Blumhouse Games When I first heard that Blumhouse was going to start publishing video games, I had some very specific expectations in mind. The movie studio is behind some of this generation’s most beloved horror films, so I expected to go a cinematic route for its games. Perhaps we’d see an approach similar to Until Dawn , giving players an interactive slasher movie loaded with A-list actors.
That’s not the case. Revealed at this week’s Summer Game Fest stream, Blumhouse is instead focusing on small scale indies, some of which feature a retro feel. Fear the Spotlight is one of the first games its highlight in that crop.
It’s a loving ode to video game horror, not movies. It’s a retro throwback to 90s classics like Resident Evil, complete eerie exploration, puzzle solving, and crunchy PS1-era visuals. That puts it more in line with small scale indie games like Crow Country than Blumhouse’s cinematic heritage.
Would that style really work for the new publisher? Based on a 30-minute demo I played at Summer Game Fest, the prognosis is ...
. — but you shouldn’t judge Blumhouse Games by that just yet. Recommended Videos Returning to the spotlight While Fear the Spotlight might sound like a brand-new game, it actually isn’t.
Developer Cozy Game Pals originally launched the project last September, but took it off Steam one month later. A note to its community said it would be retooling the gameplay, offering more translations, and bringing it to console. Related I.