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AppWizard

August 18, 2025

5 best horror games to play on PC (August 2025 edition) | Esports News

In 2025, horror gaming features a variety of experiences, including: 1. Silent Hill 2 Remake - A remake developed by Bloober Team that captures the psychological dread of James Sunderland’s journey. 2. Alan Wake 2 - A survival horror game that intertwines storytelling with gameplay, featuring FBI agent Saga Anderson and writer Alan Wake in a world where fiction and reality collide. 3. Scorn - A game set in a biomechanical landscape that combines puzzle-solving with survival elements, offering a uniquely unsettling experience. 4. Alien: Isolation - A game emphasizing strategy and stealth as players hide from a relentless Xenomorph, recreating the suspense of Ridley Scott’s original film. 5. Dead Island 2 - An action-packed game focusing on zombies, creative weapon crafting, and a tropical paradise turned nightmarish, featuring gory action and stunning graphics.

AppWizard

August 9, 2025

Steam has a sale celebrating small developers, and you can get my favorite post-Balatro deckbuilder for just $2

The Tiny Teams sale on Steam runs until August 14th, featuring games from small development teams, including demos for upcoming indie releases. Notable titles include: - Aces & Adventures: A deckbuilder priced at .99, with 13 fully-voiced campaigns inspired by Norse and Middle Eastern mythology, offering procedurally-generated runs and gameplay that combines special abilities with poker hands. - Pager: A 1-bit simulation exploring corporate ambition, reminiscent of the series Severance. - Phasmophobia: A 4-player online co-op horror game available at a 25% discount, where players act as ghost hunters using various equipment and voice interaction with ghosts. - Ale & Tale Tavern: A cozy co-op game priced under , where players manage a tavern and engage in activities like hunting, cooking, and farming. - The RPG: A humorous game that satirizes genre tropes, featuring glitchy dragon bosses and comedic healing methods. - Erenshor: A single-player RPG designed to evoke the feel of classic MMOs. The sale includes additional discounts and a variety of indie games and demos.

Winsage

May 14, 2024

Hellblade: Senua’s Sacrifice story recap — Characters, plot, and more

- The gaming community is gearing up for the next installment of Senua's epic, Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2. - Hellblade: Senua's Sacrifice, the award-winning 2017 title, introduced players to a haunting narrative with psychological thrills. - Senua's initial voyage is a compact journey with poignant moments and rich characters, playable on multiple platforms. - The protagonist, Senua, faces psychosis, the Furies, and the Darkness while trying to revive her deceased beloved, Dillion. - Senua's quest involves confronting Norse entities, battling and solving puzzles, ultimately leading to an acceptance of loss. - Senua's Saga: Hellblade 2 is set to release on Xbox Series X|S and Windows PC on May 21, 2024, and will be available on Xbox Game Pass from day one.