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Today 30 October

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World of Horror Gets Its Largest Update Yet on PC, Adding New Characters, Mysteries, and Scenario Mode

Noisy Pixel 19:34
World of Horror 'As Below So Above' update now available on PC, coming to console in 2027

RPG Site 18:40
Survival horror RPG Look Outside is now available for PS5, PS4, Switch 2, and Switch

RPG Site 18:12
World of Horror Expands in As Above So Below Update

RPGamer 17:54
Look Outside now available on Switch

GoNintendo 17:35
WORLD OF HORROR getting AS BELOW SO ABOVE update in 2027

GoNintendo 17:31

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'We act as if Halloween is ours': The best way to spend spooky season is within The Outlast Trials' Sinyala Facility

PC Gamer 17:21
Which is scarier, Amnesia: The Dark Descent or Alien: Isolation? Vote now!

PC Gamer 16:30
Splendid Junji Ito-inspired RPG World of Horror is now 20% more horrible, thanks to a free PC update with extra gods, locations, and wounds

Rock Paper Shotgun 15:29
World of Horror reveals 1.2 “As Below So Above” update

Nintendo Everything 15:00
WORLD OF HORROR ‘AS BELOW SO ABOVE’ update now available for PC, launches in 2027 for PS4 and Switch

Gematsu 14:12
Cronos: The New Dawn’s Lazarus DLC Gets December Release Date

Rely on Horror 09:03
Halloween: The Game’s Post Launch Content Update Arrives – New Characters, Costumes, Map and More

Noisy Pixel 01:29

Yesterday 29 October

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Mouthwashing is getting a feature film adaptation from Sony and I need all of you to be normal about it whenever it comes out

Rock Paper Shotgun 22:53
Mouthwashing Movie Adaptation in Development at Sony With Karyn Kusama Directing

Noisy Pixel 22:46
Sony Pictures snags film rights to Mouthwashing

GoNintendo 20:15
After the rough start that was last year's entry, Football Manager 27 is looking to bring you in with a few free days of play before the game's even out

Rock Paper Shotgun 19:56
Mouthwashing now available on Switch

GoNintendo 19:27
FATAL FRAME II: Crimson Butterfly REMAKE "Mio Amakura & Mayu Amakura" Oshi Works figure up for pre-order

GoNintendo 19:05

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In 2023, an anonymous modder released one of the best horror games of the decade, and they still haven't broken character

PC Gamer 17:31
Escape The Backrooms "Lost and Found" cosmetic pack now available, more content coming

GoNintendo 17:10
Alien Isolation 2 Confirms Physical Editions, Photo Mode, and More

Rely on Horror 16:37
It's Amnesia vs Amnesia in the 'scariest game' semifinals—vote now!

PC Gamer 16:29
Onimusha, Resident Evil, Pragmata, and Monster Hunter franchises boost Capcom H1 results

GamesIndustry.biz 12:57
Silent Hill: Townfall Keeps Changing Difficulty, Patch 1.6 Adds Hard Mode

Push Square 11:45
STEINS;GATE RE:BOOT time-travels onto Switch and Switch 2 today

GoNintendo 04:45
The Transference crosses over to Switch today

GoNintendo 04:33
Silent Hill: Townfall Update 1.6.0 Adds Hard Mode, Rebalances Difficulty, and Improves UI

Noisy Pixel 03:48
Fatal Frame II: Crimson Butterfly Remake Mio and Mayu Figure Opens Pre-Orders for June 2027

Noisy Pixel 03:38

Wednesday 28 October

Press headlines

Can you name the horror games these deeply unpleasant bathrooms are from?

PC Gamer 22:50
Alien Isolation 2 Devs Share New Information About the Game in Q&A

GoNintendo 22:30
Alien Isolation 2's PS5 Release Window May Have Been Narrowed

Push Square 20:00
Dead by Daylight's upcoming "Terrifier" collab detailed

GoNintendo 17:45
Layers of Fear Now Available Physically for Switch 2

GoNintendo 17:00
Vote now: 8 games remain in our scariest games bracket

PC Gamer 16:28

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PlayStation Plus November 2026 Games Revealed, Including Dead Island 2 and Tomb Raider IV–VI Remastered

Noisy Pixel 16:08
Subnautica 2 dev thinks early access teams should worry less about adding features that are "very ugly, incomplete, or prototype"

