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The crisp creepiness of October is upon us. With the colder months comes not only Halloween but also a new sort of setting perfect for watching horror movies. With the punishing wind whipping chill into the air outside, and the crisp leaves keeping fireplaces ablaze and blankets at the ready, this time of year is just right for inviting fear into your home and snuggling up with something spooky.
It's a beautiful spring day, so what better time to close your shutters, put on your headphones, and tether your sled dogs to head out into frozen wastes? I've had a wonderfully unnerving time playing That Which Gave Chase, an hour-long indie horror game where you play as a musher in charge of a sled dog team taking a scientist back to an abandoned expedition. It's a good'un, with clever fast cuts between scenes and a strong sense of growing dread.
Now you and I both know that abandoned scientific expeditions into frozen wastes are always abandoned for good reason, but our poor musher doesn't realise he's in a horror video game. So off we go, guiding our dogs as they pull the sled deeper into crushing unease. While you do explore on foot, mostly you're driving the sled, the scientist chatting away a little.
The game which That Which Gave Chase most reminds me of is the excellent Paratopic. Right up until the end, I was never quite sure what the game was, what I would do, how it all worked. That's a strong feeling when you strongly suspect you're journeying into something bad. It also switches between scenes with fast, unannounced cuts (which in turn recalls Thirty Flights Of Loving), often leaving me uncertain where, when, or maybe even who I was. Some of these cuts are very visually striking, a sharp burst of panic.
On rougher terrain, mushing can feel a bit like Death Stranding as you try to stop the sled from tipping over. Pick a careful line to avoid bumps, lean to one side to counterbalance, mind your pace, and absolutely watch where you're going. It's not nearly as nuanced as Death Stranding, to be clear, but I felt that edge. Oh, and I do very much appreciate the small bit of procedure where you must drop anchor to fully stop the sled and get off. Love a bit of procedure.
It's a good-looking game, a lovely example of the PlayStation-era style that's so popular these days (no surprise that an early demo of it was on the 2021 Haunted PS1 Demo Disc). Unfiltered textures, low-poly models, dithering, fog, all that good stuff, and limitations that are often turned into strengths as eerie mood. It's a game unfraid to be dark too, hence me needing to close my shutters. Great music too, minimalist and moody in the modern horror movie vein.
That Which Gave Chase is out now on Itch.io for Windows. With the current 10% launch discount, it costs $4.94 (which, with taxes and everything, came out to 4.90 for me). I am very happy to have paid that for an hour of feeling uneasy and threatened. Better this than buying a pint in my local dodgy pub.
The best indie horror games are capable of forcing you to face your fears in a variety of ways, be it through haunting landscapes, challenging environments, or putting you up against terrifying monsters that chase you around the map. They are unforgettable experiences, and essential for anyone looking for a thrill.
Barotrauma is a 2D submarine simulator in which you and some companions will be challenged to navigate the dark depths under the water while repairing leaks on your vessel, completing missions, and crafting items. However, outside of these repairs and challenges, you will also need to fight a variety of creatures that lurk under the water and threaten the safety of you and your crew. This distinctive cocktail of horror and tension lands Barotrauma a place on our best indie horror games list.
What's most compelling about Barotrauma is that the danger doesn't announce itself; so you'll never know exactly when you're under threat. Because of this, you need to be ready at all times to face up against a huge variety of monsters that may board or cause damage to your ship. If you don't go into this game with a fear of what might lie below the waves, then you may walk away with one.
Cult of the Lamb proved to be a perfect mix of village-sim games and body horror when it debuted in 2022, one that became quite a hit with indie fans. You'll start as the leader of your very own blood cult, and must manage your followers carefully to ensure the survival of the group. Sometimes this means a little but of animal sacrifice, other times it means eating your own. All for the good of the cult.
Horror fans will find plenty to love in this deceptively cutesy management game. There's plenty of action to keep you busy in tight dungeon-crawling sections, and a lot of laughs to be had as you offer up your most devoted cultists for slaughter and valuable resources. Definitely for fans of games like Stardew Valley, Moonlighter, and those that like their horror to be fun and devilishly moreish.
Signalis features all of the grime and gore of an early PS1 title, but with modern stylings that make it a joy to play in 2024. As you make your way through dingy offices, blood-splattered hallways and shadowy elevators, you'll loot everything you can find, hoping you can find enough ammo to take down the enemies that lurk ahead.
If you're a fan of classic survival horror, Signalis features many of the hallmarks you'd expect. Limited ammo, lots of keycard puzzles, and an aiming system that evokes those found in early Resident Evil games. A truly impressive horror showcase that makes the most of its lo-fi trappings.
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The gameplay for Cold Shot is very much like classic survival horror. Most of the game is a walking simulator, exploring the house and finding clues. The rest is an FPS, but still somewhat slower and more methodical. In a way, this makes it feel like a first-person Resident Evil 2, especially during the frantic moments of combat.
Oh and the style and writing and atmosphere is really good too. Cold Shot looks like an assassination taking place in Irithyll of the Boreal Valley. The weird visual filter goes perfectly with the creature and character models, giving the whole thing an uncanny and uncomfortable feel. Overall, Cold Shot is, for lack of a better term, a masterfully executed horror experience.
Beyond that, the game is divine. Just about every facet of Cold Shot is well polished and intriguing. Especially visually, since according to the itch.io page, Cold Shot is a collaborative effort of one game developer, two musicians, and 70 artists.
Indie horror is constantly being innovated. Not only that but recent surveys have shown a very large uptick in the popularity of horror games in general, and this is no doubt due to indie developers.
So regardless of providing a community with their own category and the benefits therein, you can also leverage this opportunity to increase Twitch's own exposure and coverage of a continuously growing and evolving genre.
An indie horror category would help us horror streamers that play indie horror games and the title is not on the category list. The games & demos category is not very popular and goes unnoticed, which hurts us not having a chance to reach the recommended page. I believe an Indie Horror category would catch the attention where it needs to be
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Horror has always been a subjective genre. There are die-hard fans who line up to see every film and moviegoers who want absolutely nothing to do with it. Horror encompasses many subgenres and themes that people don't give the genre credit for. Comedy, thriller, fantasy, and drama can all be merged with horror, and while not all of these combinations stick to the landing, many of them are worth checking out. Horror has given movie fans some of the most iconic films and characters in film history and has consistently kept movie theater seats filled over the years.
While there are numerous horror films that many of us love, there are possibly just as many lesser-known horror films equally deserving of horror fans' attention. Indie horror has created some of the most compelling, thought-provoking stories in the genre, as well as some of the most entertaining. Here are 30 of the greatest indie horror films.
A squad of British soldiers find themselves up against an army of werewolves during a routine training mission in the Scottish Highlands. The soldiers, along with a zoologist named Megan, seek refuge in a small farm cabin and aim to fight through the night in the hopes of the morning sun powering down the ferocious predators. Director Neil Marshall would follow up the success of Dog Soldiers with another beloved horror movie of the 2000s, The Descent.
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