In case you haven’t heard, this may very well be the best month ever for horror fans, at least as far as video games are concerned. We’ve seen a record number of new games get released, and now we can add two more to the list: The Forest and The Stomping Land. The former is brimming with murderous indigenous peoples and weird, Silent Hill-esque monsters and the other has dinosaurs. What more could you want?
Now, it’s worth mentioning that neither of these games are official, full releases. Both games are currently in Steam Early Access, so they’re largely unfinished. I haven’t been able to spend any time with The Stomping Land yet, but The Forest has some technical issues — many of which will likely get fixed in future patches (the first is scheduled to arrive in about two weeks).
Those problems aside, The Forest is a deeply unnerving game with serious potential.
I can’t think of many things that are quite as unsettling as desperately trying to scavenge for building materials as the sun sets so you can build a shelter only to look to the horizon and see half a dozen cannibals watching you. Also, there’s this:
So, apparently, I suck at #TheForest. I got my base camp set up, then I was swiftly massacred by a guy with a flashlight on his head.
— Adam Dodd (@BabyColada) May 31, 2014
I did not last very long my first time, but that’s normal, right?
If you’re unfamiliar with either game, I’ve included trailers for each below.
You can grab The Forest here.
You can grab The Stomping Land here.
