If you’re into low-poly, PS1-style games like I am, today’s Puppet Combo Direct stream was a dream. It’s a smorgasbord of games coming our way, both from the Godfather of lo-fi horror, Ben Cocuzza, and by way of his publishing label, Torture Star Video. All the titles look fantastic, but let’s go from the tip to the top.
It’s been listed on Steam for a hog’s age, but Stay Out of the House will finally be in the wider public’s hands in July. Part survival horror and part “stealth immersive sim,” Stay Out of the House places you in the clutches of a deranged serial killer. You’ll need to keep out of sight and find a way to escape his house.
Rather than a straight slasher game, Stay Out of the House has you avoid traps and “The Butcher’s” family as you try to escape. Sounds like classic Puppet Combo, but fortunately, we only have a month to wait to find out what tricks he can throw at us.
For something completely different, Jordan King, the creator of Bloodwash, is bringing us the survival horror, Night at the Gates of Hell. With this gory little game, Jordan is challenging himself to present a classic Resident Evil experience in the first person with slow and menacing zombies. You play as David, who is attempting to escape the zombie infestation going on in his city and to find out the truth behind them.
Featuring lo-fi visuals, lots of gruesome imagery, and a ‘70s disco soundtrack, Nights at the Gates of Hell is a love letter to Italian zombie flicks. There’s no solid release date for this one, but we can start looking for it around third quarter, 2022.
Power Drill Massacre is something of a legendary title among Puppet Combo fans. It was originally released in 2015 in an incomplete state, but while it has sat like that
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