Grotesqueresque is an anthology of horror tales crammed with sickening pixel artwork monstrosities and jarring moments of terror.
Ten completely different tales of gut-churning horror await on this compelling assortment of scary experiences. Informed beneath the guise of a range present (undoubtedly getting a Tales From the Crypt vibe, right here), our puppet-like narrator spins all of those assorted horror tales after a brief introduction about what to anticipate. Every goes off in wildly completely different instructions, capturing a lady looking for cosmetic surgery to really feel lovely, a farmer who’s gotten fortunate sufficient to search out limitless apples in his orchard, and somebody who simply can’t sleep at night time.
Naturally, one thing terrible occurs to all of them in several methods. Taking a stroll alone in a red-tinged forest at night time wasn’t going to prove very properly, was it? Nor was creeping via the air flow system on the lookout for messes to wash up. Every of those tales are tinged with dread from the second you begin, however with out spoiling something, all of them do it in several ways in which preserve the scares recent and chilling every time. I believed a handful of extraordinarily brief horror tales may lose their punch over time, however the developer has achieved a superb job right here of getting beneath my pores and skin in ways in which felt recent all through. Additionally they excel at catching me off-guard with some jarring scares in addition, guaranteeing I by no means felt protected or snug taking part in this sport.
Grotesqueresque affords many eerie horror tales that shock with their unsettling pixel artwork creatures (I by no means knew what to anticipate of the monsters on this sport). The mechanics and tales preserve twisting issues in new methods, and the truth that yow will discover completely different endings to those disturbing tales will deliver you again for one more spherical of scary surprises.
Grotesqueresque is obtainable now (for no matter you want to pay for it) on itch.io.
About The Creator
Joel Couture
Joel has been protecting indie video games for numerous websites together with IndieGames.com, Siliconera, Gamasutra, Warp Door, CG Journal, and extra over the previous seven years, and has written book-length research on Undertale and P.T.. Joel is continually looking out for digital experiences that push the boundaries of what video games will be, and seeks to delve into the inventive course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.