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Horror Game Awards Harvest of Terror

  • Echograph
    [Fatal Frame-esque]
  • My Little Cafe Nightmare
    [coffee restaurant sim with spooky atmosphere & anomalies]
  • End of Ember
    [playtest] [twin-stick shooter, Binding of Isaac sense of humor & imagery (including Flash game aesthetic)]
  • Liminal Point
    [3d isometric survival horror. Excellent lighting.]
  • Pulsebreaker
    [Resi clone]
  • Dive or Die: Children of Rain
    [2d sidescroller, underwater cosmic horror. Town sim, important choices to make]
  • Dreadline Express
    [Train mystery, inventory represented by cards]
  • Your Debt is Paid
    [Auto-battling roguelike, old first-person dungeon crawler aesthetic]
  • Ultrasound
    Still looks super cool

Triple-i Initiative October

  • Jiao Hun
    [Supernatural/psycho horror, first person]
  • Machinarium 2
    [adventure game with 2 robots, graphics have a sketchbook-ish feel to them]
  • Revamp
  • Astral Ascent
    [2d pixel hack & slash roguelite]
    Expedition 33 DLC aanouncement
  • Volatiles
    [pixel wave arena roguelike, add tiles to expand battlefield/map]
  • Brotato got DLC
  • Pony Island 2: Panda Circus
  • Waltz and Jam
    [mascot platformer with a ghost dude and blob dog]
  • Prison of Husks
  • Prospice
    [driving & exploration game, with "corpses of ever rotting gods"]
  • Militsioner
    Demo available (I missed the playtest)
  • Little Prince Tyger
    [pixel action with a bow. Physics sim, single-screen rooms, roguelike]
    Playtest: good! Bleed mechanic is super cool, as it stacks continuous damage on affected enemies for crowd control.
  • Trainwatch
    [psychological horror involving a train crossing]
  • Isle Goblin
    [dev wears the "it's just Core Keeper" diss on their sleeve]
    May consider playtest
  • Reminder to give Risk of Rain 2 another chance

Rummaging through GameTrailers playlists October 2026

  • Guns of Eschaton
    I don't remember if the last trailer went so in-depth with its mechanics. Regardless, it clicked better for me this time. Curious about the PS5 demo.
  • LumenTale
    [Monster collector]
    Update trailer, base game already out on Steam.
  • Bloody Hell II
    [Pixel hack n' slash with bird motif]
    Don't know anything about the first game. Instincts made me worry it's a roguelike, but the YT video's description doesn't mention anything of the sort. Only critique is that the camera feels zoomed out a bit too far.
  • Sulfur
    [FPS, highly customizable guns]
    Just reminding myself about this game. Would love to try a demo if one becomes available.
  • Appulse
    [space pinball with powerups]
  • Muri: Wildwoods
    [colorful mascot adventure game. Cleaning up & restoring places/nature, not quite Mario Sunshine but similar vibes]
    Not sure why I'm fence sitting this one.
  • Greed & Darkness
    [First-person dungeon crawler, utilizes light & darkness for combat advantages]
    Love the art style.
  • Flask
    [pseudo-backpack auto battler, themed with potions and a party of 3 humunculi]

FGS 2026

  • Dioxide
    "Capitalism bad" commentary seems shallow, gameplay still looks decent.
  • Wolcen II
    Played the OG for a weekend before the character wipe. Decent presentation. Probably should play POE instead tbh.
  • A Short Quest
    [1st-person dungeon crawler, "A hand-crafted RPG without the grind"]
    Could be simple fun.
  • Greak 2
    [Solo or co-op Metroidvania]
  • Graveyard Keeper II
    CLASSIC, haven't played the original. Would consider playing both.
  • Join Us
    Not enough shown for me to have an opinion. Don't remember the details of the last trailer.
  • Spine
  • Star Wars Galactic Racer
    Rare that I get hype for Star Wars. Not worth full price though.
  • Alkimya: House of Wisdom
    Felt more like a cutscene than gameplay reveal. I like the alchemical weapon motif.
  • Trees Hate You
    [I Wanna Be The Guy-ish with trees]
  • Byebye Bonnie
    [co-op platformer thing]
    Interesting premise but IDK if I'd enjoy controlling characters that push buttons to control the other characters in the game. Trailer put scenery/cutscenes over details about the mechanics.
  • Hieronymus
    [first person action, customize attacks/spells/weapons?]
    Great art style, potentially great monster roster. Minor concerns with pacing of combat, seems quite slow.
  • AION 2
    [MMO]
    Yes I saw the part about monster collecting...
  • The Journey Home
    [atmospheric puzzle-platformer]
    Would consider on sale.
  • Moonlighter 2
    seen several times. Seems good, not sure where I'd rank it on my priority list
  • Everwind
    Would play if friends/muh soulmate were interested, otherwise not interested.
  • Sword Sage Awakening
    [Chinese-themed action hack n slash with pretty lady]
    Would consider a demo if one drops. Still not a fan of the protag's porcelain doll-sized eyes.
  • Sinking City 2
    I've heard it's decent
  • Tides of Annihilation
    [action hack n slash Arthurian-Chinese isekai]
    Would be interested in a demo if one drops.
  • Guns of Eschaton
    [cyborg old Western]
    not interested, but fun style. Would watch a stream of it
  • Hillthorn
    [card-based mystery game]
    Cool idea, but not interested.
  • Son of Thanjai
    [India hack n slash with a whip, crazed dismemberment mechanics]
  • Infested DX
    [first person dungeon crawler retro style dood]
    Would consider on sale.
  • Rolla
    [Katamari guts monster]
  • Heavy Metal Deathcan
    [Submarine Resi clone]
  • Onimusha 6
    Writing this in the future: talks of this game being an easier Onimusha than usual makes me file it under On Sale. Still looks cool, demo was fun, also I need to crash course the other games.

Nintendo Direct June

  • Rhythm Heaven Groove
    Gotta remember to finally play DS game
  • One Piece Grand Gourmet
    [Restaurant sim]
    I don't know squat about One Piece but I still need this.
  • DQM: The Withered World
    Haven't played a DQM in a while (bored quit fan-patched Joker 3 lol). Looks nicer than the previous one on Switch.
  • I'm still not buying a Switch 2 yet, but Pokopia DOES look fun.
  • Muramasa
    Available on other platforms, e.g. Steam

(unorganized list, didn't write event names down)

  • VERY INTERESTED:
    • Bancho the Chef
      Looks like it'll have the food micro games I desperately wanted Dave the Diver to have.
    • Tomb Raider
      Vel will probably buy lol.
    • Phantom Blade 0
      Trailer this year looked a bit slower paced than last time.
  • ON SALE:
    • Oh, My Doug!
      [Guts game with Ren & Stimpy style]
  • FENCE SITTING:
    • Silent Hill Townfall
      Hi from the future; filed under "Fence Sitting" after critiques of stealth-heavy mechanics.
    • Rayman remake
      Really weird graphics choice, also need to crash course the series.
    • Control Resonant
      CLASSIC, haven't played the other games.

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