Video Games
[Trailer] Enter a Nightmarish Carnival With Point-And-Click Title ‘Strangeland’ on May 25th
Fans of old-school point and click horror games like Sanitarium have something to look forward to with developer Wormwood Studios upcoming title, Strangeland (no relation to Dee Snider). In fact, you won’t have to wait very long for the title, as it’ll be releasing on Steam on May 25th.
Based on their success with their previous title, Primordia, Strangeland is described as “[integrating] a compelling narrative with engaging puzzles.” The story has you waking up in a nightmarish carnival, only to see a woman hurl herself down a bottomless well for your sake. It only gets stranger from there, as you find clues and help from jeering ravens, an eyeless scribe, a living furnace, a mismade mermaid and more of the inhabitants of the carnival.
In a news update on Strangeland‘s Steam page, one of the developers sums up their decisions to go the horror route, in case you were having any doubts about this game. “Strangeland’s themes can be developed best through the medium of horror. Other genres are certainly well suited to depicting loss (losing another; losing oneself) and rediscovery. But they come at the problem more obliquely. For my dollar, fantastical horror has the benefit of letting you come at those feelings head-on, to give them their full enormity.”
Xbox owners feeling left out over SFB Games’ throwback Survival Horror title Crow Country coming to Steam and PlayStation? Never fear, as the developer has secured an Xbox Series release via the Microsoft Store, which will launch on May 9th as the other platforms. And to celebrate, Xbox owners also get a new trailer announcing Crow Country coming to the platform alongside the PlayStation 5 and PC.
In this brand new horror inspired by classics from the original PlayStation, Crow Country takes place in the year 1990. It’s been two years since the mysterious disappearance of Edward Crow and the abrupt closure of his theme park, the eponymous Crow Country. You are Mara Forest, and you’re searching for some answers from Crow. You’ll need to venture deep into the abandoned Crow Country theme park and uncover the secrets behind its Crow’s sudden disappearance.
Crow Country will see you immerse yourself in a richly atmospheric, deeply sinister world evocative of late 90s pre-rendered graphics. You’ll need to make every bullet count as you manage limited resources and try to survive against the creatures that stalk the eerily tranquil grounds of the amusement park.
Monsters aren’t your only problem, however. Crow Country hides many secrets behind its locked gates, requiring you to overcome the gauntlet of puzzles and challenges that stand between you and the truth. And for those who want to immerse themselves in the atmosphere without having to battle against the inhabitants of the park, there’s the “Exploration Mode”, which switches off the combat to focus entirely on solving the mystery and exploration.
Crow Country will be available for $19.99 USD. You can also check out the demo on Steam.
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