The list of Haunted PS1 games includes 62 video games created by independent developers for the annual Haunted PS1 series of compilations, curated by Irish video game developer Breogán Hackett. The first compilation, Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2020, was released on 6 February 2020 on the platform itch.io, containing seventeen horror games from various independent developers.[1] Games published under the Haunted PS1 series of releases have received attention as representative of the emerging genre of independent horror games influenced by the graphics of the PlayStation,[2][3] as well as important to bringing critical and commercial attention to independent horror games generally.[4][5]
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| Compilation | Title | Developer | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|
| Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2020[6] Original Release date: 6 February 2020 |
A Place, Forbidden | A Team Forbidden | Full version released on 25 June 2020. |
| Dead Heat | Saxton Software | Full version under development. | |
| Dread Delusion | Lovely Hellplace | Beta version released on 16 June 2022. | |
| Effigy | Redact Games | Full version under development. | |
| Erasure | Sam Dick | ||
| Fatum Betula | Bryce Bucher | Full version released on 21 June 2020. | |
| FILTHBREED | Borja Zorozo | ||
| Heartworm | Vincent Adinolfi | Full version to be released Q4 2023. | |
| In Somnio | Jan Malitschek | ||
| KILLER BEES | Neurobew | ||
| Neko Yume 猫夢 | Modus Interactive | ||
| Ode to a Moon | Colorfiction | Full version under development. | |
| Orange County | Nicholas Branaccio | ||
| Sauna2000 | Amos Sorri / Moya Horror | ||
| Snowy Castle | Donut Cove | ||
| Tasty Ramen | Marcus Horn | Beta version released on 21 June 2020. | |
| Until Biglight | Catherine Brinegar | ||
| Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021[7] Original Release date: 25 March 2021 | |||
| Agony of a Dying MMO | Salem Hughes | ||
| An Outcry | GlasStadtGames | Full version released on 6 January 2022. | |
| Apolysis | Valerie Dusk & Valerie Paris | ||
| Chasing Static | Headware Games | Full version released on 15 October 2021. | |
| ECHOSTASIS | ENIGMA STUDIO | ||
| Fiend's Isle | Ian Williams | ||
| Ghastly Goodies | Cyreides | ||
| Janitor Bleeds | Korpus | Full version released on 7 April 2022. | |
| Lorn's Lure | Rubeki | ||
| Loveland | DEVHOUR GAMES | ||
| Mummy Sandbox | Z. Bill | ||
| Pathogen-X | Sodaraptor | ||
| Peeb Adventures | Fever Dream Johnny | ||
| Protagoras Bleeds | Bryce Bucher | ||
| Risu | Ryan Trawick | ||
| Still Ridge | Jaybee | ||
| That Which Gave Chase | Aslak | ||
| The Chameleon | Merlino Games | ||
| The Drowning Machine | Aidan Cushing | ||
| The Heilwald Loophole | Jamathan | ||
| The Lunar Effect | Negative Entities | ||
| The Salt Order | Kham | ||
| tmOD | tm | ||
| Toree 3D | Siactro | ||
| 散歩 - Walk | Kazumi Games | ||
| Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2022: Spectral Mall[8] Original Release date: 28 August 2022 | |||
| 10 Dead Doves | Duonix Studios | ||
| BÅÅBÖSÅÅNGJÅÅR | ZIK | ||
| Beeknighted | MicrotonalMatt | ||
| Blast Cats | BlastCatsDev | ||
| DEAD LETTER DEPT. | Mike Monroe | ||
| ENCHAIN | mattlawr | ||
| Fear the Spotlight | Cozy Game Pals | ||
| Future Reality | Future Reality Softworks | ||
| Gob | gamma girl labs | ||
| House of Necrosis | Warkus | ||
| Miracle Bug and the Electric Limbo | Autumn Rain | ||
| Mortal Meal | Goblin Council | ||
| MOTHERED - A ROLE-PLAYING HORROR GAME | ENIGMA STUDIO | ||
| Northstar Courier | Ben Drury | ||
| Nowhere, MI | Feverdream Johnny | ||
| Perlin Festival | Talon Zane | ||
| Sorry, We're Open | oates | ||
| THEY SPEAK FROM THE ABYSS | Nikki Kalpa |
See also edit
References edit
- ^ Clayton, Natalie (2 February 2020). "Sample The Haunted PS1's scares in this week's free Demo Disk". Rock Paper Shotgun.
- ^ Walker-Emig, Paul (31 December 2021). "Exploring the resurgence of the low-fi 3D visual style of the PS1 era". Retro Gamer.
- ^ Chatziioannou, Alexander (30 October 2021). "A new wave of lo-fi games is reshaping horror". The Verge.
- ^ Wright, Anthony (1 January 2023). "Retro Horror Has Returned to Scare a New Generation". SUPERJUMP.
- ^ Brown, Fraser (8 February 2020). "Haunted PS1 Demo Disc is a free anthology of ominous oddities, out now". PC Gamer.
- ^ Hackett, Breogan (6 February 2020). "Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2020". itch.io.
- ^ Hackett, Breogan (25 March 2021). "Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2021". itch.io.
- ^ Hackett, Breogan (28 August 2022). "Haunted PS1 Demo Disc 2022: Spectral Mall". itch.io.