Have you ever wondered what some of our favorite horror game locations are? Some of the most spine-tingling and suspenseful games are set in places with eerie and memorable atmospheres, such as those found in popular series like Resident Evil, Silent Hill, and The Evil Within. Read on to find out our top picks in no particular order and see if you can spot some of your familiar favorites. If you enjoy this list, you can also check out some of our others. Silent Hill – Silent Hill It’s no surprise that Silent Hill is one of the most iconic horror locations in gaming, known for its dense atm ..read more

Resident Evil 7: Biohazard already looked fantastic when it was initially released in 2017 for PS4, Windows, and Xbox One. Now, the PC version looks even more spectacular thanks to a newly released mod. Dubbed the ‘4K UHD Upscaled Textures (Ray Tracing Version)’ mod, it upscales the environmental textures of the game using AI software and is free to download now via Nexusmods. The mod retains the vanilla 4K textures in the game and instead prioritizes the initially ignored 1K and 2K textures. There is also a non-Ray Tracing version of the mod available. Here’s a description of the mod’s featur ..read more

When Konami officially announced the Bloober Team-developed Silent Hill 2 remake in October 2022, fans were less than enthused with the appearance of the game’s protagonist, James Sunderland. Well, now it looks like the face that launched a thousand angry videos has gotten a much-needed makeover. Recently, users noticed an update to the Silent Hill 2 remake’s Steam page (via SteamDB), which changed the Steam icon, revealing a modified look for James. The changes are subtle but feel more in line with the original character model from the original SH2. X (formerly Twitter) users have had a ..read more

Wales Interactive has released their round-based zombie survival FPS Sker Ritual on PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox Series X|S. A spin-off to 2020’s award-winning Maid of Sker, it features all the content from the PC early access plus a massive 1.0 update, including new objectives, weapons, story content, and more. In Sker Ritual, players will battle hordes of horrific enemies, alone or in up to four-player co-op and attempt to survive the onslaught of Sker Island’s vicious Quiet Ones. You must gun down masses of enemies, collect Celtic God powers, upgrade an arsenal of steampunk weapons ..read more

Outer Brain Studios, the developers of the startlingly bizarre and original VR survival horror title Organ Quarter, have just released a demo for the new game Blood Typers. Blood Typers is a survival horror adventure played entirely with your keyboard. The game is being described as a mixture of Resident Evil Outbreak and Typing of the Dead, and can be played alone or with up to 4 players. As the game begins, you find yourself trapped in the twisted halls of Corpus Studios, a vast movie-makers’ campus which has descended into a nightmare. You must blast zombies, manage your inventory, and wor ..read more

Since the release of the phenomenal Dead Space remake last year, fans have been eagerly awaiting an announcement from EA about a possible remake for its sequel. Unfortunately, that may not be such a sure thing, as recent reports suggest that EA has canceled plans for a Dead Space 2 remake, citing lackluster sales of the first game’s remake. Industry insider Jeff Grubb, who previously reported on the original Dead Space remake before its official announcement, recently said on his Game Mess Mornings show that EA Motive was working on concepts for Dead Space 2, but that work was u ..read more

Veteran Silent Hill series character designer Masahiro Ito announced via his Twitter account the upcoming release of a Sakura head 1/6 Scale Statue, the terrifying cherry blossom-covered antagonist featured in SILENT HILL: The Short Message. Produced by Gecco and officially licensed by Konami, the statue is priced at JPY54,780 (or roughly $361), and was “thoroughly supervised by Masahiro Ito, the game’s concept artist.” According to its pre-order page, it is “the first produced statue piece for the next generation of SILENT HILL fans.” Gecco スタチュー化で SH ..read more

A recent job posting on Bend Studios’ website suggests they are working on a new live-service game. First uncovered by GameRant, the role of Lead Project Manager requires “Hands-on game development experience in leadership roles shipping AAA live service games.” It appears that Bend is aligning themselves with Sony’s ongoing live service gaming initiative, much to the chagrin of gamers. Some live service games thrive. However, the majority end up squandering the potential of a title by prioritizing profit-driven expansions that fail to satisfy fans. Witnessing the new Bend Studio IP stray from ..read more

When it comes to reimagining horror classics, we’ve been getting quite a few of these titles announced or released, pretty much since the Resident Evil 2 remake kicked off this trend back in 2019. I couldn’t have imagined the day when we’d actually see yet another take of Alone In The Dark, the 3D horror title that started it all back in 1992. But that day is now upon us, and I’ve spent a lot of time in the reimagined Derceto Manor over the last week. After getting to play the original Alone In The Dark in 1995, my world was changed, since it helped me to see the expansive potential of 3D-ren ..read more

Vecube Studio and Spirit Games Studio just announced the upcoming release of Puppet House, an unsettling horror survival game coming soon to the PC, PlayStation 5, and Xbox. In the game, players take on the role of Rick Evans, a photographer with a penchant for forsaken, haunted places, who must uncover the dark secrets of the abandoned home of the late ventriloquist Peter Hill. Hill’s notorious property is at the center of a lot of unexplained events. Many brave people have tried to investigate the mystery of the property but have disappeared into thin air. In the sinister world of Puppet H ..read more