Burrowing in

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

BLADES OF FIRE doesn’t quite manage to bring the heat

PAINKILLER returns, and this time it’s brought friends

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…”

Designer: Judson Cowan | Publisher: Tettix Games Young Robert sailed, a fisherman bold, till creepy fish, a tale untold, With eyes askew and sickly hue, pulled madness from the ocean blue. His mind as

Are open-world games one genre or many? And where are they headed?