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Turn-Based Horror RPG ‘House of Necrosis’ Now Available [Trailer]
While mobile users have the upcoming Resident Evil Survival Unit to get their strategy fix, Steam users, on the other hand, now have
Warkus’ turn-based RPG House of Necrosis, which is out now with a 10% launch discount until October 13. There’s also a demo on Steam, and you can also check out the demo out on itch.io.
Created by the same dev behind Harvest Festival 64 (which you can also find on itch.io), and inspired by the early 3D Survival Horror games of the 90s (like a certain Capcom game), players enter a vaguely-familiar mansion that changes every time you enter. Said mansion is also crawling with zombies. As a result, you’ll be cleaning up in turn-based dungeon-crawling, as well as getting your tank-control fix in the hubworld, complete with pre-rendered backgrounds.
Unlike its Survival Horror inspiration, there are RPG elements to House of Necrosis, where you’ll be leveling up your character and upgrading your weapons. Not to mention that the turn-based battles feel very much like a certain Final Fantasy VII, complete with that aura effect when you use a healing item. And seeing as this is a dungeon crawler at heart, there are plenty of treasures and traps mixed in with the various horrors you’ll be facing.
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Inspired by 80s Slashers, Short Horror Experience ‘Dead Stop – No Vacancy’ Launches August 13 [Trailer]
Fresh from their work on last year’s Beneath, developer Camel 101 has announced that their next title, a short, standalone first-person horror experience in Dead Stop – No Vacancy, will launch on Steam on August 13. Accompanying the announcement is the release date trailer, which thanks to the narration, is appropriately hammy.
Players in No Vacancy step into the shoes of Nancy, a hard-edged investigative reporter whose journey to the town of Crestfall takes an unexpected turn. Stranded without directions or a GPS signal, she arrives at the remote Paradise Motel just as daylight begins to disappear. What initially appears to be an inconvenient stop soon becomes an investigation into the motel’s dark history, and whatever may be hiding beneath it.
No Vacancy is the first entry in Dead Stop, a new anthology of short, standalone horror games inspired by classic horror stories and unsettling places. In this case, the game takes inspiration from 80s slasher films.
Rather than relying on cutscenes to tell its story, No Vacancy‘s has the player discover the story through the various objects you examine in the game. As such, you’ll also be dealing with various environmental puzzles built around the motel’s dark history. Completing the vibe is the game’s throwback graphics, which don’t quite have the typical PS1-era aesthetic, but it’s enough to give you that old-school feel.
Ahead of the game’s launch, you can also check out the demo via the Steam page.