Despite everything we’d like to believe to the contrary, there are only so many horror videos and TV shows to watch in any given year, and fans of the genre will be hungry for them. Fortunately, Strange Stories and Haunting Creatures are not limited to those two mediums, and the world of horror video games continues to expand, with tons of wonderful horror games released every year. This trend will not replace today, part of 2024 and beyond.
From highly anticipated sequels to blockbusters, spin-offs of popular film franchises that expand the universe, and a remake of one of video games’ most exclusive creators, the future looks bright and will elicit a terrifying laugh for gamers. So, without further ado, let’s describe our favorite camera angles and dive into all the upcoming horror games that we’re most excited about.
Commissioned to celebrate the 10th anniversary of the release of Scott Cawthon’s original Five Nights at Freddy’s, Mega Cat Studios’ FNAF: Into the Pit is the first in the franchise to fully embrace a 2D pixel art technique, and is an adaptation of the Trilogy. of short stories that served as the first volume of Fazbear Frights. The story follows a boy named Oswald who travels back in time in a pizzeria ball pit and fights to save both timelines from some harmful animatronic.
One of the pioneering horror video game franchises is making a comeback with several releases on the way, as well as the upcoming sequel to director Christophe Gans’ Return to Silent Hill movie. Silent Hill 2 will be a top-down remaster of the original PlayStation. gameplay, with Bloober Team taking on progression duties alongside Konami, with some members of the original art team returning. It will be a faithful review, since the suggestions for adjustments of the participants of O. G. were rejected by the new team (via Fumitsu).
The spooky ghost-hunting simulation game Phasmophobia can technically be played on PC from its early access mode released in September 2020, but its finished console edition should finally arrive in time for Halloween 2024 (expecting more delays in the horror). Essentially. Phasmophobia, a playable version of the less boring ghost-hunting TV show, offers players a varied collection of places to observe paranormal activity, with a large number of equipment and generation to locate and track other types of specters. Add in the fitness tracker and VR mode, and it’s a must-have for fans of the genre.
Although not a full release, this DLC was delayed because Alan Wake 2 from Remedy Entertainment is one of the most unpredictable and impressive horror games of all time. The first DLC version, a trio of exclusive animated adventures through Night Springs, was released in June 2024, while the second will focus more on the story surrounding Cauldron Lake. Titled The Lake House, which is a chapter of the main game that wasn’t accessible in the past, the new story will focus on a secret government facility on the shores of the lake where something extraordinarily bad happened.
The fourth installment in the horror franchise first evolved in part through John Krasinski, A Quiet Place: The Road Ahead is another standalone story similar to the previous spin-off A Quiet Place: Day One released in June 2024. She will stick to Anairis Quiñones, asthmatic. College student Alex Taylor and her boyfriend Martin (Aleks Le) try to oppose post-apocalyptic extraterrestrial threats. Although some main points about the story have been revealed, the first trailers released so far look pretty wonderful and feature a microphone mechanic that players will use to reduce noise.
Created through Remothered’s Chris Darril, the narrative horror Bye Sweet Carole features a visual aesthetic with the hand-animated vintage Disney features that animated it. The story takes place in the 1900s at the mysterious Bunny Hall orphanage, where Lana Benton leaves behind stories that her best friend Carole has run away from her and discovers another world beyond our own as she seeks to find her. . This legitimately resembles the theme and tone of The Nightmare Before Christmas through the lens of Snow White.
Filmmaker John Carpenter made a career out of creating fan-favorite cult old films and brought those skills to his video game: over-the-top love of blood and mayhem in the form of John Carpenter’s Toxic Commando. Whether in FPS or co-op mode, players will take command of a commando with a vast collection of weapons at their disposal, hoping to wipe out a host of undead creatures born from Sludge Lord, a clinical experiment that has disappeared. mistaken. This thing already wants a film adaptation.
A horror game like no other, the first-person survival adventure The Lost Wild necessarily turns out to be the most productive edition of a Jurassic Park video game, with players facing off against a character who discovers himself in the middle of a parameter-filled world of dinosaurs. However, this is rarely just a step back in time, as there are several abandoned facilities that will help players understand what happened, while also offering a transient respite from curious and potentially fatal external threats. However, not all dinosaur beasts are necessarily threats. , which can influence how the game is approached. If only there was also a fake Dr. Ian Malcolm to look forward to.
A crazy combination of pixel-perfect 8-bit graphics and animated video, Tenebris Somnia centers on a woman plagued by nightmares in which her ex-boyfriend is killed by disgusting-looking creatures. After failing to verify his protection in her waking life, she returns to see him in the apartment they once shared, and this turns out to be the moment where all sorts of weirdness breaks out. The transition from live action to game design turns out to cause some unique jolts, and thankfully the makeup effects. seems good enough to be really disturbing.
