Steve Summers


34 games reviewed
81.0 average score
85 median score
79.4% of games recommended
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May 27, 2024

Even though the gameplay loop felt a little repetitive by the end of the experience and the game doesn’t reinvent the wheel compared to some recent gaming experiences (aside from its audio-visual presentation), Hellblade II still stands as a shining example of a small team of creative minds from all different disciplines coming together to craft a meaningful experience that gets to the heart of the human condition.

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May 23, 2024

Puppet Combo's 2019 masterpiece, The Glass Staircase, is coming to consoles, so we take a closer look to see how it's held up over the years.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Crow Country
May 15, 2024

Crow Country, a new PS1 style survival horror title from SFB Games aims to authentically revive the feel of classic early 3D horror titles.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Cannibal Abduction
Feb 8, 2024

We take a look at the new console port of the solo indie dev slasher compilation featuring Cannibal Abduction and Night of the Scissors

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8.5 / 10.0 - Haunted House
Nov 7, 2023

Atari revives the godfather of survival horror yet again with a new 2023 entry that brings a fresh take to the long-running series.

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9 / 10.0 - Broken Spectre
Jun 19, 2023

Broken Spectre follows the story of a woman who sets out on a trail in the mountains of Northern Canada, looking for her long-lost father.

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Feb 22, 2023

Grim Guardians: Demon Purge is the latest homage to the Castlevania series from Japanese developer Inti Creates.

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10 / 10.0 - Immortality
Aug 30, 2022

The new cinematic horror narrative experience from Sam Barlow is finally upon us. How does it measure up to past work or the genre/industry?

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8.5 / 10.0 - The Quarry
Jun 17, 2022

We take a deeper look at Supermassive's new narrative horror adventure, The Quarry, and see how it stacks up to its pedigree and its peers.

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8.5 / 10.0 - Evil Dead: The Game
May 17, 2022

We take a deep look at the new Evil Dead game and see how it fares against its contemporaries in the asymmetrical multiplayer horror field

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Apr 28, 2022

We take a deeper look at all the additional versions of The House of the Dead: Remake and see how they all stack up to the original release.

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Apr 6, 2022

We take a deep dive into the House of the Dead Remake to see how it compares to the original and what it offers to players both old and new.

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5.5 / 10.0 - Ikai
Mar 28, 2022

We take a look at Ikai, a new indie horror title from Spain's Endflame studio, featuring themes of Japanese mythology into some first-person horror

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8.5 / 10.0 - Martha is Dead
Feb 24, 2022

We take a look at LKA's second outing, the psychological horror adventure, Martha Is Dead

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We take a look at the newly remastered version of Fatal Frame: Maiden of Black Water, now available on all consoles and PC.

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We take a look at Supermassive Games' new horror thriller, House of Ashes, and see how it stacks up to the previous Dark Pictures games.

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6.5 / 10.0 - Chasing Static
Oct 14, 2021

PS1 aesthetic fans will find a fun mood piece experience here, most others will likely feel underwhelmed by the shortcomings and averageness of what the game has to offer, compared to its peers.

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8 / 10.0 - Metroid Dread
Oct 11, 2021

Nintendo brings back its classic franchise and gameplay with Metroid Dread, and with a little extra darkness and isolation. How does it fare?

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Oct 6, 2021

We take a deeper look at Alan Wake Remastered and compare and contrast this updated edition with the original 2010 version.

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6.5 / 10.0 - In Sound Mind
Sep 28, 2021

In Sound Mind, a new psychological horror adventure, is an ambitious title that blends many different styles into a perplexing package

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