Matthew Sawrey, Thunderbolt writes:
Choice can be an engaging aspect of interactive narratives, but in the opening scene of The Last Door, Spanish developers The Game Kitchen succinctly demonstrate that a lack of choice can be equally as interesting. “After all the things I’ve seen” reads the opening line of a suicide note as an attic scene in a stately 19th century mansion fades into view, and control of Anthony Beechworth is handed over to you. You can search his draws, look for an exit, but the only real decision you get to make here is how long you delay approaching the only obvious exit in the room and hang that rope slumped in the middle of the floor from the rafters.
If you're ready to stare into the face of the unknown, and you're looking for games you can play in the dark, you'll want to take a look at ten of the best Lovecraftian games on Steam. From RPGs to management sims to dungeon crawlers, you can find Lovecraft-inspired games in almost any genre.
Lovecraft may have been a terrible person, but he created, and inspired, some amazing work; and influenced so many horror creators of modern day.
Remove the artist from the art, as is said.
The creepiest games don’t always have photorealistic graphics.The ten games listed below might not look frightening at first glance, but they prove that pixel art can be genuinely horrifying.
Becca at GameSpew: With just a few days until Halloween, we’ve put together a short list of scary games that you can play in one sitting to get you into the creepy spirit.
