“Dark Pictures”, “Amnesia”, “Walking Dead”… Freaks out in games

"Little Hope" is the second game in the horror anthology "The Dark Pictures" from Supermassive Games studio -

The poorly made pumpkin: check.

The witch costume ... from Frozen: check.

Spicy tongue candies: check.

TV set for the complete Bly Manor: check.

Are you ready to celebrate Halloween?

Sure ?

To scare yourself off, films and series are essential, but we should not forget video games, which by their very nature, interactive and immersive, are conducive to good big freaking out.

Especially in VR.

The proof with the news and the releases of the second game of the anthology

,

, the return of the cult

franchise

, not one but two

and a few tangy nuggets.

"The Dark Pictures: Little Hope", a horrific anthology

A year after

and his haunted ship,

Supermassive Games studio's

project

(

) officially becomes an anthology with its second episode and game.

(Friday on Xbox One, PS5, PC) invites this time players in a village reminiscent of Salem and which shares a similar past, against a backdrop of collective hysteria and witch hunts.

It is impossible not to also think of

, the influence claimed by the creators for a narrative, horrific and cinematographic adventure, as often with the studio.

𝑺𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒏𝒈 𝒘𝒊𝒄𝒌𝒆𝒅 𝒕𝒉𝒊𝒔 𝒘𝒂𝒚 𝒄𝒐𝒎𝒆𝒔 ...

On 30 October, unlock secrets and look for glimpses of a potential future that could decide your fate in # LittleHope. # TheDarkPictures pic.twitter.com/s09DLmqBrU

- The Dark Pictures (@TheDarkPictures) October 15, 2020

After Shawn Ashmore in

, they take on a new guest star actor, Will Pouter (

), and multiply references to the genre (

).

And the

.

Since fear is infectious, nothing beats multiplayer modes, the

online and co-

two-player

and the

up to five

for a Halloween party.

"Amnesia: Rebirth", the return of intimate fear

For almost 15 years now, the Swedish studio Frictional Games has made a specialty of

, in the shadow of the giants

or

but with outstanding - and fiercely independent - titles like

and their

franchise

.

Its latest iteration,

(available on PS4, PC), is unlike what its title might suggest, not a remake of the first game

but a new adventure.

1930s, archaeologist Tasi Trianon crashes in a plane in the Algerian desert, and goes in search of her husband whom she hopes is still alive.

And let's go for an exploration of ruins, caves, of an “elsewhere”, in first-person view and in the dark.

With the right amount of puzzles and above all horror, all the more effective as it is never free.

The studio always mixes intimate and fantastic, and prefers to slip under the skin than to jump.

"The Walking Dead" in real (or almost)

Ah cool a

in virtual reality… what do you mean two games?

Indeed, after

on Oculus and SteamVR (then PSVR) in early 2020, the new

game

has just been released on the same virtual headsets.

If the first is inspired by the world of Robert Kirkman, the second is presented as the “official VR game” of the TV series.

The story thus takes place between seasons 8 and 9 and explores the different perspectives - and moral - of Rick and Daryl in full reconstruction of Alexandria.

There's no rest when survival is on the line.

#TWD Onslaught is coming to #VR September 29.

Pre-order now for exclusive content: https://t.co/hK3lxJ0FdH @survios #TWDOnslaught pic.twitter.com/BERJ4MvzE9

- The Walking Dead on AMC (@WalkingDead_AMC) August 13, 2020

It is of course also and above all a question of (on) living among zombies, like the precursor

which offers itself a graphic update for the release of the Oculus Quest 2. All these games, and others (Transference,

,

, confirm that VR is the future, or one of the futures, of horror in-game and in film.

A rat, a pumpkin and a zombie to celebrate Halloween

If Halloween often rhymes with horror, it also deploys an imaginary that inspires creators, as evidenced by three original and different games.

Available Friday on PS4 and Switch, the aptly named

features… well a crazy and dead rat in a crazy platform game whose particularity is that the actions must be done in rhythm and music.

is the work of one man (the French Nicolas Meyssonnier) for a stunning result and a 3D platform game tribute to the golden age of the first PlayStation, and more particularly to the game

- and by extension to

.

🎃 PUMPKIN JACK IS OUT!

🎃

4 YEARS OF HARD SOLO DEV UNLEASHED ON THE INTERNET!

Share this incredible awesome trailer to spread some love and make this pumpkin guy famous!

➡️ Get it and destroy the world here: https://t.co/osTKBPs9NF#Halloween #NintendoSwitch #XboxOne #Pc pic.twitter.com/U2YUthZccG

- 🎃 Pumpkin Jack 💀 - OUT NOW (@thepumpkinjack) October 23, 2020

Funded via Kickstarter (too) long ago, six long years,

has finally emerged from its grave for an action and strategy game, where you have to awaken and guide an army of zombies, all in the right way. mood and despite imperfections.

Just like a family pumpkin workshop.

Undead minions, environmental puzzles, and an 80s synthwave soundtrack.

🧟‍♂️

Ray's the Dead comes to life today on PS4: https://t.co/h53BkiAgRa pic.twitter.com/PeBhgPg4Ks

- PlayStation (@PlayStation) October 22, 2020

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