Psychological Horror
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Silent Hill-Like Uses Phones To Parry, Because Even Anime Girls Know Tech Is A Weapon
The upcoming survival horror game Signal Veil features a unique combat system where the protagonist uses a flip phone to attack and parry enemies, drawing inspiration from classic horror titles like Resident Evil and Silent Hill. Developer Time Hunters aims to lean into psychological horror, with the phone also acting as a monster detector and its camera flash used to stun opponents. The game is available to wishlist on Steam but does not yet have a release date.
Survival horror game Signal Veil revealed for Nintendo Switch 2
Serafini Productions and Time Hunters have revealed Signal Veil, a third-person survival horror game in development for the Nintendo Switch 2. Players will control Aki Mizuno, a teenage girl investigating disappearances at Nishikawa High School using a supernatural cellphone to confront creatures born from emotional trauma. The game features resource management, a sanity mechanic, and combat that requires observation and timing.
Heartworm Wants To Drag You Into A World Built From Memories
Heartworm is a lo-fi psychological horror adventure inspired by 90s survival horror games, available on Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S, PlayStation, and Nintendo Switch for £12.49. Players control Sam, who uses a camera as her primary defense against supernatural threats within a mysterious house, blending exploration and puzzle-solving with optional retro visual and control settings.
Storebound Turns A Shopping Trip Into A Co-Op Horror Nightmare
Storebound, a co-op horror adventure developed and published by Embers, is now available on Xbox Series X|S and PC for £8.79. The game traps players in a cursed megastore where they must solve puzzles, share clues, and manage a sanity system to escape. Communication is key, but can also become a liability as the store itself hunts players.
Surreal Psychological Horror Adventure Deperson Is Coming to Steam
Error Thing's psychological horror adventure game, Deperson, is coming to PC in Q2 2027 and is available to wishlist on Steam. The game features a hand-drawn dystopian world, point-and-click gameplay with puzzles and platforming, and a story about a man with amnesia exploring his identity. It is published by Parco Games.
Asylum shares Nintendo Switch release date, new trailer
SOEDESCO and Senscape have announced that the first-person horror adventure game Asylum will be released on Nintendo Switch on October 30, 2026. The game features a psychological horror story inspired by classic horror cinema and offers approximately ten hours of gameplay with challenging puzzles and a haunting soundtrack.
Mind-Bending Puzzle Game Shil Lets You Explore Realms Inside Someone’s Imagination
OSM Games announced that Shil, a first-person puzzle horror game, will be released on Meta Quest on October 8th, 2026, for $14.99 USD. The game features surreal puzzle-solving, exploration, and a unique two-color visual style set within someone's subconscious. Shil is also available to wishlist on Steam and is expected to launch on PC soon.
Recension – Silent Hill Townfall
Silent Hill: Townfall is a successful experiment in the modern Silent Hill renaissance, earning a 3 out of 5 rating. The game excels in its breathtaking world-building of a 1990s Scottish coastal town, St Amelia, and its psychological horror elements. However, frustrating stealth and combat segments detract from the overall experience, despite the impressive detail and atmosphere.
Silent Hill: Townfall Review – Welcome to St. Amelia
Silent Hill: Townfall is a terrifying success, offering a fresh take on the franchise with its Scottish setting and first-person perspective. Developed by Screen Burn and published by Annapurna Interactive, the game excels in its psychological horror, challenging puzzles, and tense stealth gameplay, though it is hampered by significant performance issues on PlayStation 5.
How Silent Hill Lost Its Way and Found It Again
The Silent Hill franchise has undergone a significant revival, moving from a period of inconsistent releases and cancelled projects to a successful comeback spearheaded by new titles like the Silent Hill 2 Remake, Silent Hill f, and Silent Hill: Townfall. Konami's strategy of betting big on the franchise with multiple external studios, each bringing a unique vision, has successfully recaptured its psychological horror roots and innovative spirit, suggesting a bright future with potential for annual releases.
