Horror games have found a nice niche in the indie game scene over the past several years and it has helped the genre thrive. One publisher has dedicated its sole purpose to releasing nothing but the best creative and masterful horror experiences in bite-size form. DreadXP is bringing us another compilation to their stellar anthology collection of horror indie titles, Dread X Collection 5.
If you have ever watched Tales From The Crypt, a series of uniquely terrifying horror short stories, then you will be very familiar with the Dread X Collection titles. Each collection is crafted by numerous indie horror developers with a similar theme. Even though they are all geared toward a common theme, the developers have complete creative freedom to create the horror game of their dreams. Each game in the collection is best compared to the length of a playable teaser and most have heavy inspiration from P.T.
Dread X Collection 5 will feature multiple games from various indie horror masters with a theme of “entertainment.” You can expect to see some dark festivals, creepy theaters, and abandoned daycares just to name a few. Check out the full list of titles in the latest anthology below:
Outpost 3000 by Christopher Yabsley (Pigsaw): A birthday bash at Outpost 3000 is every small-town kid's dream. But this alien-themed party venue holds something more sinister beneath the surface.
Karao by Stroboskop (Sylvio): A late night of karaoke. A wrong turn. Singing? Where did the train station come from, and where does it go?
Rotten Sigma by VisceralError (The Gallagher Case): 12 children disappeared at the Gallagher Sports Center in 2006. Neal, a retired policeman, finds the courage to investigate.
Spirit Guardian by Nikk F. (SCP: Nukalypse): A daycare haunted by something sinister. Cries for help echo from its empty halls.
We Never Left by Conner Rush of FYRE Games (Summerland): On a dark and stormy night in 1983, the phone rings. “FINISH THE GAME”.
HUNSVOTTI by Roope Tamminen (Lakeview Cabin): Finland 1888. The locals are celebrating Juhannus, a nightless night in midsummer said to hold magical power. A ritual must be completed.
Gallerie by Shackles (Totem): The paint whispers in an infamous art gallery where mysterious disappearances have occurred.
The Book of Blood by Darkstone Digital (The Mortuary Assistant): The night signals closing time at Pomeroy Grasslands carnival and its employee Trevor volunteers to lock up. Alone in his booth, with a strange book in Lost and Found, a man steps out of the darkness and hands Trevor a note: “let me in.”
Vestige by Philip Hesselbäck (Axis Mundi - included in Dread X Collection: The Hunt): An old videogame from childhood. A familiar place. A dark memory breaks through.
Resver by colorfiction (0°N 0°W, Ode to a Moon): It’s the twentieth anniversary of the tragic fire that claimed dozens of lives at the legendary Resver nightclub in 1992. An invitation arrives. It’s time for a night to remember at the resurrected Resver.
Ludomalica by iwilliams (Haunted PS1 Madvent Calendar 2021): It’s past midnight and mom and dad are gone for the weekend. There’s no better time than now to try playing Ludomalica. It’s just a board game, right? But something feels … wrong.
Beyond The Curtain by Matt Reeves (Two Lines, Family is Nothing): A young child falls asleep during a puppet show and awakes alone in an old, musty theater. Finding all the doors to be bricked over, the child must face the darkness that lies beyond the curtains.
INTERIM by Phantom Sloth Games (The Bends): Alfred moved to Hollywood with nothing more than a few dollars in his pocket and a dream in his heart. A dream to be front and center as the leading man in a major motion picture. All eyes would be on him, in the INTERIM.
The Dread X Collection series was first released in May 2020 and has since delighted gamers with four collections and a total of forty-one collective horror titles. Horror fans are in for a terrifying treat with Dread X Collection 5 coming this April on Steam. If you want to check out some of DreadXP’s previous horror game anthology releases, you can check out the Dread X Collection Bundle on Steam.
