Life Eater caught my eye the second it appeared on my Twitter feed, having described itself as a ‘horror fantasy kidnapping sim’. My preliminary thought was “oh, God no,” as I instantly apprehensive simply how sadistic a sport like this might get in our present local weather. However, whereas it is considerably sadistic, it additionally has loads of coronary heart.
And contemplating the sport was developed by the likes of Unusual Scaffold – the good minds bursting with weird concepts equivalent to neo-noir shooter El Paso: Elsewhere (which is quickly being tailored into a movie) and market tycoon, House Warlord Organ Buying and selling Simulator – it actually comes as no shock that Life Eater is as unusual an idea as it’s, whereas feeling extremely hearty.
Describing a kidnapping simulator as ‘hearty’ undoubtedly doesn’t really feel fairly proper, however it’s that thought – that jarring feeling – in and of itself that makes Life Eater stand out to me amongst different video games. As you kick issues off, you’ll be moving into the sneakers of a druid, Ralph, who should navigate your typical day-to-day life whereas finishing annual sacrifices to his darkish God, Zimforth.