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Step Into PSX-Styled Cosmic Horror With ‘The Black Iris’
In the mood for some cosmic horror gaming? Arboreta Games is tapping into that with their upcoming game, The Black Iris. Currently, the game can be downloaded from their itch.io page.
The story for the game takes place in North East Scotland in 1983. An engineer is sent to an abandoned research facility to decommission equipment and gather research material left behind by scientists. Wouldn’t you know it, but the engineer eventually stumbles into an unstable world of phantasmagorical horrors.
Keeping with the current trend of throwback PSX-style graphics, The Black Iris sees you explore a small open world of around 20-30 minutes of playtime, complete with some body horror moments.
You can download the game for free, though you can name your price for the title, as well. All proceeds from this game (after the standard 10% revenue share with itch.io) will go to West Dunbartonshire Community Foodbank, so it’s a win-win.
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Souls-like ‘Blasphemous’ Receiving New Physical Limited ‘Martyrs’ Edition’ for PS4, Switch
The Game Kitchen is celebrating their 2D Souls-like Blasphemous reaching 5 million in sales in a big way. Publisher Team 17, together with astragon Entertainment, have announced a new premium physical edition for PlayStation 4 and the Nintendo Switch in Blasphemous: Martyrs’ Edition. Pre-orders for the Martyrs’ Edition are now live via the Team 17 website.
Launching on October 30, the Blasphemous: Martyrs’ Edition delivers the complete Blasphemous experience. Alongside the base game with all released content included on-disc/cartridge, the edition features a 48-page Visual Compendium showcasing previously unreleased artwork, a premium poster featuring an all-new key visual, a developer letter, a game manual, and a digital soundtrack with 38 tracks.
Developed by The Game Kitchen and originally released back in 2019, Blasphemous (read our review) is a brutal action-platformer set in the nightmarish land of Cvstodia, combining challenging hack-and-slash combat, exploration, stunning pixel art and a deeply atmospheric gothic world. Players take on the role of The Penitent One, battling fearsome enemies and towering bosses in a quest to break the endless cycle of death and rebirth.
In addition to being available for the PlayStation 4 and Nintendo Switch, you can also grab Blasphemous on the Xbox One, and PC via Steam and GOG.
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