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Indie Horror ‘Year Walk’ Hikes Onto Steam Next Month
The creepy, narrative-driven horror game Year Walk, previously an iOS exclusive, is on its way to PC. The announcement came paired with an eerie new trailer, release date, and the promise of new content. Developer Simogo is adding new locations to explore, as well as additional puzzles, a map, in-game encyclopedia, and updated art. Since it’s coming to Steam, this version will also have full achievement support.
The game is based on an ancient Swedish phenomena of “year walking,” a year-long vision quest, of sorts, which people embarked on in hopes of seeing their future.
Year Walk arrives on March 6th for PC (Steam).
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In the grim darkness of the far future there is only war, but it was a cheerful illustrator from England who helped to define the terrifying war-torn imagery that inspired what we now know as Grimdark (a hybrid genre combining horror with sci-fi/fantasy).
Unfortunately for fans of Warhammer 40,000, Trench Crusade and countless other sources of Grimdark thrills, veteran artist John Blanche passed away this week after struggling with health issues for the past few years.
While the artist retired back in 2023, he leaves us with an enormous legacy of iconic artwork that continues to inspire gamers and storytellers around the world to this very day.
The news is especially gloomy as it was only last year that Daniel Lowman and Napoleon Dynamite himself Jon Heder released The Grim & the Dark: The Search for John Blanche, a documentary following Heder’s exploration of the Grimdark genre culminating in a heartwarming encounter with Blanche in his own home.
Below is one of my favorite pieces by Blanche, his highly influential depiction of Warhammer 40k’s God-Emperor of Mankind on his Golden Throne.
We send our deepest condolences to John Blanche’s family, friends, and fans.
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