in the darkness by Karmic Shift Studios. Horror in the Darkness is a text-based horror puzzle-esque game. Horror in the Darkness is an incredibly simple game that focuses purely on the story. This has kept the game alive for years.

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Unholy Crashing: The Most Effective Ways to Fix This Issue

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Horror, mysterious games are always special for some gamers. If any of your PC hardware is not fully capable, you may be able to play this scary horror title, but it may crash randomly with or without showing error codes or messages. To overcome any crashing-related problems on Unholy, you must install the latest graphics driver.

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