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‘SOMA’ Stars in September’s Humble Bundle

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You might’ve noticed the nightmare fish hovering ominously over these very words, its frighteningly Freddy Krueger-esque face turned to the side in a clear attempt at deception. Don’t be fooled into believing that it’s too preoccupied by the light bulb on its head to notice you. Fishy Krueger is only waiting on you to give it a chance to strike and make eye-kababs with its teeth-knives.

You’re probably wondering what you can do, if anything, to protect yourself against this deep sea demon. I’d be happy to tell you all about that, if this story was all about you, you narcissist. But we’re here to chat about a uniquely unsettling and woefully underrated horror game from the creators of Amnesia: The Dark Descent.

Amnesia is widely considered to be one of the “scariest games ever made,” and its surprise success is what made it possible for Frictional Games to reach even higher with its most recent title, SOMA. Like its predecessor, SOMA is a first-person horror game that prioritizes storytelling and evasion over confrontation, which it uses to entice players to explore a more fully realized world. It’s in the myriad small improvements it introduces to the mechanics it inherited from Amnesia, and the more cerebral nature of its terror, in which it begins to reveal itself.

If you’ve ever been tempted to drop $12 on Humble Monthly, do so by September 2 and your subscription will come with immediate access to the sci-fi horror game SOMA. That’s in addition to about a half dozen other titles valued at about $125, a store-wide 10% discount and the awesome opportunity to help those in need, as 5% of each month’s proceeds are given to charity.

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‘Alien Hunt’ – It’s an ‘Alien’ and ‘Predator’ Mockbuster Rolled into One! [Trailer]

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While you wait for Alien: Romulus, the folks over at Devilworks have cooked up their own slice of “mockbuster” fun with Alien Hunt, and we’re debuting the trailer here on BD this morning.

This brand-new sci-fi horror from director Aaron Mirtes (The Bigfoot Trap, Painted in Blood) is set for its US premiere on May 14, and you can find it on digital thanks to Devilworks.

You can exclusively watch the official trailer for Alien Hunt below, which looks to combine elements of Alien and Predator. This particular “mockbuster” has very little interest in hiding its inspirations, with the alien designs plucked straight out of H.R. Giger’s beautiful brain. Hey, if you’re going to pull from other movies, might as well take from the all-time greats!

In Alien Hunt, “On a hunting trip in the wilderness, a group of siblings discovers an abandoned military outpost on their land, but is it what it seems?

“Their trip takes a sinister turn when they find themselves facing off against a relentless army of extra-terrestrial beings. Suddenly, the hunters become the hunted.

“The formidable squad of alien soldiers will stop at nothing to wipe out the enemy and in an all-out, brutal battle for survival, it’s kill or be killed in Alien Hunt.”

Barron Boedecker (Escape Pod, The Bigfoot Trap), Brent Bentley (The Perfect In-Laws, Haunt Season), Deiondre Teagle (The Visitor, Painted in Blood, Death Ranch), Chelsey Fuller (The Bigfoot Trap, The Silent Natural), Jesse Santoyo (A Nashville Country Christmas, Potter’s Ground), and Adam Pietripaoli (The Bigfoot Trap, The OctoGames) star.

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