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Pay What You Want for ‘Outlast’ in Latest Humble Bundle
It wasn’t until I was about three Humble Bundles deep that the shame produced by my neglected library of Steam games managed to overwhelm the warm and tingly feeling I’d get from buying games that helped charities. I decided to cut myself off until I had caught up on the massive catalogue of untouched video games I had hoarded over years of sales.
Strong-willed types such as yourself should definitely set aside some time over the next two weeks to have a look at the latest Humble Indie Bundle, where you’ll find a handful of fantastic indies that can be purchased on the cheap. Outlast, Retro City Rampage DX and Never Alone are available now at the nebulous “pay what you want” price, and they even come with a voucher for 80% off the spectacular Outlast: Whistleblower expansion.
Pay more than the average — as I write this it’s sitting at $6.07 — and you’ll unlock Trine 3 and Door Kickers, and for an additional $2.00 you’ll also get Else Heart.Break() and a second dose of spooky scary with the Lovecraftian roguelike Sunless Sea.
In related news, Outlast 2 is coming this fall. Here’s the reveal trailer, in case you missed it.
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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