Blumhouse's Horror Games Finally Have Me Excited About The Genre Again

During opening night of Summer Game Fest 2024, Blumhouse Games revealed a teaser showcase for its upcoming slate of new horror titles, and it looks like fans of the genre are in for a real treat. Blumhouse is known for blockbuster movies like,, andhowever, the publisher's first lineup of games are a far cry from what I expected from Blumhouse, and I couldn't be more excited.

Summer Game Fest's Blumhouse trailer showcased six games in a very densely packed and exciting two minutes of footage. From what was shown, it looks like Blumhouse is intent on publishing something for every type of horror fan, which is a smart move in a genre that's started to lack creativity outside of indie spaces. In lending its name to a host of smaller indie developers instead of releasing something based on its own IP, Blumhouse has definitely piqued my interest as a horror fan — and got me excited about the genre in a way I haven't been for a while.

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When Blumhouse first announced plans to move into game publishing, my expectation was movie tie-in games. Since we've seen a slew of multiplayer horrors based on big movie IPs recently — like, the recently-released, and the ill-fated, this is mostly what I expected to see except with Blumhouse IPs. This wouldn't necessarily be a bad thing — movies like have a huge fanbase — but with dominating the genre, it's almost impossible to compete (as unfortunately seen with the now-ended ).

While I am a big horror fan, I much prefer a spooky single-player experience to an online one, so to say I was pleasantly surprised by Blumhouse's Summer Game Fest trailer would be an understatement. At least from what was revealed, Blumhouse looks to be publishing a host of unique games with a vast variance in gameplay. With an FMV, a classic PS1-era survival horror callback, and other odd, esoteric, and unique-looking