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Graeme Mason

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Freelance games and media journalist. DMs open. Email: graeme.mason@wizwords.net Sign up to my ZX Spectrum newsletter: https://onthezxspectrum.eo.page/onthezxspectrum

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Steam Next Fest: The Ramen Shop — Indie Horror Gamer Night service and management horror games are everywhere right now, but this debut from a mysterious developer known only as ‘samuel’ looks to have enough unnerving gameplay to make it worth a look. ...

Steam Next Fest: The Ramen Shop — Indie Horror Gamer share.google/lyvqVBjN3ysZ...

06.03.2026 09:41 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Steam Next Fest: Inky Blinky Bob — Indie Horror Gamer This open-world game is a curious affair, and one that’s tickled Indie Horror Gamer, despite a few initially frustrating control issues. You’re a pilot, flying in to a remote set of islands. In the s...

Open world science-gone-wrong horror Inky Blinky Bob is Indie Horror Gamer's latest Steam Next Fest highlight

www.indiehorrorgamer.uk/news/steam-n...

03.03.2026 22:44 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Steam Next Fest: Museum Guard: Exhibit Unknown — Indie Horror Gamer Hidden anomaly games are still proving popular in horror gaming, and Museum Guard: Exhibit Unknown transports the genre to a spooky building redolent of London’s Natural History Museum. Inevitably y...

A fright at the museum - Museum Guard: Exhibit Unknown on Steam Next Fest

www.indiehorrorgamer.uk/news/steam-n...

25.02.2026 10:45 👍 5 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Mortanis Prisoners — Indie Horror Gamer Developer: Alexey Bulgakov & Vladimir Zlobin Publisher: Honor Games Released on: Xbox Series S/X (reviewed), PlayStation 5 While there have been a few horror games set during World War II, this...

Mortanis Prisoners Xbox Series X Review on Indie Horror Gamer: www.indiehorrorgamer.uk/reviews/mort...

02.03.2026 20:18 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Interview with Graeme Mason, editor-in-chief and founder of indiehorrorgamer.uk Interview with Graeme Mason, editor-in-chief and founder of indiehorrorgamer.uk.

This week I spoke with blogger Sander Mebus about Indie Horror Gamer:-

www.bloggersander.nl/2026/03/inte...

03.03.2026 10:02 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Steam Next Fest: They Left Us Here — Indie Horror Gamer You awake on a deserted space station, with no memory and no idea of why you’re there. It’s a familiar set up, but going by the demo, They Left Us Here looks to be a slick sci-fi horror with more tha...

Mere Routine: They Left Us Here on Steam Next Fest

www.indiehorrorgamer.uk/news/steam-n...

25.02.2026 23:10 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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The Run’s Paul Raschid on Bandersnatch, Interactive Movies and Glorious Northern Italy — Indie Horror Gamer Having written and directed two 'conventional' movies and written another, filmmaker Paul Raschid branched out into the interactive genre following the success of Netflix's Bandersnatch in 2018. The R...

www.indiehorrorgamer.uk/features/the...

24.02.2026 11:54 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Two more Kickstarter books have arrived at wizwords towers!

19.02.2026 13:22 👍 4 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

News Input www.crashonline.org.uk/14/news.htm

"Chaos by Julian Gollup is a game of spell casting for up to eight wizards in any combination against the computer. Each wizard is allocated some spells to begin with and then appears as a character on screen along with the others."

01.02.2026 21:25 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Something a bit different today (well not that different) - an alien abduction horror

31.01.2026 17:11 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

*one

31.01.2026 10:41 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Nice on Keza

31.01.2026 10:40 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0
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She Was 98, in the first Indie Horror Gamer, out soon! Sub link in my profile

31.01.2026 10:37 👍 2 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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a close up of a man 's face in a dark room . he is wearing a black turtleneck . ALT: a close up of a man 's face in a dark room . he is wearing a black turtleneck .
27.01.2026 15:17 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Steam Community :: Group :: Indie Horror Gamer The Indie Horror Gamer Group is part of the Indie Horror Gamer network, including a newsletter and website (coming soon!).

Indie Horror Gamer has a Steam group! Join here

steamcommunity.com/groups/indie...

27.01.2026 10:17 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

Eek

26.01.2026 19:37 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Haha!

26.01.2026 19:30 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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On The ZX Spectrum Nextra number 13 is primed and ready to go out at 5pm today! Want yours? Sign up for free, link in bio!

23.01.2026 10:25 👍 8 🔁 3 💬 0 📌 0
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Today I've been playing another demo, for Firenut Games' Baptiste

21.01.2026 23:46 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

You young pup!

20.01.2026 10:22 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

As soon as I saw the word Xeno 👽😨

20.01.2026 10:22 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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The first issue of Retro Gamer with @martcarroll.bsky.social as editor went on sale on the 15th of January 2004, meaning it's our 22nd birthday today. Huzzah.
Thanks to Martyn, Aaron Birch, Shaun Bebbington and everyone else who took a chance and launched the mag. (images Martyn Carroll)

15.01.2026 11:39 👍 75 🔁 11 💬 10 📌 3
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This month in @retrogamermag.bsky.social, I caught up with the zany @richpelley.bsky.social to chat about his games writing career. Issue 281, out soon. Skillo!

14.01.2026 15:04 👍 8 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0
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Playing the claustrophobic Petracal for the first issue of Indie Horror Gamer, out next month

11.01.2026 20:08 👍 1 🔁 1 💬 0 📌 0

I can I can't?

11.01.2026 20:33 👍 5 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

'why didn't you just Shazam it' 🤣

07.01.2026 09:47 👍 2 🔁 0 💬 1 📌 0

Nice one Keza, just preordered the book from the guardian's bookshop

06.01.2026 17:10 👍 0 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
Commando (ZX Spectrum) One Life Review – You Only Get One Life Episode 5
Commando (ZX Spectrum) One Life Review – You Only Get One Life Episode 5 YouTube video by SirClive's Retro Gamesworld

Nice try!

youtu.be/TA1LU1apItk?...

06.01.2026 17:07 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0

Very thoughtful Pete. Happy new year!

05.01.2026 09:23 👍 1 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0
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Writing about a funky Amiga game for my next feature in @retrogamermag.bsky.social

05.01.2026 09:21 👍 6 🔁 0 💬 0 📌 0