Suplex and shatter glass enemies after being in prison for committing a cardinal crime in the psychological horror beat 'em up Brokensides
Brokensides is a new psychological horror beat 'em up from developer FUNKYHEART where players control a violent character recently released from prison. The game features a unique visual style blending wireframe 3D, improperly rendered models, and ASCII art, with enemies shattering into glass pieces upon defeat. While no release date has been announced, the game is available to wishlist on Steam.
An Uneasy Two-Act Ordeal: Roman Sands Re:Build Review
Roman Sands RE:Build is an abrasive two-act experience that blends vaporwave-glitchcore immersive sim elements with oppressive survival horror. The game's two distinct halves, focusing on resort busywork and isolation respectively, are designed to be gruelling and thematically linked, offering a challenging and experimental journey for players drawn to discomfort-driven experiences.
Saraab: Beyond The Veil – Official Release Date Trailer
Saraab: Beyond The Veil, a psychological horror visual novel focused on healing and confronting inner demons, is set to release on PC via Steam on November 3rd, 2026. The announcement was accompanied by a release date trailer.
LOVE alt delete is a Y2K horror visual novel where you use one AI chatbot to help you date another that, don't worry, doesn't use the nasty generative stuff
LOVE alt delete is an upcoming psychological horror visual novel where players beta test an AI chatbot named MUSE, which they can romance. The game, developed by Bicameral, features a Y2K aesthetic and does not use generative AI, instead focusing on narrative storytelling and player interaction through typed conversations. It is set to release in 2027 on PC.
Det omtyckta retro-skräckspelet Heartworm kommer till konsol
The well-received retro horror game Heartworm, originally released on PC, is coming to consoles including Xbox One, Xbox Series X/S, Nintendo Switch, PlayStation 4, and PlayStation 5 on October 1st. Developed by Vincent Adinolfi and published by DreadXP, the game draws inspiration from psychological horror classics like Silent Hill and Half-Life, featuring a visual style reminiscent of the original PlayStation.
SILENT HILL Townfall Launches on PC and PS5 | Invision Game Community
Konami has released Silent Hill: Townfall, the latest installment in the psychological horror series, developed by Screen Burn Interactive and co-published by Annapurna Interactive. The game is now available on PlayStation 5 and PC, featuring a first-person perspective and a new story set on a remote Scottish island. Players explore St. Amelia, uncovering fragmented memories and facing unsettling threats.
Every Silent Hill game ranked from worst to best - from 1999 to 2026
This article ranks all Silent Hill games from worst to best, including upcoming titles like Silent Hill f and Townfall. While Silent Hill 2 is considered the series' pinnacle, many entries, including Silent Hill: Ascension and Book of Memories, are heavily criticized for poor execution and deviation from the series' core horror elements. Upcoming games and the Silent Hill 2 remake show promise for the franchise's revival.
The scariest part of Silent Hill: Townfall? It's not the monsters—it's British interior design
Silent Hill: Townfall's Scottish island setting of St Amelia is praised for its authentic 1996 British interior design, which evokes a unique sense of unease and familiarity for players. Game director Jon McKellan highlights the meticulous research, including Argos catalogues, used to recreate these spaces. The article argues that this specific environmental detail, rather than monsters, is the game's scariest and most compelling aspect.
Retro psychological survival horror game Heartworm coming to Nintendo Switch 2, Switch
The retro psychological survival horror game Heartworm is set to release on October 1, 2026, for both Nintendo Switch and the upcoming Nintendo Switch 2. Developed by Vincent Adinolfi and published by DreadXP, the game draws inspiration from 90s classics like Silent Hill and Resident Evil, featuring a narrative about grief, memory, and supernatural manifestations.
Silent Hill: Townfall - All Details: Setting, Release & More
Silent Hill: Townfall is set to release on September 24, 2026, for PlayStation 5, Steam, and the Epic Games Store. Developed by Screen Burn Interactive and co-published by Konami and Annapurna Interactive, the game shifts the series to a first-person perspective on a remote Scottish island, featuring a new protagonist named Simon Ordell and a unique CRTV mechanic for interacting with the environment and enemies. This installment continues Konami's approach of treating Silent Hill as a framework for diverse psychological horror stories.
