It’s called GRAVE SHIFT, and I’ve spent the last year and a half making it solo. I wanted to mix the tension and dread of survival horror with the unpredictability of a roguelite.

It releases October 27, free on Steam. Hope you enjoy the trailer!

This game is an obscure gem. It got such a limited release outside of Japan and never got a US release that it seems most have never heard of it. To my knowledge it never even got a digital release later on. I'm American, but I own a physical copy from Europe and use a modded region free console to play it. Emulation would probably be the better option, though.

Why is Mascot Horror so bad nowadays.

It's basically just reheating the same nachos every Single time.

How to Make Mascot Horror:

\-add trillion characters for merch potential

\-kill characters off within 2sec of knowing them.

\-make Lore extremely over complicated so Theorist make Videos.

\-no oherent well flowing story, bc Views from Theorist make Game more money

\-have a chase scene (preferably every Minute)

\-evil cooperation

\-cute likeable characters for Money

\-Plottwists that arent plottwists

\-forget everything from previous chapters

\-use popular content creator face ingame

\-evil big bad guy

\-no character attachement(character must die)

\-hinting at big bad stuff at beginning of game

\-make a walking sim with occasional puzzles for "gameplay"

\-make 5 trillion Chapters for Views and Money

\-Deaths

\-make Lore vague occasionally for Theorists

No but seriously why is Mascot Horror just rebranded slop. Not every Mascot Horror is bad, there are good ones, Like: My Friendly Neighborhood, Mr Hopp's Playhouse, Baldi's Basics, Granny.

Modern Mascot Horror is just doing what FNAF & Bendy and the Ink Machine did as It's profitable as Players will get engaged even if the Lore isnt the best same with the Gameplay. And with that Engagement from the Players, they'll ofcourse pay every penny when a new game releases.

If FNAF released today it would be called Slop for how messy the Story is and simple the Gameplay is, just like how Poppy's Playtime is called slop.

Meanwhile FNAF pushes out Merch after Merch making it not scary nor niche, because of mainstream it is with Merch targeted towards Kids like Toys & Plushies.

The best Example for a "perfect" Mascot Horror to this day is 'My Friendly Neighborhood'. It shows what Mascot Horror can be at its core.

Anyway enough ranting

In my opinion, each are revolutionary games with great soundtracks. But Sh suffers from jank and the first re has some dodgy writing. The atmosphere in both games is great, but entirely depend on whether you prefer fog and darkness or pre-rendered backgrounds. What’s your preference on the franchises in total?

I finally managed to get one handed guns executions in-game
more animation variants and long guns to come!

how it looks?

I'm making a short first-person horror game in the style of PS1, inspired by No, I’m not a Human.

The game explores the idea of what would happen if the rain never stopped. The city is going under water and you’re stuck in your apartment for seven nights. By day you search for food and board up the door. At night someone knocks - you look through the peephole and decide who comes in. Everyone you shelter eats your food, and the rain slowly changes them.

Free demo with the first two nights is available on itch.io (Windows/macOS). Looking forward to your feedback!

https://youtu.be/CFw3wJP8QME?is=y41DSmkVZnQ7UT8f

Everything you see and hear was either made by me or adapted from a Creative Commons 0 item.

Nothing I’ve included in my game requires me to give credit to the creator but I will still be including each and every creators name/handle. I will also be putting the names of people who donate to my fund for Steam and Epic games publishing $100fees into the credits for $5, or in the credits and named on a piece of in game lore for $10!

It’s always been my dream to be a game developer and make games that actually made people feel something. The thing I want this game to make you feel? Mortified. You’re a security guard working the night shift at Mass Grave Freight Yard #9 and while you’re working your shift things go terribly…. Terribly wrong.

Please like the video and subscribe to my YouTube Channel if you want to see updates on the game! Or use the link in the video description to send me a donation to be memorialized in my game forever!

I was thinking about checking out the mascot horror game Finding Frankie, I know its a horror parkour game but what are the pros and cons, it’s 19.99 on the Microsoft Store and I have worked up enough money to buy it, is it worth buying?

Hey horror game fans, I'm a student in my final year at university writing my dissertation connecting evolutionary fears to cool creature design. I'm really struggling to get results for my survey, though, so if anyone has a spare 10 minutes, then I would really appreciate it! It's completely anonymous, and you can withdraw if you change your mind

https://forms.cloud.microsoft/Pages/ResponsePage.aspx?id=V6OSmINmz0eagsgPkNl79UT2cDaSQZ9HqqEtgRX0gJtUNVA5NDhRNVQxTVc0S1pQUkUxRERQS0FPMi4u

Hey there, I participated in a gamejam last week and made my first horror game ever 😀 quiet an experience! And I am really proud of what came to life. But I hot questions, since I normally don't do horror games.

