Indie Horror Games Need to Stop Trying to be P.T.
P.T.was released in 2014, and the mysterious title was quickly revealed to be a “playable teaser” for the now-canceledSilent Hills. Fans of the survival horror franchise were disappointed that the promising game was never released, as its contributing team was set to feature a stellar lineup including Hideo Kojima, Guillermo Del Toro, Junji Ito, and Norman Reedus. The enormous popularity and critical acclaim ofP.T.mean it continues to be hugely influential. In the years following its release, many horror games have been inspired by its atmosphere and setting, as well as by the gameplay innovation of having a recurring loop that forces players through the same area over and over again, subtly (or not so subtly) changing it each time to unsettle and frighten them....