Dark Fracture is a psychological horror experience in which you explore an ever-changing world where reality and nightmares collide. Walk on the edge of madness in the shoes of a tormented soul as you descend into the darkest depths of the human psyche, and question everything you see

Bloober Team’s recreation of a horror masterpiece trades subtlety for high fidelity, and loses its ugly humanity in the process.

By most established metrics, Bloober Team’s remake of Konami’s 2002 horror game classic Silent Hill 2 is a success. It holds an “overwhelmingly positive” rating on Steam and a solid 86 out of 100 on Metacritic. It is a critical and commercial win. It has catapulted the sometimes-maligned Bloober Team—previously responsible for the Layers Of Fear games, and the much-derided Blair Witch video game—into development stardom. It’s also bad, a meager approximation of the 2002 classic’s startling power. 

The original (hereafter referred to as Silent Hill 2) has much that is of its time: the often-stilted performances, the tank controls, its distant camera which cuts to new angles with every room you enter. Bloober’s recreation of Silent Hill 2 (hereafter referred to as Remake) removes these elements and replaces them with slickness and sterility. Remake is exactly what I feared it would be when it was first announced back in 2022: a reverent recreation that nevertheless rubs all of the original’s unique texture away.

Horrified Triangles has released a short-but-sweet gameplay trailer courtesy of IGN for the upcoming Haunted Bloodlines, showing off the creepy mansion you’ll be exploring as you struggle to maintain your sanity and survive.

Horrified Triangles has released a short-but-sweet gameplay trailer courtesy of IGN for the upcoming Haunted Bloodlines, showing off the creepy mansion you’ll be exploring as you struggle to maintain your sanity and survive.

Meanwhile, while there’s no new demo for Haunted Bloodlines during the current Steam Next Fest, the previous demo from this past June is still kicking around. The demo recently received an update to add new features, improve the gameplay and add major optimizations.

Haunted Bloodlines concerns your inheritance after the sudden death of your father: a huge mansion hidden deep in a secluded forest. However, upon arriving, you soon start questioning your own sanity after witnessing disturbing events about your family’s legacy while exploring the mansion. The mansion itself appears to be shifting its architecture, as if it were alive, and time feels different within its walls.

Not only that, but you’ve got a creepy lady following you throughout the mansion. You’ve no way to defend yourself, so you’re forced to run and hide in order to survive. You’ve also got to maintain your sanity, despite the tragic event will see and experience while in the mansion.

Haunted Bloodlines is currently in development for PC via Steam.