Ascendance brings us back to Nosgoth without reinventing it, but rather by expanding on its legacy—with strengths and limitations that make it as intriguing as it is inaccessible. Legacy of Kain: Ascendance exists in a constant tension between what the series was in its heyday, what it offers now, and what fans expect. It has interesting ideas, memorable moments, and a soundtrack that borders on exceptional, but it also suffers from limitations that affect its overall impact. It’s not the return I was hoping for, nor is it a viable entry point.
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Vermila Studio plunges us into the abyss of a twisted faith that turns the body into a resource in an oppressive survival horror, focusing on identity, risk, and religious symbolism. *Crisol Theater of Idols* is a work that does not seek to please or seduce on the surface. Its power stems from identity, risk, and an artistic vision that dares to unsettle without asking permission. It is a survival horror that understands sacrifice not only as a mechanic but as a discourse, and that builds its world through symbolism, oppression, and constant attrition.
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Monopixel Games handles cosmic horror in a very subtle way, making a single night enough to turn us into witnesses of reality twisting and turning in the middle of the forest. The terror takes hold through reading and interpretation, and is even reflected in the paper and tools we use to carry out our routine tasks.
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Zenovia Interactive's title features original run-and-gun gameplay with platforming and gallery shooter mechanics, set in a visually stunning cyberpunk-noir New York. It's a respectful and enthusiastic reimagining of classic genres, with a personality all its own and a level of polish that few games achieve.
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Beneath its simple, minimalist exterior, Julien Eveillé’s work presents a searing dystopia that transforms the daily grind into a challenge capable of robbing us of even our last breath. It is a piece that conceals a powerful critique of industrial labor and personal sacrifice. It is frightening to think that something as basic as breathing becomes a commodity used to sustain a larger machine that consumes our lives and slowly silences us.
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The Necrosoft Games title mixes absurd humor with horror in an experience where tactical planning and demons coexist on a university campus. Demonschool offers something different, but not too far removed from other well-known titles in the genre, such as the Persona series. However, I find it much more accessible, leaving aside the complexity of the battles and the density of the extracurricular activities.
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Between watercolor brushstrokes and screams echoing off the walls of an orphanage, Chris Darril invites us into a dreamlike fable that twists and turns, revealing its most disturbing side. A title that shines when it is silent and forces us to look beyond the color, immersing us in a dreamlike world with the ability to captivate us at every moment throughout the 10 chapters that make up the adventure.
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Final Girl Games invites us on a retrospective journey based on its creator's own experiences, which targets harassment, violence, parasocial relationships, and misogyny. This is not a game to pass the time; it is a work that makes us uncomfortable and reminds us how easy it is to consume, objectify, trivialize, and destroy lives through a screen.
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Trioskaz's work presents an experience where constant paranoia urges us to decide who lives and who dies every time someone knocks on our door seeking help. It's not perfect, as it has a few issues such as translation errors, text boxes that rarely appear, and some very isolated bugs. Other than that, it more than fulfills its purpose by presenting us with moral dilemmas and making us sweat with psychological tension thanks to a sense of anxiety that never lets up for a second.
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The Alters is a science fiction survival drama that combines resource management with a profound existential exploration of identity and choices. It talks about the decisions we make and those we didn't have the courage to make. And despite the monotony of its exploration sections, it's a very enjoyable and replayable experience thanks to the combinations we can make with the Alters and the four possible endings.
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With Post Trauma, Red Souls Games brings us a survival horror game that doesn't seek to reinvent the genre but rather to remind us why we love it, with a compact and challenging experience. It's a video game created by a team of five people, and I'm sure that these aspects are areas for improvement in the future. Despite its ups and downs, I believe it does enough to earn a well-deserved place within the genre, so it's worth venturing into the Penumbra, even if it means hanging a map on the wall.
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Blue Prince, the title from Dogubomb, is much more spectacular than we expected, and thanks to its original mechanics, it has positioned itself as the new benchmark for puzzle video games. Each completed puzzle feeds into others that are even bigger than the one surrounding the mystery of Room 46. The learning curve adapts to our pace and insight, and that's what makes the game so appealing.
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Karma: The Dark World is a cinematic adventure that raises several questions in a dystopia that doesn't need cheap tricks to make us feel terror. Pollard Studio offers a slow-paced, cerebral adventure. It's no surprise that its developers took certain elements from quite complex sources with the aim of carefully crafting their project. The atmosphere achieved through its visuals and sound is superb, highlighting the nuances of powerful and delicate musical pieces that only serve to increase the uncertainty.
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With Still Wakes the Deep, The Chinese Room brings us a walking simulator inspired by the work of John Carpenter that evokes unease and mystery with a slow-paced narrative. However, I don't think it has enough to stand out, as it doesn't offer anything truly innovative for the genre. It definitely falls short of the studio's previous works such as Dear Esther or Everybody's Gone to the Rapture.
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With Athena Crisis, Nakazawa Tech brings us a very colorful and highly entertaining strategy experience with tactical battles that are not suitable for the clueless, a game that although it has a campaign and a demanding multiplayer, its great value lies in the level editor. In this sense, the possibilities are really endless, offering us the possibility of generating dialogues, stories and characters that we can involve in the conflicts we want to create.
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Kong: Survivor Instinct is a platformer set in the MonsterVerse where we see the action from the point of view of a human, making us envy the gorilla of Skull Island. The approach is very interesting, but not quite convincing. The game lasts about 8 hours, but from the very first moments it is evident that the difficulty seeks to hook the player based on the repetitiveness and the scarce appearances of the titans.
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Paper Ghost Stories proposes an interesting and dark story seen from the point of view of a young girl, which revolves around grieving spirits and family dramas. Although the story loses its way, at the end of the day it is a highly recommendable experience. Perhaps not for those looking for a fast-paced, terrifying story, but for those who want to experience a slow-burning narrative.
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Dread Delusion, the RPG by Lovely Hellplace, invites us to explore a crumbling and surreal world, with a very particular and nostalgic gameplay experience. A title that stands out for a more than striking aesthetic and a solid scenario design with a color scheme that contrasts very well. The furious crimson sky notoriously highlights the flora and fauna of the islands that are differentiated by their biome and buildings.
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Malum Caedo returns to action with Warhammer 40,000: Boltgun - Forges of Corruption, a powerful DLC that invites us to continue with the most brutal and bloody heretical purge. A must for all those who wanted to continue with the pixelated purge of Graia.
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Crow Country is a title that transports us non-stop to the PlayStation 1 survival horror era, thanks to a technical and playable section that perfectly captures the style of the '90s. A videogame that has everything to be considered as 'the great indie surprise' so far this year, ideal to get started in survival horror and, at the same time, bring back the veterans of the genre to a time when terror was on everyone's lips.
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