ARGH: (A) (R)oundup of (G)ames of (H)orror

some guy curating neat recent horror games
CW policy in expanded bio

🦋 🦋

I am also unfortunately @gumbelmachine

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Narin: The Orange Room, by @RedSensation_
https://t.co/O7xl40lYDr

young Narin and excellent talking cat explore perpetually twilight-soaked version of her school in search of Narin's sister

cute art style juxtaposed against eerie bug-eyed misshapen shadow fellas

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Terminal Mass, by JIN
https://t.co/6RsNDDfqc7

shooty-shoot through the deliciously weird hellscapes of "The Domain"

level names with Vibes:
The Guts
The Pipeworks
The Belly of the Beast

icky contorted mannequin-men

at least 1 robo-beholder

CW: body horror

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Cat Named Mojave, by @StargazersLLC
https://t.co/VsvrXwOHni

in return for food and shelter, cursed cat-man commissions you to hunt, skin, and butcher the local anthros (and other strange creatures, like meat tentacles flagellating through steeple windows)

CW: violence and gore

[Kasey Ozymy @KaseyOzymy]

Jimmy and the Pulsating Mass out for consoles on February 5th!

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Imaginary Friend Institution, by @grantmarrs_
https://t.co/4iajuaGwpk

50s-era tale of horrors perpetrated upon mentally ill children - focused on stealth, platforming, and minigames

CW: disturbing themes surrounding mental health; violence & gore

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Junji Ito Maniac: An Infinite Gaol, by @TbcRts
https://t.co/1lLpJhl55G

has a demo

solve puzzles, set traps, and hide from @junjiitofficial's demented creations (including the Hanging Balloons) in this official Ito-verse survival horror game

CW: frequent violence/gore

[SurrealandCreepy @RanarifSC]

While Expedition 33 is surely a masterpiece, let's check some more hidden gems for the best indie games released this year:

- Look Outside
- Deformed
- Promise Mascot Agency
- Stone of Madness
- クビトリドオルズ・レトリーバー 島津怪談01
- Stray Children
- Verho Curse of Faces

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Z.A.T.O. // I Love the World and Everything In It, by @nopanamaman
free on https://t.co/VTR8x3QPQe

visual novel where middle schooler investigates her classmate's disappearance in Soviet Russia

7-8 hours of playtime

CW: loud noises, flickering images

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Bad Dream: Afterlife, by @DesertFoxSoft
https://t.co/FuvhLS6Vlk

an empty nightmare where everyone in the city's avoiding you
the latest in Desert Fox's doodlecore point-and-click series!

CW: verbal abuse, violence, suicide, self-harm, partial nudity, and gore

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Metal Undergrowth, by @AndreyBugrin
free on https://t.co/hF3dvLe4RL

PSX-style Ludum Dare 58 submission by LiDAR Exploration Program dev

explore/escape "strange, overgrown superstructure" and collect the techno-organic creatures that dwell within

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Resurface.exe, by @sonoJeco
PWYC at https://t.co/rfQ7bS2HV9

1-bit horror story with console interface and "minimalist and claustrophobic style" set in northeastern Italy

submission for Italocurso Game Jam

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Wall of Insanity 2, by VenomizedArt
https://t.co/tm8YMUONIg

Beksinskian over-the-shoulder shooter - for Android and iOS???? wild

makes me want to check out the first Wall of Insanity (which is available on Steam, Switch, and mobile)

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Connect Me, by Robin and @iodine_x64
free on https://t.co/iBkKsCkyTN

"DO YOUR JOB, NOTHING ELSE."

werk simulator with grungy rusty color palette that switches between scribbly cubicle view and 3D isometric maps

CW: flashing lights, themes of self harm

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Zooparasite, by @MascotBroStudio
https://t.co/fLS01hrBkS

1st-person survival horror sewer delve in VHS/nightvision with lots of BUGS

BIG BUGS

BIG SPOOKY-SCARY BUGS

available on PC and consoles!

CW: if you have claustrophobia, entomophobia, or arachnophobia - beware

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Face of Another, by @MadBugStudio_
https://t.co/21EW0kmUkP

VERY icky and uncanny monster

solve puzzles with your smartphone

collectible phone cases! including A F*CKING FROG

CW: social media addiction, cyberbullying, identity distortion, flashing lights

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Bleakhour, by @AzaGameStudio
https://t.co/b8oakpiurJ

puzzly stealthy survival horror with "randomized audio cues and binaural surround sound"

visually, reminds me of Outlast with more inspired/superior enemy designs

currently on sale for $2.44

CW: gore, flashing lights

[OFF @OFFtheRPG]

OFF has hit 150,000 wishlists on Steam! Thank you everyone who helped us reach this incredible milestone.

Play OFF on Nintendo Switch and Steam on August 15th!

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Office After Hours, by @gameandcode
https://t.co/7CRhMVDd6a

an anomaly-spotting game with a Stanley Parable sense of humor, Office After Hours knows that overtime is the true horror

anomalies running the gamut from goofy to unnerving

yummy secrets

has a demo

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https://t.co/wgTzUh3Z9L, by ApeHardware

free on https://t.co/68HBiIP7gK

tbh i can't describe this better than the dev:
"In eldritch Twitter, time wastes YOU."

a black and piss-yellow doomscrolling/post-saving simulator "denouncing the enshittification of social media"

[Out of Sight @playoutofsight]

Behind silence, the loudest truths wait — waiting to be heard, felt, and understood.
While playing Out of Sight, take a moment to listen beyond the noise. 🌙✨

Out of Sight is 40% off during the Steam Summer Sale! ⚠️

#outofsight #Indiegame #fyp #steam #gaming #indie