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JULY 26, 2024

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

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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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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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FEBRUARY 6, 2024

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

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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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OCTOBER 31, 2023

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

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Game Developer

OCTOBER 22, 2024

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

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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

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

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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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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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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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

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

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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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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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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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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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

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 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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Game Developer

DECEMBER 1, 2023

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

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FEBRUARY 21, 2023

Press X to scare.

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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 1, 2024

This short horror title uses a vintage visual style and vast bug bestiary to simulate a creepy call center in the '90s.

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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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JUNE 8, 2023

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

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DECEMBER 3, 2024

Kinetic Games' paranormal horror game has sold nearly 22 million total copies since its Early Access launch in 2020.

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MARCH 20, 2024

Taking a look at the iconic horror game 32 years later, and just before its HD re-imagining.

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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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JUNE 17, 2024

When it comes to playgrounds one can have lots of fun in, the virtual kind provided by video games is hard to top.

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Game Developer

DECEMBER 5, 2023

The PlayStation 5 remaster for Naughty Dog's zombie horror game comes with a roguelike mode for players to go through modified runs or die trying.

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OCTOBER 17, 2024

Bloober Team and Konami's remake of the survival horror classic hit the milestone just days after release amid strong reception.

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NOVEMBER 12, 2024

Bokeh Game Studio co-founder and creative director Keiichiro Toyama on returning to horror by way of Chinese folklore, Hong Kong cinema and past games.

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