DreadOut 2 is a survival horror game inspired by Asian folklore and urban legends
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The original DreadOut released back in 2014 to a good bit of excitement and some fairly mixed reviews. The concept itself was pretty solid, as was the idea of focusing on the lesser-seen horror themes from Asian folklore and urban legends, but the actual execution left a lot to be desired. To put it simply, DreadOut was just a little bit too clunky.
Quite a few years have past since then, and developer Digital Happiness has now returned to give the whole thing another try with DreadOut 2. Much like its predecessor, DreadOut 2 is a survival-horror game with action elements, adventure game exploration, and even more Asian/Indonesian horror to dig into.
Minecraft: Dungeons' latest dev update is all about the various environments and levels
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Minecraft: Dungeons is an upcoming action-adventure inspired by classic dungeon-crawlers. As you might expect from that alone, Minecraft: Dungeons is all about roaming across a variety of levels in search of secrets, beating down hordes of monsters to fill your pockets with more shiny loot than you could possibly know what to do with, as well as saving the world if there's time to spare after dinner.
When it comes to the levels themselves, you can get a pretty good idea of what Mojang has cooked up through the recently posted developer update. Have a peek, it's a pretty fun one:
Time-bending shooter Quantum League has now entered Open Beta
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If you're looking for a bit of an unusual competitive experience, you might want to check out Quantum League and it's newly launched Open Beta. To put it simply, Quantum League has you play multiple rounds against your opponent while stuck in a time loop, with each new round representing a diverging timeline. So once you're past the initial round, you'll be able to team up with your past self in order to counter what got you killed in the first place, as well as hopefully prevent your opponent from creating an even bigger advantage.
All of this sounds a lot more complicated than it really is, so allow me to share with you the recently posted cinematic trailer. It should get the point across quite nicely. Have a gander:
Division 2's Warlords of New York is set to arrive in early March for both PC and consoles
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If you're looking for an excuse to dive back into The Division 2, or simply more content to play around with, I'm sure you'll be interested to hear that the Warlords of New York expansion is coming this March 3rd. The big threat this time around with be the former Division agent Aaron Keener and his network of rogue agents, all of which you'll need to dismantle as you roam across the hurricane-stricken streets of Lower Manhattan.
Naturally, taking down Keener will not be as simple as waltzing into his stronghold and having a big ol' firefight. First you'll need to get rid of all of his main agents, each of which will have their own unique storylines and special skill, which you'll then be able to learn once you defeat them. There'll also be a variety of improvements to the gearing system, a slight UI overhaul, a rework of Dark Zones to better reward player-vs-player interactions, and the list goes on.
Vermintide 2 beta update is reducing the amount of Beastmen, as well as their overall power
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Ever since the Winds of Magic expansion released, the difficulty level in Vermintide 2 has risen quite sharply. While this is partly due to the stagger changes that require more team-based tactics, the bigger reason are the newly introduced Beastmen. Not only do they seem to attack far more frequently than the other two factions, but their animations and behavior are significantly harder to figure out at a glance.
Fatshark has tried to fix them many times before, and while all of these patches have certainly helped, the Beastmen still remain Vermintide 2's most powerful faction. Things will hopefully be changing in the near future, however, as Fatshark has now unveiled a brand new beta update!
Othercide is an upcoming horror-themed turn-based strategy with a rather fetching art style
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These past few years have been pretty good for fans of turn-based strategy. The genre has not only managed to escape the slump it was stuck in for quite a while, but there are more and more turn-based strategies being announced each month, with all of them seemingly taking the formula in a bit of a different direction.
Needless to say, this applies to the newly announced Othercide as well. It is a turn-based strategy with horror elements, a fetching black-and-white art style, as well as a bit of a unique take on the usual turn-based combat. Instead of simply trading blows with your enemies, Othercide allows you to delay your attacks for maximum impact or to simply interrupt the enemy. If everything starts going south and you run out of options, there are also various reaction skills that give you the opportunity to try and avoid potentially fatal situations at a moment's notice.
World of Horror is a roguelite adventure game inspired by Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft
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If you're in the mood for a horror game that's a little bit out of the ordinary, you might want to check out World of Horror that has just landed onto Steam Early Access. To put it simply, it's a roguelite horror-adventure heavily inspired by the works of Junji Ito and H.P. Lovecraft, all wrapped up in a rather lovely retro 1-bit art style.
As for the actual gameplay, it's mostly about trying to figure out just what in the world is happening throughout each of the randomized storylines, as well as doing whatever you can to prevent the old gods from returning once more. In order to succeed you'll need to solve puzzles, keep an eye out for suspicious allies and potential threats, carefully manage your resources, and if it comes to that, smack otherworldly horrors over the head with a baseball bat.