As PS1-era video games become increasingly associated with the retro label, more and more retro-inspired indie developers on Steam are embracing deliberately dated visual styles. A handful of PS1-inspired soulslike games have appeared on Steam, as have some old-school-looking platformers, but it’s the horror genre that melds best with the approach. This is hardly a surprise, as not only did a wide range of horror classics debut in this era of consoles, like the original Silent Hill and Resident Evil, but many players find the low-poly looks of these games more terrifying than modern horror titles full of detail. Anyone who finds older horror games unsettling should consider giving False Oath a look, as despite its usage of knights and swords, the similarities to OG Resident Evil are paramount.
It will take only one look at False Oath for longtime survival horror game fans to think back to the genre’s formative years, as the similarities are self-evident. Looting items required to progress, solving a range of puzzles between combat encounters, fixed camera angles, and, of course, the visuals all serve as reminders of what used to be the norm. From grassy floors...
