Horror lovers from all around the world, hello!
Since this is the first edition of Horror Showcase Recap, let me first say a few words just to inform you as to what this is and how you can be a part of it.
My name is Hürcan, or Hurc for easy pronunciation. I’ve been running horrorvisuals – Horror Games Community for over two years now. Ever since the first day, my intentions with it have been the same. Support creative people, share a love for horror, and most importantly, have fun. I’m proud to say that that’s been pretty much what I’ve been doing and it’s been great to see it resonated with so many of you. Horror Games Community helped so many indie developers to get a name on the Twitter-sphere and potentially other social media channels with the momentum they received from the community. It goes both ways too, this initiative also helped horror enjoyers to discover new horror games and branch out their horizons. It’s always been a win-win situation for both sides. Each and every indie promotion you see on Horror Games Community is done for completely free. No questions asked. Developers tend to send me free Steam keys to try out their games but I always make sure to tell them, that it’s not necessary. I’m grateful for their consideration.
What is this Horror Showcase?
Horror Showcase is a Twitter thread I create every two weeks under the hashtag #HorrorShowcase. It used to be #HorrorFriday but the name caused some confusion, so I decided to change it to something more general and understandable. It’s a thread that horror creators can use to talk about their projects and, quite literally showcase whatever it is that they’re working on. Video games, art, music, documentary, short story, book, anything about horror. Because of the community’s overall population, it tends to focus on game development and I intend to keep it that way too. But it’s always great to see artists from other mediums use it and bless us with their incredible horror works. The same goes for authors, composers, and all the other creatives. We have space for everyone. My plan is to carry this endeavor to other social media platforms but I’m still figuring that out.
This article that you’re reading right now, will be published at the end of every Horror Showcase thread, which is mostly two weeks. I’m gonna make a recap of significant projects from the thread and make it easier to read, rather than scrolling down a long thread on Twitter. I will try to get as much as I can into the article but I will most likely skip some submissions with insufficient information or those that I recently wrote about in another recap. It will be tied solely to my curation.
If you want to join Horror Showcase and potentially show up in this article, all you have to do is attend the thread with your project(s). That’s it.
Now that we know what this is about, let’s start, shall we?
First off, I made a video about the current state of horror gaming
First look at the launcher of The Forgotten Tapes: Twisted Forms
In development by a wide range of developers, Twisted Forms is the second collection in the Forgotten Tapes series. It’s going to include 8 different horror games made by different developers with different aesthetics. We got a first look at the lobby/launcher of the game.
FriendShapes by RainingLamppost continues development
With its charming art style and compelling world, it continues to become an interesting take on the psychological horror genre. Make sure to check it out.
First look at the in-game document scanner feature from Full Fathom
Full Fathom is an oceanic survival horror game that’s definitely gonna itch that thalassophobia of yours. We’ve been seeing its development in detail thanks to its developer sharing frequent updates from it. Here is a first look at the document scanner.
Originally tweeted by Monad 𒉎 (@monad_of_eirye) on April 22, 2023.
New screenshots from Ares Breathes
Ares Breathes is slowly shaping into a unique horror game thanks to its distinct art style and static, cinematic camera angles. It doesn’t have a store page for now, so make sure to give the developer a follow for future updates.
Clement Panchout blessed our ears with a music sample
Originally tweeted by Clement Panchout (@ClementPanchout) on April 22, 2023.
Creepy paranormal images from your resident internet ghost appreciator Judith Allen
New trailer from 10 Dead Doves and the Kickstarter launch
Originally tweeted by 10 Dead Doves – KICKSTARTER is LIVE! (@10deaddoves) on April 18, 2023.
Cicada Sirens, another composer to bless our ears with their exceptionally great music
If your project needs a composer, Cicada Sirens is available for commissions. You might know them from SIGNALIS.
Originally tweeted by Cicada Sirens (@CicadaSirens) on April 22, 2023.
Ruedefaux gave us another visual feast with her new artwork for Haunting Ground’s 18th Anniversary
New screenshots from BECRWONED, a retro-styled survival horror game
First look at the new horror game by Gemezl
Originally tweeted by Gemezl (@MrGemezl) on April 22, 2023.
New trailer from All In Your Head, a first-person horror adventure game
Originally tweeted by Usama – Horror Game Dev (@UsamaIndieDev) on April 22, 2023.
Take a look at the gameplay trailer for Psuedo-Psy Play
Originally tweeted by Pseudo-Psy Studio (@PseudoPsyPlay) on May 2, 2023.
Here is a new short from the new 4-player investigation horror game by Null Moon Games
Originally tweeted by Null Moon Games (@nullmoongames) on May 6, 2023.
New creature design from Final Defect, a cyberpunk horror game currently in development
Here is a short look at The Fallen Spirits, one of the games in development for The Forgotten Tapes: Twisted Forms
They label it as “body horror Legend of Zelda” – Sounds compelling, doesn’t it?
Originally tweeted by Tobias_M (@TobiasM_Dev) on April 23, 2023.
First look at new animations from The Door Number 9, a survival horror game
Pixelated promo for Andrés Abel‘s horror novel TESTANERA
Originally tweeted by Andrés Abel (@andres_abel) on April 26, 2023.
New screenshots from HEAVY AS STONE, a psychedelic horror game
Retro Space continues to shape into a charming sci-fi horror game
Originally tweeted by RetroSpace (@RetroSpaceGame) on April 29, 2023.
New trailer from Stray Souls, an action horror game by Jukai Studio
Originally tweeted by Stray Souls (@StraySoulsGame) on March 24, 2023.
Project Proxima announced – Space horror game inspired by Iron Lung
Originally tweeted by LunaApps 🌙 (@Luna_Apps) on April 22, 2023.
OCEAN BORN continues development
Backrooms: The Project is getting a demo soon
Originally tweeted by Backrooms: The Project | Wishlist on Steam (@BackroomsTP) on April 22, 2023.
Take a look at this cute doggie from Zero Below The Sun, a retro survival horror game
Originally tweeted by Zero Below The Sun – Retro Survival Horror (@ZeroBelowTheSun) on April 14, 2023.
leafcuts continues to compose great sounding music
DETUNED, a music game where the music kills you
Originally tweeted by ApeHardware (@ApeHardware) on April 22, 2023.
Here is a look at HEAVENSCAPE, a Y2K horror game
Originally tweeted by 🩸💙 Yves (WORKING TO BETA RELEASE)💙🩸 (@HangingRabbit) on March 4, 2023.
Samurai Unicorn is slowly shaping up to be the golden star of action horror
Originally tweeted by Samurai Unicorn (@SamUni_PS1) on April 20, 2023.
New textures and lighting from The Occultist
Originally tweeted by The Occultist | Pentakill Studios (@PentakillStudio) on April 21, 2023.
Development for a new PSX-styled horror game has begun: Bad Times at the Silver Lake
New goodies from Aspen, a horror artist, and composer
Originally tweeted by 🦷🏳️⚧️Aspen🏳️⚧️🦷 (C0MMS 0PEN) (@scarytreebones) on April 22, 2023.
New Dev Log from CONSCRIPT, a WW1 survival horror game
Dakota Lee, a talented artist who worked on some of your favorite video games, is open for commissions
There is still more to see and I can’t simply include everything here due to time constraints. So please, if you’re interested, make sure to check out the thread and share your favorites to support these incredibly talented people.
Look forward to the new Horror Showcase thread tomorrow.
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