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https://kittyhorrorshow.itch.io/anatomy
$2.99, PC/Mac/Linux
Explore a suburban house, collect cassette tapes, study the physiology of domestic architecture.
If you're curious about the developer, Slate did a great lengthy piece about her and her work
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$2.99, PC/Mac/Linux
Explore a suburban house, collect cassette tapes, study the physiology of domestic architecture.
If you're curious about the developer, Slate did a great lengthy piece about her and her work
The most surprising thing about the horror games of indie developer Kitty Horrorshow is what you wont find in them: There are no monsters, no weapons, and generally no people. You cant even really die. But theyre scary as hell anyway, and all the more frightening because of what they conceal.
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To be honest the scariest experience I've had in a game recently did not involve weapons nor any physical threat of any kind.
It's probably the finest example of psychological horror in any video game.
Then again I guess mileage would vary from person to person.
Cool GhostsCool Ghosts posted a video/review about the latest Kitty Horrorshow game, Anatomy, and it got me to play it. Legit creepy game with a very unique premise. Short, no jump scares, $3.
RockPaperShotgun"I can't say much about Anatomy for risk of spoiling it and I can show even less, but I can tell you that this game does so much with so little...Perhaps the most impressive thing about Anatomy isn't the minimalist craft of the author; it's the fact that Horrorshow is exploring new things to be scared of. I think Anatomy and the Horrorshow's work in general might be the best HP Lovecraft videogames ever made."
If youve ever been startled by the shadow of your own furniture in the dead of night, or by awareness of your heart beating when everything else is silent and still, ANATOMY will probably get right under your skin.
KillscreenThere are no jumpscares, its all in the atmosphere, the audio narration, and some neat tricks the game plays on you, like a proper psychological horror.
Rely on HorrorIts the kind of horror that gets so deep into you that it seems to scratch away at your bones. Id liken the effect to being dragged perpetually across a saw blade. That the re-recorded VHS format means you exit the game, feeling momentary relief, but then have to force yourself to re-enter this nightmare only multiplies the anxiety.
PlayboyThe horror of Anatomy is a subtle discomfort that spreads through you as you play, though you are consciously fighting the creeping feeling. Anatomy does not create horror within a game, it creates horror within your mind. It sets into motion thoughts that you cannot simply shrug off, and haunts you when you crawl into your bed.
It doesnt aim to startle you with a big monster or a loud noise. Its anything but predictable. And thats exactly what horror should be.