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Kris Garratt - August 6, 2018

Scare Yourself Silly With Night Shift
Puppet Combo make PSX inspired survival horror games. That’s it. They’re not trying to reinvent the wheel or blow you away with groundbreaking gameplay ideas. Night Shift is the prequel to their newest alpha release ‘Stay out of the House’. This short game might be the most distilled version of their M.O to date. This singular […]
5 Great Indie Games for Halloween
The witching season is upon us and so it is time to celebrate the darker side of our grass roots industry. Now, in no particular order, let’s take a look at the best options to scare yourself silly during the coming Halloween festivities. Outlast 1 & 2 Outlast is possibly one of the most high […]
A Chat with Camp W Developer Alexei Bochenek
Imagine that you’re a witch, living in a world of witches. Now imagine that you somehow leave the world of witches and end up in the human realm. Now imagine that you’re at human summer camp, and somehow, feel more at home than you ever have. That’s the situation that Alexei Bochenek, writer and narrative […]
Slasher Horror Dream: Getting to Know Puppet Combo
October is a month for all things spooky. With that in mind it’s the perfect time to delve into solo developer Puppet Combo’s back catalogue of PSX inspired survival horrors. We spoke with the studio about what inspires them, how they started and what’s next. We also got to play Night Shift, one half of […]

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