As a standalone visual novel, I find Reckoning does very little to draw players into its world or story.

Edgar Allan Poe's Interactive Horror: 1995 Edition brings a classic to modern audiences. Or it would if you could play it.

Katanalevy’s Dead Format explicitly hearkens back to the time of VHS.

Demonschool is stylish and irreverent.

Malys is chock-full of great artwork, stellar music, and interesting gameplay mechanics.

Vampyr succeeds when it focuses on its cast of complex and interesting characters.

Iron Lung is a minimalist horror experience where your goal is to navigate your submersible vehicle underwater in order to take pictures of increasingly unnerving phenomena.

CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs is a short but dense experience that is just waiting for people to explore.

Should we accept that this is simply a set story with minimal interaction, we must find our joy and meaning in-between the “major” choices.

The atmosphere of Dead Format is top-notch.

The art and imagery of Eclipsium are certainly evocative, with large grotesque figures and body horror elements abound.

The serial killer simulator Life Eater doesn't go far enough.

Vampire: The Masquerade – Coteries of New York is an absolutely gorgeous title, with mesmerizing, painterly artwork that showcases the viciousness and beauty held within the World of Darkness.

Slay the Princess is a masterwork of storytelling and visual design. Exemplary writing and voice work will keep you hanging on every word.

Repetitive combat, and dull, washed-out level design make a bulk of the horror shooter a chore, rather than an engaging romp.

Little Nightmares is a game begging to be examined more closely, but even if you do, I'm not sure you'll ever get a concrete answer.

Alien: Isolation succeeds in so many more ways than it fails. Everything in the game serves to make the experience tense and frightening.

From the exciting story to the frightening creatures on display, this game shines brightly in the dark.

A unique concoction that is one part fishing game, one part inventory management, and two parts eldritch horror.

Horror remakes continue to see success. What makes them work?