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‘The Stomping Land’ Hits Steam Early Access on May 30
It’s been a childhood dream of mine to stalk a dinosaur through a forest at night, using the rain to muffle my footsteps until I’m close enough to my prey to vanquish them with a perfectly executed killing blow. The Stomping Land is a prehistoric survival game that looks to offer just that.
Granted, in my childhood fantasies I was the dinosaur — preferably a Tyrannosaurus, though I did occasionally imagine what it would be like to live as a Velociraptor — but I’m more than willing to settle for a dinosaur-hunting tribesman.
Basically, what I’m saying is The Stomping Land has majestic dinosaurs and you really should consider checking it out when it arrives on Steam Early Access on May 30 for $24.99.
If riding off into the sunset on the back of a Helicoprion sounds like your idea of a good time, you can follow The Stomping Land on Steam and its official website.
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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