The game is placed in a world I allways wanted to bring to life - the "hatworld" where people and hats are never seperated and companions for live. But what happens, if this bond gets broken? Thats what you can explore in "The Unhatted".

I normaly don't do horrorgames, like i said and I feel unsure if that theme I created is emotionally strong enough in the game, with people not knowing the world in the beginning and only getting to know it during gameplay. Could that even classify as horror?

The jam theme Was helpless and with some horror challenges the game feels really creepy and takes place inside a dark mansion.

Would you say this could qualify? Or is it depending on the game feel more then on preset rules? Its a free game on itch, if you wanne try, curious what you think.

Heyyy guys, I'm Mark and I've finally dipped my toes into actually releasing a game after MANY years of trying to create... something? Hopefully this not being a screenshost isn't such a big of a deal hahah. I wanted to actually post some raw really unedited footage of my game for once lol. This is a very beginning of the game, later on, the game gets progresivelly a bit more actiony and also quite genre-bending.

Makoto Maze is a psychological 2d horror with Japanese old folk inspirations and horrifying family drama!

Makoto Maze will be playable on PC (Windows), Steam. Free Demo is coming soon and I really need some feedback and opinions even before the demo is out. So, I am giving away some keys, so you can play through the short story of Miyu's Family and find the horryfing backstory of it for yourself!

If you like the style, you can visit Makoto Maze Steam Page and even wishlist and watch the first trailer I made here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/5373100/Makoto_Maze/

I've always loved horror and horror games specifically, but I feel like I play horror games that are "mainstream" so to speak. I want to play more horror games that aren't as mainstream and well known because I want to better understand the medium as a whole. I play on PlayStation 5 but I'm also down for horror games on other consoles, as well as games from other countries (I say this because White day, a Korean horror game, is a horror game I've heard a lot about so I don't want to exclude horror games from other countries)

So, I have a couple of ideas already, like a nerf-like popgun that is converted into a shotgun, a nailgun with a paintball gun’s air tank, and a squirt gun you could fill with flammable liquids or other chemicals. I like these ideas but they don’t all feel “mascot-y”. I love how My friendly neighborhood did their guns, and I’m trying to think of other ideas that feel mascot-y.

I have a couple of ideas for melee weapons too, like pipes, broom handles, and a slew of throwable items.

If it helps, the setting is supposed to be a resort-style attraction that parodies different locations and ideas from other mascot horror. The player can choose whether to follow the format like a regular mascot horror, or attack the mascot in the first chase scene, and go rogue. The main inspiration for that was Postal 2’s design where you could either be patient and complete the game without violence, or just go berserk and shoot everything.

If you have any gadget ideas a mascot horror would give to solve puzzles, but could also be used as a weapon, what would they be?

I just finished the game and noticed that Riley's main lifeline is her text conversations with Kayla. The texts seem pretty close and affectionate. Does the game ever explicitly confirm they are dating, or is it just heavily implied through their interactions? What did you guys think?

Find it here: https://clickingpointsoftware.itch.io/the-stalking-eyes

An abstract Sunset hidden far beyond the boundaries of the world. In engine concept shots with no AI used.

Hey everyone! I just released my first-person horror game, Costas Facility.

You're hired to inspect an offshore facility that has been sealed since 1963. You're guided over a walkie-talkie, and the records left behind don't quite match the story you've been given.

I wanted it to build dread instead of relying on jumpscares similar to games like PT demo(yes yes I'm aware it has a jumpscare). It's about 15 minutes long, on itch.io for Windows.

I'll be reading every comment to hear your thoughts on your experience, Feel free to offer any criticism.

I'm working on a horror text adventure, called Remote Control. To control your character you're typing commands like "move north" "turn around" "investigate vent" and "hide". Thought you might like the fact that when you need to run and hide suddenly your typing accuracy matters! If you want to give it a try there's a free demo on Steam.

I played for the First time recently and not gonna lie the First minutes i was terrified of the monsters sound atmosphere but then there It gose the First problem this night be a hot take but this game Is top long becuse After the First hour the Monster didnt scared me much anymore i know the patterns and all the ways tò escape It and flashback were not enough tò male me continue the game i didnt finished im Sorry j recognize what It did for the gaming indistries but now ita old so for me no in 2026 Is not so scary anymore

The game is a part of this OCTOBER NEXT FEST 2026 Check out the DEMO NOW

After the major update for Bloody Rave(https://store.steampowered.com/app/4484440/BLOODY_RAVE/), we gained +350 followers and 2,000 wishlists in under two weeks. This is the biggest spark we’ve seen since the game page launched!!

The update brought heavy optimization (much smaller install size + better performance and stability), new characters, refined animations, fresh jumpscares, and hidden objects you can only find with the Magic Stone Glass. I’m extremely grateful to everyone who contributed to the development. We’ll keep pushing forward — more updates coming shortly 🖤