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Survive Your Shift in Convenience Store Horror Sim ‘Hellmart’ [Trailer]
After last year’s Envelope, we’re returning to the horror of convenience stores with GAZE IN GAMES’ Hellmart. Coming soon to Steam, Hellmart has you dealing with the doldrums of a convenience store clerk during the day, but with the added bonus of having to deal with the late-night inconvenience of “strange clients” at night. Strange clientele that has you barricading yourself in the store.
Hellmart has you taking up residence in the north chasing easy money, and to get away from people. You take the job of a night shift managers at a tiny convenience store, doing the normal convenience store things. Things like hitting your daily sales quota, restocking the shelves, keeping the store and surrounding area clean, and above all, being polite to your customers.
Things obviously take a turn once the sun starts to go down, as you’ll need to make sure that the store has power while barricading the doors, checking the security cameras and buying supplies. Once night rolls around, it’s game on. You’ll need to decide who to let into the store, while also keeping whatever evil is outside the store out of the store.
A mix of supermarket simulator and horror, the game’s dynamic customer behavior and horror systems that adapt to how you play, making no two shifts ever the same. You’ll need to observe and keep an eye on customers, as whatever evil is outside is able to mimic any customer. Above all, the fate of your customers and the story’s ending depends on the decisions you make throughout the game.
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Definitive Edition of Throwback Survival Horror Game ‘Doctor Viscera’ Launches June 23 [Trailer]
For those who enjoy their survival horror gaming with a side of old-school cheese, you have Liminal Road’s Doctor Viscera. Released last October on Steam, the game is set to receive its Definitive Edition next week on June 23rd, with plans for a release on consoles to be shared soon. The Doctor Viscera: Definitive Edition will include a variety of improvements, adjustments, and new content designed to make the experience even more intense. All of this content will be available free to existing owners.
For those not in the know, Doctor Viscera is a throwback survival horror title with PSX-inspired visuals, where you must escape the abandoned GrimmHaus Asylum. You must explore the asylum’s various rooms, find useful items, and solve puzzles to unlock new areas and discover escape routes. At the same time, you’ll need to be on the lookout for the Doctor and his grotesque experiments.
The biggest addition to the Definitive Edition is the Nurse, a brand-new enemy who will actively pursue players throughout the campaign. Although slower than the eponymous doctor, the nurse introduces a completely different gameplay dynamic by using ranged attacks with a firearm, forcing players to rethink their routes, strategies, and survival tactics.
Under certain circumstances, you can disarm the Nurse, creating entirely new situations and possibilities within the game.
Doctor Viscera: Definitive Edition also introduces a new area to the map, featuring a tram system. In addition to serving as a new exploration route, it can also be used to quickly escape pursuers and travel between different sections of the asylum.
The update also brings improvements across multiple aspects of the experience, including:
- Level design changes
- Puzzle redesigns
- Performance optimizations
- New immersive audio system
- Controller support
- New menu interfaces
If you’re looking to check out the game before buying it, you can check out the demo that’s also available on Steam.