Little Nightmares III, the sequel to two critically acclaimed hits from Bandai Namco, will bring players back to The Nowhere with a pair of new youngsters, Low and Alone, making it the first co-op in the series. The game will evolve through Supermassive Games, which produced the “Decisions Matter” games on the Dark Pictures Anthology, as well as the indie horror The Quarry. So even if the story elements branch out into the mix, chances are there will be a few more. Exclusive gameplay mechanics to look ahead.
From the Scythe progression team that created the cult hit Happy’s Humble Burger Farm, the upcoming VR adventure Deep Cuts exists in the same universe, but moves the action to a movie studio where movies come to life. Specifically, players will take on the role of Elise Weber as she tries to track down her missing most productive artistic friend and spouse by browsing the catalog of movies they’ve produced by accessing them, allowing for a variety of destructive mayhem as Elise arrives. to blows with a mortal. and organization of the characters without diversity.
Video game genius and mastermind Hideo Kojima is turning his bizarre fashion epic Death Stranding into a movie, but when it comes to interactive entertainment, the writer-director is about to deliver the mysterious horror game known simply as OD (short for overdose). While little is known about the game beyond the hospital and the patients who play it, we’re excited that Jordan Peele helped co-write the game with Kojima and that it stars Sophia Lillis of I Am Not Okay with This, Hunter Schafer of Euphoria, and Iron. Udo Kier from Sky.
The world of Silent Hill is headed to a completely different place for the ninth installment in the game series, Silent Hill F. Developed through NeoBards Entertainment, this sequel will take the action back in time, to the 1960s and around the planet, all the way to rural Japan. The country’s culture has been at the center of some very disturbing games for decades, so we expect it can only become even more psychologically concerning when passed through the lens of the Konami franchise. Hopefully, more main points will be revealed faster than later.
Set in the fictional universe of Dead via Daylight, The Casting of Frank Stone will not be a PvP game, but rather an interactive story developed through Supermassive Games, The Quarry team, and other branching story games. Set in 1980 in the city of Cedar Hills, Oregon, the game focuses on 4 victims, i. e. filmmakers whose purpose is to film in a deserted metal factory, while the hyper-lethal Frank Stone stalks them. The legacy of the titular villain and beyond generations. It will also be explored through Hitale, adding new context to a franchise that has thrived with authorized playable horror characters from projects like Stranger Things, A Nightmare on Elm Street, Array Hellraiser, and many others.
Many horror gamers never had the official chance to play the old Clock Tower from 1995, as it was never released outside of Japan. But that changes with Clock Tower: Rewind, completely remastered and improved, which puts players back in the shoes of orphans. The teenager Jennifer inside the Barrows family mansion, where secrets, objects and the fearsome Scissorman can lurk in each and every corner. While the O. G. will be available, the advanced mode features new animations, music, scenes, artwork, and more.
While this might seem like an upcoming entry into the V/H/S anthology series, Digital Cybercherries’ Paranormal Tales is a game fully animated through found footage and point of view. subgenre. comes entirely through body camera footage, which has a distinctive aesthetic compared to classic FPS games. Players will “play out” the doomed sequences, so it will be engaging to see how predetermined the action is and how much can be replaced as it progresses. a story advances.
Bloober Team, the acclaimed corporate Blair Witch, Layers of Fear and The Observer (among others) revealed in early July 2024 that a horror game recently named Project M is coming that will be exclusive to Nintendo Switch. Even without knowing more details, it is exciting enough to be on this list. It is said that it will not be of the same magnitude as previous versions, but it will still be a very vital title. We can only hope that this means that one or more of Nintendo’s main characters will embark on a strange adventure.
Part of the push to expand the Silent Hill universe was Konami giving other developers the keys to the kingdom, so to speak, to give enthusiasts a variety of experiences. The Silent Hill: Townfall spin-off could be a standout franchise, with Annapurna Interactive teaming up with NoCode Studio for a story that perhaps takes place near an ocean, if the initial teaser photos are any indication. Annapurna has produced too many winners to name, while NoCode developed two of my favorite genre games of the last decade, Stories Beyond and Observation.
Nick is a native of Cajun Country and an associate editor, specializing in television and reporting. His humble story with CinemaBlend began in the pre-streaming era, circa 2009, as a freelance DVD reviewer and TV reviewer. Nick moved to the small screen to cover more and more TV news and interviews, eventually picking up the existing era segment and covering topics like Yellowstone, The Walking Dead, and horror. He was born in Louisiana and currently living in Texas, Who Dat Nation in the United States. All Day, All Night Crew: Nick spent several years in the hospitality industry and also worked as a 911 operator. If you’ve ever listened to his music or read his comics or stories, you like him.
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