All articles tagged with #action horror
During the Xbox Partner Preview, Rebellion unveiled Alien Deathstorm, a first-person action-horror hybrid set on a storm-ravaged off-world colony where a Combat Engineer must survive shifting monsters and a planet-wide Deathstorm; drawing on 1980s sci-fi and Lovecraftian horror, the game blends tense exploration with high-octane shooter action and will release on Xbox Series X|S, PC, and Cloud with Play Anywhere and Game Pass.
Zazie Beetz leads the pulpy, graphic action thriller They Will Kill You with agile, grounded fight scenes amid a cartoonish gore-styled world; the film leans into horror aesthetics and strong visual storytelling. The piece also surveys Nadav Lapid’s Yes!, a brash political satire; Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice, a time-traveling genre mash-up that struggles to blend its ambitions; and Pretty Lethal, a ballet-infused action comedy led by Uma Thurman, each balancing tone and spectacle in distinct ways.
Silent Hill f's producer Motoi Okamoto clarifies that the game is an action horror title inspired by classic Silent Hill elements, dismissing comparisons to soulslike games, despite shared features like stamina meters and dodging.
M3GAN 2.0 attempts to reinvent itself as an action-packed sequel but falls flat, lacking the charm and scares of the original, and is considered unwatchable due to its sluggish plot, poor execution, and absence of fun or memorable moments.
Slitterhead, the latest game from Keiichirō Toyama, known for Silent Hill and Siren, is an action-horror stealth thriller set in a fictional city inspired by '90s Hong Kong. Players control a Hyoki, a disembodied entity that possesses humans to fight parasitic creatures called Slitterheads. The game features unique mechanics like "sight jacking" and strategic possession of allies known as "Rarities." Slitterhead is a culmination of Toyama's career, blending various gameplay elements into a chaotic yet engaging experience, releasing on November 8 for multiple platforms.
Blowfish Studios and Valiant Entertainment have announced Shadowman: Darque Legacy, a new action-horror game coming to Xbox Series X|S, PS5, and PC in 2024. In the game, you play as novice Shadowman Jack Boniface who is "thrust into the path of a growing evil that threatens everything his predecessors fought for." You will explore "vivid, detailed locations in the Liveside, and wade through their dark reflections in the hellish realm of the Deadside" while shifting between realms to solve various environmental puzzles and ascending through an "RPG-lite" character progression system that will allow you to become a Shadowman "worthy of fear."
The Resident Evil 4 remake has received overwhelmingly positive reviews, with many critics giving it a perfect score of 10/10. The game has been praised for its modernization of the 2005 survival horror classic, with striking visuals, tremendous combat, and new content. The game is set to be one of the best-rated games of 2023, with a Metacritic rating of 93 for PS5 and 91 for Xbox Series X and S. The full game will be released on March 24th, with a free "Chainsaw Demo" available to try on Xbox.