CategoriesDesign Folklore Why Folklore Still Matters: Hauntology, Residue, and Deep Worldbuilding in Games Posted on16 November 202516 November 2025 The quietest hauntings are often the most frightening. Think about those familiar, domestic moments: the sudden, inexplicable cold spot … Continue ReadingWhy Folklore Still Matters: Hauntology, Residue, and Deep Worldbuilding in Games
CategoriesFolklore Hauntology Horror Game Design Uncategorised The Art and Power of Horror Game Design Posted on23 July 202523 July 2025 Horror game design, I shouldn’t need to tell you, is a craft that takes our everyday reality and transforms it … Continue ReadingThe Art and Power of Horror Game Design
CategoriesHorror Game Design Philosophy of Horror Design Handmade Horror Game Aesthetics: 7 Powerful Ways Imperfection Elevates Indie Horror Posted on27 June 202526 June 2025 Discover how handmade horror game aesthetics embrace wabi-sabi to evoke eerie atmospheres and emotional storytelling in indie games. Handmade Horror … Continue ReadingHandmade Horror Game Aesthetics: 7 Powerful Ways Imperfection Elevates Indie Horror
CategoriesDesign Horror Game Design Horror Game Science Drawn Into Dread: Technical Drawing Techniques That Sharpen Horror Game Level Design Posted on2 June 20252 June 2025 Monsters are great right. I mean, I love a good monster as much as the next guy but even the … Continue ReadingDrawn Into Dread: Technical Drawing Techniques That Sharpen Horror Game Level Design
CategoriesHorror Game Design Philosophy of Horror Design Psychology Horror Game Design Through Silence and Emptiness: When the Walls Do Nothing Posted on19 April 202514 September 2025 Have you ever experienced a hallway that seems to stretch for too long, a silence that seems to last for … Continue ReadingHorror Game Design Through Silence and Emptiness: When the Walls Do Nothing
CategoriesHorror Game Design Philosophy of Horror Design Psychology Supernatural Systems & Rituals in Game Design Designing Fear Without Ghosts: How Hauntology and Potentiality Shape Supernatural Horror Posted on6 April 20256 April 2025 I’ve long been interested in the potential of designing fear without ghosts. We all know that the most terrifying ghosts … Continue ReadingDesigning Fear Without Ghosts: How Hauntology and Potentiality Shape Supernatural Horror
