Video Games
Pixelated Time Loop Horror Game ‘Loop//Error’ Out Now
Koro Pixel Studio and publisher CULT Games are kicking off Steam Scream IV Fest today with the release of their new short atmospheric horror experience, Loop//Error. Touted as a slow-burning descent into paranoia, dread, and disturbing imagery, Loop//Error is available with a limited-time 20% launch discount.
Alone in the dead of night, you find yourself sent on a simple errand to check on a quiet gas station on the outskirts of town. But nothing here feels right. You can’t outrun this place. It wants you. And it will keep you. The air is heavy with something unspoken, the radio crackles with words that don’t belong, and the station itself… shifts.
Every step forward drags you deeper into a nightmare of fractured reality and unseen terrors. Strange voices whisper in your ear, shadows stretch and writhe, and the choices you make will carve your fate.
Calling back to old-school text-based adventure games, Loop//Error adds to its creepy atmosphere with a blend of eerie animations and lighting courtesy of its pixel art reminiscent of World of Horror. If that wasn’t enough, the game features dynamic sound design that reacts to your actions.
And despite the short playthrough (about 30 minutes in length), there are multiple endings for players to discover.
Bobby Prince, the composer who provided the soundtracks to legendary titles such as Wolfenstein 3D, Doom, and Doom II, has died. Prince’s family confirmed the composer’s death on June 16 late last week at the age of 81. No cause of death was released.
id Software, the company that gave Prince his first job in the industry, paid tribute to the composer, referring to him as a “video game music pioneer”.
Indeed, in addition to providing the soundtracks to id Software’s hits in the FPS genre, Prince also provided the soundtracks to other id Software classics, such as portions of the scores for Commander Keen series and the forerunner to the modern FPS, Catacomb 3-D. Prince also worked with Apogee Software and 3D Realms, providing the soundtrack for Blake Stone: Aliens of Gold, and teaming with Lee Jackson for Rise of the Triad and Duke Nukem 3D.
Prince’s death comes just after the Library of Congress announced back in May that his soundtrack for Doom would be preserved in the National Recording Registry.
The soundtrack for Doom and its sequel took inspiration from designer John Romero‘s collection of CDs at the studio, which included the likes of Alice in Chains, Pantera, and Metallica. In spite of the limitations composers faced with the sound cards of the era, Prince was able to replicate riffs from songs like “Master of Puppets” and “Painkiller” for tracks like “At Doom’s Gate”, the iconic opening track for Doom‘s first level, E1M1.
For Doom II‘s soundtrack, Prince continued to employ the same tactic, lifting rifts from songs like “Sex Type Thing”, “After All (The Dead)”, “South of Heaven” and more.
In addition to composing, Prince was also a practicing lawyer, and had pursued a career as an attorney before making his way into the video games industry.
Prince is survived by his wife Connie, and his sons, Robert Caskin Prince IV and Andrew (Cristy) Prince.