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Mara Forest walks in front of the Crow Country ticket booth in a piece of key art that retains the game's rounded low-poly visual style, but smashes together other elements of the theme park - such as a crow statue, gore puddles, dead trees, and explosive barrels - together in a way that isn't true of the actual space in-game, but conveys what to expect therein

Indie devs discuss why low-poly works so well for horror: "I actually think those limitations encourage weird, unique compromises"

By Alan Wen published

Feature Feature | The indie developers of Back In 1995, Fear The Spotlight, and Crow Country on channelling PS1-era aesthetics in horror games to create the perfect combination of nostalgia and dread

Feature
Justine battles a gigantic baby doll in Hotel Barcelona, which takes up most of the entire screen's background

Swery65 discusses Hotel Barcelona, his "accidental" collaboration with friend Suda51

By Alicia Haddick published

Interview Interview | But make no mistake, this long-requested meeting of the minds is shaping up to be a truly unique experience

Interview
Peforming melee combat in a hallway whie wearing a hazmat suit while playing the 2016 Hitman DLC mission Patient Zero in Hitman 3.

7 years on, Agent 47’s attempt to contain a deadly virus in Patient Zero brings the classic Hitman stealth action to an unmatched fever pitch

By Dashiell Wood published

Opinon | Blood in the snow – the final DLC mission in 2016's Hitman pushes players to adapt to an evolving threat with an explosive arsenal

Stealth
Travis Touchdown and Bad Man clash in the key art to No More Heroes: Travis Strikes Back

"A lot of people were really p*ssed off": Suda51 talks his early career, and whether he'll return to narrative-heavy games – "I do think about it a lot"

By Oscar Taylor-Kent published

Interview Interview | From Super Fire Pro Wrestling and The Silver Case to No More Heroes, Suda51 reflects on how to make an impact

Interview

This GameSir G8+ Bluetooth controller has made my Nintendo Switch Joy-Cons collect dust and I couldn't be happier

By Rosalie Newcombe published

Deal So long cruel stick drift

Deal

"Issues encountered during the initial launch are a genuine part of the game’s history": Wuthering Waves producer on the road to 2.0 and the open-world action RPG's biggest update yet

By Austin Wood published

Feature Interview | Wuthering Waves developer Kuro Games reflects on the game's launch recovery

Feature
Modern Sonic jumps away from a giant chopper badnik in the Green Hill Zone in Sonic Generations

"We were honouring Sonic's holistic history which includes both designs": 13 years on, Takashi Iizuka reveals why Sonic Generations need twice the 'hogs

By Nick Thorpe published

Interview Feature | The Making of Sonic Generations – Retro Gamer talk with Sonic Team creative director Takashi Iizuka about the game's original 20th anniversary release

Interview

I'm fed up of pretending The Nightmare Before Christmas: Oogie's Revenge isn't a Christmas game, and a hauntingly good one at that

By Maddy Kendall-Murray published

Opinion | Step into Christmas with this forgotten PS2 gem which combines Devil May Cry and Yakuza karaoke

Adventure
Best horror games - Resident Evil 7: Biohazard screenshot of Ethan shooting a mutamycete monster

Best horror games to play right now

By Leon Hurley last updated

Best List Reader, beware: the best horror games will haunt you forever

Best List
Angela in 2024's Silent Hill 2 Remake

Silent Hill 2 Remake's reinvention of its most underrated character means so much more in 2024

By Ashley Bardhan published

Year in Review Year in Review | Angela is better than she's ever been

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