Rock Paper Shotgun 15:40
PlayStation Plus Monthly Games for November: Dead Island 2, Tomb Raider IV – VI Remastered, Monster Train 2

PlayStation Blog 15:31
Japanese Folklore Adventure Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino Launches on Switch 2 and Switch in Spring 2027

Noisy Pixel 15:26
Kitsune: The Journey of Adashino heads to Switch and Switch 2 Spring 2027

GoNintendo 14:11
Review: Mouthwashing (Switch) - A Disgustingly Beautiful Port That Brings You Even Closer To The Horror

Nintendo Life 14:00
Will the Resident Evil Series Be Over in the Next 10 Years? Of Course Not

Push Square 12:30
"Creation without a creator": Pathologic 3's devs have refused to patch an invisible apple tree, and for a blissful moment, I thought they were lying to poison Google's AI

Rock Paper Shotgun 11:40
Resident Evil producer says the series' current story could conclude "in the next 10 years"

GoNintendo 04:59
Village in the Shade launch trailer – Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch get farming game from Yomawari devs

Nintendo Everything 01:30

Tuesday 27 October

Press headlines

Review: Silver Pines (PS5) - Lynchian Metroidvania Is a Cut Above

Push Square 21:00
The Outlast Trials now available for Switch 2

GoNintendo 19:14
Fangamer adds new DELTARUNE, Castlevania, Ace Attorney and SIGNALIS merch

GoNintendo 18:43
Grave Seasons video offers 10 minutes of gameplay and dev commentary

GoNintendo 17:19
Village in the Shade now available on Switch and Switch 2

GoNintendo 17:15
The Outlast Trials now available for Switch 2

Gematsu 16:31

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Vote for the scariest game of all time: Round 1

PC Gamer 16:28
The Outlast Trials just received a surprise Nintendo Switch 2 release

Nintendo Everything 16:13
Terrible Lizards dev discusses twisting familiar dinosaur designs, out Oct 29

PlayStation Blog 14:00
Halloween: The Game First Post-Launch Update Adds Tower Farm, New Michael Myers Skins, and Playable Civilians

Noisy Pixel 13:13
Library of Ruina Earns Guinness World Record for Longest Video Game Campaign, Surpassing Persona 5 Royal

Noisy Pixel 12:33
Silent Hill Remake Could Arrive in 2027

Rely on Horror 09:42

Monday 26 October

Press headlines

Village in the Shade review for Nintendo Switch 2 and Switch

Nintendo Everything 22:14
A free 'micro' horror game from the maker of The Mortuary Assistant is basically if PT was an episode of Law and Order

PC Gamer 21:47
Sony's Been Quietly Introducing the Cast of Until Dawn 2 Ahead of Its PS5 Release Next Year

Push Square 21:00
What to play this Halloween, plus last-minute costume ideas and spooky movie recommendations

PC Gamer 18:59
Silent Hill Devs Were “Kept in the Dark” To Not Influence Each Other

Rely on Horror 17:00
Village in the Shade Review – Just Follow the Rules and Everything Will be Cozy

Noisy Pixel 16:12

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The Mortuary Assistant developer releases free micro horror game Playable Archive for PC

Gematsu 15:21
Review: Remothered: Red Nun’s Legacy

Rely on Horror 14:00

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Sunday 25 October

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Look Outside Coming to PlayStation, Switch Consoles This Week

RPGamer 16:03

A top game went on sale

Barotrauma Hit Undertow Games, FakeFish Steam price: $17.49 ~~Regular price: $34.99~~ −50% Until 1 Nov

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Saturday 24 October

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Abelina is a strange, platforming romp through a natural afterlife from a former League of Legends animator and the composer of Zach Cregger's Resident Evil

Rock Paper Shotgun 21:52
"System Shock and Deus Ex, they were RPGs. People called them RPGs": Gloomwood's publisher isn't too keen on using the term immersive sim despite it being one

Rock Paper Shotgun 20:29
Penguin Colony review: A daringly weird horror game whose atmosphere and surprises overcome its rough edges

PC Gamer 18:10
The best feature in the original Alan Wake is an absence: the man has no reticle

PC Gamer 15:00

A top game went on sale

Killing Floor 2 AA Tripwire Interactive Steam price: $2.99 ~~Regular price: $29.99~~ −90% Until 7 Nov

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