Review: Nun Massacre

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It’s great to see Puppet Combo’s short-form horror experiences reach a wider audience. Murder House was the first to land on consoles and Nun Massacre somehow stopped off on mobile devices. Now, Nun Massacre is making its way to consoles.

It’s one of his more popular titles among his fanbase. It’s distilled Puppet Combo. Murder House may have stuck fairly close to the survival horror formula, but Nun Massacre is the lo-fi slasher horror he’s more known for. However, there’s a lot to know about Puppet Combo before you decide to take the plunge.

Nun Massacre (PC, Nintendo Switch, PS4, PS5, Mobile) Developer: Puppet Combo Publisher: Ratalaika Games Released: March 24, 2022 (Console) MSRP: $5.99

I think I figured out why I like slasher games. Video games have lost the ability to scare me, but when faced with the literal embodiment of a lose state in a game, it’s hard not to panic. I mean, it even worked in retro games. Look at Sinistar.

Nun Massacre casts you as a hapless parent who is alerted to their child’s illness. Like any wise parent, you have sent them as far away as possible to a Catholic boarding school. Yet, somehow, they have found a way to interrupt your bath, and you need to go… kiss them better? You go to the boarding school, then find yourself hunted by a nun with a knife.

So, the goal is to unravel the mystery of the creepy boarding school and try not to die. Like, for example, why is it derelict? What went on here? Who chose to build it in a spot that is surrounded by cliffs? Say what you want about playground safety, I think I draw the line at heights from which a child can reach terminal velocity.

What follows is a PS1 game that didn’t exist but would have been awesome if it did. The visuals adopt the