Twitter
    Shindig
    • Reviews
      • Game Reviews
      • Tech Reviews
      • Book Reviews
    • News
      • Game News
      • Tech News
    • Features
    • Games
      • Reviews
      • News
      • Indie Games
      • Guides
      • Games by Platform
        • Nintendo
          • Nintendo Switch
          • Nintendo 3DS
        • PlayStation
          • PlayStation 5
          • PlayStation 4
          • PlayStation VR
          • PlayStation Vita
        • Xbox
          • Xbox Series X|S
          • Xbox One
        • PC
        • Mobile
    • Tech
      • Reviews
      • News
    • Books
      • Reviews
      • Manga
      • Comics
    • Film & TV
      • Film
      • TV
    • Collectibles
    • More
      • Humour
      • Food
      • Music
      • Art
      • Competitions
    Twitter
    Shindig
    Game News

    Scarred Stars brings GBA-style survival horror to PC this Halloween

    Matt RyanBy Matt RyanSeptember 17, 2021

    If you want some ’90s-style pixel-art horror this Halloween, you might want to keep an eye on Scarred Stars: Traumatic Edition. Created by indie developer Tuomo Laine with inspiration taken from the likes of Clock Tower, this psychological horror launches October 22 for PC.

    Taking place in an abandoned theme park in 1985, Scarred Stars sees players trying to hide from a variety of monsters as they make their escape. There’s no combat, with the focus instead on solving puzzles and hiding from the “Chasers” that stalk the park and show up randomly to try and hinder your progress. Its pixel art aesthetic that channels the Game Boy Advance style, while the story promises an unsettling psychological adventure with multiple endings.

    Here’s an overview of Scarred Stars: Traumatic Edition, from its Steam listing:

    FEATURE LIST

    • Game focused on hiding and puzzles, not combat

    • Multiple different types of “chasers”

    • Chasers may appear in some locations randomly, not just via scripted events

    • Multiple endings

    ABOUT THIS GAME

    “One , two, three; let’s play hide and seek…
    Four, five, six; run away from me…
    Seven, eight, nine; the three hollowed you hide…
    Ten; I’m here.”

    – “The Aged Tree”, the game’s theme song

    Plot

    It’s the year 1985. Asuka had always been a good girl but she had a friend who was bad influence on her; Momoko. Momoko always tried to egg Asuka onto doing mischevious, bad things. However, one day Momoko actually insists that the duo break into an abandoned amusent park as a dare, only for things to take ugly turn…

    Scarred Stars started life as an in the RPG Maker MZ Touch the Stars Game Jam earlier this year, in which it placed in the top 20 of 110 games. It was made in the course of 14 days as “a loveletter to 90’s horror games” and a way of showing what RPG Maker MZ is capable of. Traumatic Edition will make numerous improvements across the board, including “new areas, new mechanics, vastly improved AI and new ending, along many other goodies such as a stamina system.”

    Scarred Stars: Traumatic Edition launches October 22. It’s available to wishlist on Steam now, if you want a reminder when it comes out and/or want to show the developer some support—wishlist numbers are a big help for indies trying to navigate the murky depths of Steam’s algorithms.

    game jam Horror Indie Games News Pixel Art psychological horror release date Survival Horror Tuomo Laine
    Share. Facebook Twitter Pinterest LinkedIn Tumblr Email
    Matt Ryan
    • Website
    • Twitter

    Matt is a writer based in Wellington. He loves all things pop culture, and is fascinated by its place in history and the wider social context.

    Related Posts

    Review: A Space for the Unbound (Switch) 

    9 February 14, 2023

    Review: Lone Ruin (Switch)

    6 January 12, 2023

    Review: Session: Skate Sim (PC) 

    8 October 12, 2022
    What's Hot

    Here’s the full song list for Taiko no Tatsujin: Rhythm Festival

    June 23, 2022

    Here are the full track lists for Taiko no Tatsujin: Drum ‘n’ Fun and Drum Session

    August 10, 2018

    The problems with Fire Emblem Fates’ same-sex marriage

    July 2, 2015

    Here’s the full song list for Let’s Sing 2023 with Hits from Australia and NZ

    September 30, 2022
    Latest from Twitter
    My Tweets
    Affiliates
    Contact Us

    Feel free to drop us a message!

    Email: [email protected]
    Twitter: @ShindigNZ

    Friends of Shindig
    DigitallyDownloaded.net
    The Spinoff
    Tech-Gaming
    • Contact
    • Reviews Policy
    • Write for Shindig
    © 2023 Shindig Media. Designed by ThemeSphere.

    Type above and press Enter to search. Press Esc to cancel.

     

    Loading Comments...