‘Grotesqueresque’ Presents Diversified Pixel Artwork Horror Tales

Grotesqueresque is an anthology of horror tales stuffed with sickening pixel artwork monstrosities and jarring moments of terror.

Ten totally different tales of gut-churning horror await on this compelling assortment of scary experiences. Advised underneath the guise of a spread 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 totally different instructions, capturing a lady searching for cosmetic surgery to really feel lovely, a farmer who’s gotten fortunate sufficient to seek out infinite apples in his orchard, and somebody who simply can’t sleep at night time.

Naturally, one thing terrible occurs to all of them in numerous methods. Taking a stroll alone in a red-tinged forest at night time wasn’t going to prove very nicely, was it? Nor was creeping by way of the air flow system in search of messes to scrub 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 numerous ways in which preserve the scares contemporary and chilling every time. I believed a handful of extraordinarily brief horror tales would possibly lose their punch over time, however the developer has performed a wonderful job right here of getting underneath my pores and skin in ways in which felt contemporary all through. In addition they excel at catching me off-guard with some jarring scares besides, guaranteeing I by no means felt secure or snug enjoying this recreation.

Grotesqueresque gives 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 recreation). The mechanics and tales preserve twisting issues in new methods, and the truth that yow will discover totally different endings to those disturbing tales will convey you again for an additional spherical of scary surprises.

Grotesqueresque is out there now (for no matter you want to pay for it) on itch.io.

About The Writer

Joel Couture

Joel has been masking indie video games for varied 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 artistic course of, meanings, and emotion labor that goes into the work of artists worldwide.