IN A GAME FILLED WITH HORROR CLICHÉS, THIS ONE NATURALLY BEGINS ON A DARK AND STORMY NIGHT, WHEN A COUPLE OF KIDS ENTER AN ABANDONED MANSION. JOIN US AS WE TOO STEP INSIDE THE SPLATTERHOUSE – AND IF YOU’RE FEELING FAINT, JUST KEEP REPEATING, “IT’S ONLY A VIDEOGAME… ONLY A VIDEOGAME…”

Fraught and flexible, THE ALTERS expertly blends storytelling with survival

OLD GAMES REVISITED

BEING CHARMING IN

SKIN DEEP , Blendo’s first game in seven years, is a small triumph

PAINKILLER returns, and this time it’s brought friends