EEK3 marks the third annual showcase from Haunted PS1, a group devoted to showcasing indie horror video games which have a mode which hails again to the PS1 period. Put together for loads of low-poly fashions and jagged aliasing, as a result of that precisely is what this stream is making ready to indicate off.
The showcase’s name for submissions was introduced through YouTube again in March, working till Might 31, and now it is solely a matter of hours earlier than it is revealed with video games made the lower. Probably the most thrilling factor about this neat, area of interest showcase is the shortage of leaks; we have actually no concept what video games will probably be proven, which has us gearing up for a quite thrilling Friday evening of indie reveals.
Final 12 months’s EEK3 showcase was extremely haunted certainly, and a handful of the titles proven may’ve already been acquainted to Haunted PS1 followers as being part of 2021’s Haunted PS1 Demo Disc from a number of months prior. We’re but to see the Demo Disc for 2022, however that is yet one more factor to sit up for, and this is to hoping we would have the ability to pattern a number of the video games proven off at this 12 months’s EEK3. Though, for those who’re unfamiliar, you are seemingly questioning what even is the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc?
Nicely, Haunted PS1 – the group internet hosting EEK3 – are additionally the identical people behind the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc. For a begin, it isn’t a disc, and it additionally would not host any PS1 titles. The Demo Disc is, in truth, a downloadable assortment of indie horror sport demos and playable experiences. It is also utterly free!
Even for those who’re not the largest fan of horror, there’s one or two charming non-horror indies to check out too; 2021’s disc is definitely aware about the tremendous vibrant platformer Toree 3D, which has even gone on to obtain a sequel within the time since!
If the watch for the EEK3 showcase now has you desirous to step into a brand new indie, you possibly can nonetheless try the Haunted PS1 Demo Disc from 2021. A few of the high picks from final 12 months’s disc personally needed to be Agony of a Dying MMO, which encompasses a considerably chaotic ‘the world is ending’ state of affairs that I will not spoil, and An Outcry, a story horror sport nonetheless in improvement with a pixel-art model that I’m very a lot in love with.
It is also value mentioning a number of the highlights of EEK3’s 2021 showcase, too. The Winds of Basidia, which is at present nonetheless in improvement, was introduced. This explicit sport follows The Snow of Basidia, and for those who suppose The Legend of Zelda would make horror sport, each of those video games are excellent for you. I must also word that The Winds of Basidia is particularly impressed by the wing cap from Tremendous Mario 64!
There was additionally Derelikt, too, which stood out amongst the roster. When a creature is present in orbit round Saturn, your character is required to analyze. It is notably impressed by Alien Resurrection and Doom 3, in addition to cosmic horror, and initially began out as a analysis venture into the ‘PS1 look’ earlier than, fortunately, rising into the sport that it’s now. It is nonetheless in improvement, however hopefully, if the developer’s Twitter is something to go by, we’ll see some extra of Derelikt quickly.
Final, however not least, this would not be an indie horror showcase hailing again to the nice ol’ days of horror with no sport instantly impressed by Silent Hill. Meet Hollowsk 1999 3D. Hollowsk is ready in one other low-fi city that is shrouded in fog, a lot so that you just most likely would suppose that it’s Silent Hill at first look. On this acquainted city, you are truly an outsider simply attempting to ship a letter… however in fact, one thing has gone fallacious. The demo is obtainable on Steam proper now!
If the contents of final 12 months’s showcase are something to go by, EEK3 2022 will probably be simply as a lot of a blast; put together for many industrial noises and blood-curdling screams, although!
The EEK3 showcase itself is ready to begin at the moment, Friday 26, from 3pm PST / 5PM CT / 6PM ET / 11PM BST, and 12AM UTC. You’ll tune into the spooktacular occasion through Haunted PS1’s YouTube.