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Why I Hate This Place feels like an ’80s horror comic you can play
By Ian Dean published
Its style is celebrated in a new physical edition for Switch and PS5.

This free Unreal Engine 5 game looks like a haunted sketchbook come to life
By Joe Foley published
My Paper Forest shuns the 'Unreal Engine look' with its hand-drawn textures.

Why this indie horror dev turned to Unreal Engine 5 to build believable fear
By Alan Wen published
Using MetaHumans helped two-person indie studio bring Silent Road's J-horror to life.

Tomb Raider's Lara Croft almost looked very different in Japan
By Joe Foley published
The game's publisher wanted an anime-style redesign, and it's freaking people out.

Epic Fable concept art makes me even more excited about the reboot
By Joe Foley published
All should be revealed at Developer Direct 2026.

Final Fantasy 7 Remake Intergrade plays like a dream on Switch 2, despite being bloated in more ways than one
By Alan Wen published
A dream handheld port with baggage.

This indie game turns watercolour art into playable puzzle spaces
By Ian Dean published
Crafting A Storied Life: Tabitha’s hand-drawn world.

Romeo Is A Dead Man is a masterclass in visual excess, and it blew me away
By Steve Boxer published
Hands-on with Suda51’s new Unreal Engine 5 game, a whirlwind of clashing art styles.
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