Is The Empty Desk Worth It? An Honest Review

We’ve all had that feeling, right? You’re the last person in the office. The fluorescent lights are humming a little too loudly, the shadows in the corner of the breakroom look like they’re moving, and every creak of the floorboards makes you jump.

Most of us just pack up and sprint to our cars. But in The Empty Desk, the latest indie horror title from JanduSoft, you don’t get off that easily.

I recently sat down with this one on my Xbox, and honestly? I might never look at a cubicle the same way again. Here’s the breakdown of why this lo-fi nightmare is worth your time.

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Review: Surviving the Neon Nightmare of I Hate This Place

If you’ve ever looked at a creepy, dilapidated ranch and thought, “I should definitely move in there,” Skybound Games has a reality check for you. Based on the Eisner Award-nominated comic by Kyle Starks and Artyom Topilin, I Hate This Place has officially slashed its way onto Xbox.

It’s a cocktail of 80s synth-horror, brutal survival mechanics, and comic-book aesthetics that feels like someone dropped a bucket of neon paint into a nightmare.

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Is Ebola Village the Resident Evil Clone You Should Play?

If you’ve spent any time browsing the “New Games” section of the Xbox Store recently, you’ve likely scrolled past a title that stops you in your tracks: Ebola Village. Developed by the aptly named Indie Games Studio, this title is the fourth entry in a series that has slowly built a reputation for being the “Resident Evil at home” of the indie horror scene.

But is it a hidden gem for survival horror purists, or just another case of “indie jank”? I spent a few hours in the titular village to find out.

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