Month: July 2016

Playdead’s “Inside” Is A Disconcerting Work Of Art

It’s been three days, but I’m still trying to puzzle out the ending to Inside. For those not in the know, Inside is Danish developer Playdead’s follow-up to their 2010 indie game hit, Limbo. Like Limbo, Inside is a 2-D puzzle platformer with more than a hint of Scandinavian darkness; in both games, a young boy must progress through a sinister, monochrome world,…


Call Of Cthulhu Rises From The Depths – Seventh Edition Author Interview and Review

It’s been a tough old time for horror role-playing stalwart Call of Cthulhu – publisher Chaosium ran into difficulties with its Kickstarter campaign for the seventh edition of the game and was forced into a huge change in management and approach. For a while, the chances of the new game actually appearing seemed slimmer than trying to summon Cthulhu…


Kitty Horrorshow’s Horror Game ‘Anatomy’ Is Disturbingly Good

I did not sleep last night. Anatomy is a first-person psychological horror game from “game-developer bird-girl witch-poet” Kitty Horrorhow. She is responsible for a slew of odd, horrific mini-games, interactive vignettes, and visual novels, with Anatomy being the first game she has charged for (albeit for the low price of $2.99). It is also the best horror game I…