Fans of October Games and Full Moon Features’ Puppet Master: The Game (which is free to play, by the way) have a new update to dive into today, coinciding with the game heading out of Early Access today. Alongside the usual tweaks and bug fixes, the Underworld Update adds a new map and a new human in Watcher, as well as grants new unlockable cell-shaded skins for the puppets and more. The new map is the eponymous Underworld, which is Sutekh’s Egyptian temple, drawing inspiration from both Puppet Master 4 and Retro Puppet Master. Other maps—Fifth Floor, the Attic and Rick’s Lab—have all receive ..read more

Zen Studios’ horror-themed pinball game Pinball M will be adding another property to its lineup of tables, this time with a table inspired by David Blue Garcia‘s 2022 film Texas Chainsaw Massacre. Players will be able to carve up their victims on June 6, with what’s being referred to as “one of the most brutal pinball tables ever created.” Players will take on the role of Leatherface (in pinball form, obviously), as you terrorize the new arrivals who have dared to come into your town. Just like in the film, you can rev the chainsaw and have a bloodbath on the bus, or sneak up on your unsuspect ..read more

Lady Death fans will be getting a video game to call their own. Franchise creator Coffin Comics has announced that Lady Death Demonicron, a canonical beat-em-up video game in the Lady Death universe, has been funded on Kickstarter and is currently in development for PC via Steam, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series, and the Nintendo Switch, courtesy of developer Art of Play Games. With Lady Death Demonicron, the Lady Death franchise marks its 30th anniversary, which began way back in 1994 (though the character first appeared back in 1991). The Kickstarter for Lady Death Demonicron launched just three d ..read more

I should’ve guessed I was in for something sadistic with Pneumata when the first enemy exploded. Pneumata is a throwback to an earlier period of survival horror. It’s cramped, filthy, and dark, with a real sense of decay and unease baked into the environment, and finding a box of bullets is like a gold strike. I figured I knew the deal, so when a big twisted mutant burst out of a bathroom stall at me, I pulled out a baseball bat and took its head off. It dropped, but I hadn’t noticed the big, conspicuous blister on its back. Once the mutant died, that blister exploded hard enough to knock off ..read more

After a quick stop in Early Access, developer Walking Tree Games and publisher Starbreeze Entertainment have announced that their Lovecraftian strategy game The Tribe Must Survive will be exiting Early Access and launching in full on Steam on May 23rd. Alongside the expected fixes and balancing, the 1.0 release of The Tribe Must Survive will add major new features to the game, including improved meta-progression, gameplay depth and new content, as well as “improving the first-time player experience which will significantly enhance replayability.” “Having Early Access for The Tribe Must Survive ..read more

Boosted by the pre-release response, including being awards ‘Game of the Year’ at Indie Games Málaga 2023, Feardemic and developer Under the Bed Games’ folk horror adventure title Tales From Candleforth is out now for PC via Steam, Xbox Series, PlayStation 5, and the Nintendo Switch. Tales From Candleforth is a hand-drawn point & click adventure game that revolves around a collection of fairy tales that were written on top of a forbidden book many years ago to hide its content. Years later, the dark text is bleeding out and onto the pages of the tales, mixing with them and twisting the sto ..read more

WB Games and Rocksteady didn’t exactly have the best result with Batman: Arkham VR, but publisher Oculus Studios and developer Camouflaj (who worked on Marvel’s Iron Man VR) are looking to give it a go with Batman: Arkham Shadow for the Meta Quest 3. Launching “late 2024“, there’s not much info on the game at the moment, though via the Summer Game Fest X account, we’ll be seeing more from Arkham Shadow when Summer Game Fest rolls around on June 7. The announcement trailer for Batman: Arkham Shadow does provide a little teaser with its description, stating “Gotham City is in danger. And you’re ..read more

After its biggest update ever back in January, the time has finally arrived for Lovely Hellplace and DreadXP’s Dread Delusion to exit Early Access. The horror-tinged open world RPG will leave the Steam Early Access service on May 14, and has a new release date trailer to celebrate. Dread Delusion has been in Steam Early Access since June 2022, with developer Lovely Hellplace continuously updating the retro-inspired and exploration-centric RPG with new content and improvements. With the upcoming 1.0 release, Dread Delusion will be adding a new realm called the Underlands, as well as new towns ..read more

Behaviour Interactive is busy this week. Already having dropped a new teaser trailer for The Casting of Frank Stone, they’ve now announced that they’re teaming up with Icelandic developers Haenir Studio to help with development of the Medieval co-op action horror title Blight: Survival. “Teaming up with Behaviour Interactive signals the next major phase of development for Blight: Survival,” said Haenir Studio Co-Founder, Mads Christensen. “With Blight: Survival, we set out to deliver an ambitious and unique experience for players. Being able to utilize Behaviour’s resources, expertise, and hor ..read more

Funko and 10:10 Games have announced upcoming video game Funko Fusion this afternoon, and much to our delight, the game is absolutely loaded with Funko POP-style horror icons. The official trailer for Funko Fusion heavily features John Carpenter’s The Thing, as well as 1999’s The Mummy, Jaws, Jurassic World, and even Jordan Peele’s Nope! Other horror properties including M3GAN, Shaun of the Dead, Five Nights at Freddy’s, Jurassic Park, and Chucky have also been confirmed for Funko Fusion. Funko Fusion is coming to PC, PlayStation 4 and 5, Xbox Series X|S, and Nintendo Switch on September 13, 2 ..read more