An occasional newsletter highlighting fixed camera games!

Hey gang!

Whuff, it’s been a while! There’s a lot of great titles on their way at the moment, so I figured I should try and list a few that are tickling our eyeballs right now! And, b’god, it’s been so long since I put out a Fresh Angles that GROUND ZERO HAS LAUNCHED! Maaaan, I’m looking forward to diving into that gorgeous-looking Korean nightmare! (Currently 20% off!)

A quick reminder to tag games as Fixed Camera on Steam[imgur.com] - atm it’s way too hard to find fixed camera games on Steam! Let’s hit that critical mass of games tagged ‘Fixed Camera’ so we can find more of them by searching with that tag! Only YOU can change Valve’s view!

(Disclaimer: Unless stated otherwise, the following are not reviews or recommendations!)

The new trailer’s been out a while, but it makes The Florist look fresh as a daisy!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3152440/The_Florist/
The new trailer comes with a soundtrack to make your pulse race!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3851600/Pulsebreaker/
As if Psychopass, Texhnolyze and Ergo Proxy brought up a child with Parasite Eve…!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3014650/45_PARABELLUM_BLOODHOUND__Cyberpunk_Active_Time_Action/
New details are on the Steam store page, promising an intriguing blend of coop and Malaysian survival horror!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2967220/yan_Parasomnia/
A Hill-sian approach to Resi survival horror - excited to see how this turns out!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2939450/Inherited_Shadows/
A new trailer, proclaiming 'vampire waifus in dark gothic fantasy'!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3212500/Vampire_Huntress__Lament_of_the_Sun/
Combining timer-based tactical combat with non-stop cardio, you owe it to yourself to try out the demo of Parasite Mutant!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3983000/Parasite_Mutant/


Be it from zombies or the 8 tons per square inch of water around you, this game offers a high-pressure experience! Demo available!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3726370/Heavy_Metal_Death_Can/
A hugely anticipated title, which has been out for uh, a while now… Really excited to play this!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/2340130/Ground_Zero/
I have you in my sights, you classic zombie hunt, you!
https://store.steampowered.com/app/3316350/Flesh_Made_Fear/

Like a dog smashing through a window, Resi 1 is suddenly available on Steam!
Now, I’m not sure anybody here will have heard of this one, but… Oh, you have? Really? It’s wonderful that Capcom have finally brought (with the help of the GOG porting team!) their classic 1996 Alone in the Dark clone to modern systems - and Steam in particular! (On sale now for 50% off!)

I didn’t start my Resi journey with this game (I stumbled into the Raccoon Police Station alongside Leon in 1998) but this founding title is dripping with equal amounts of polish, invention and interesting dialogue choices! And those cinematic, atmospheric camera angles… all the credit to Tokuro Fujiwara, Shinji Mikami, Hideki Kamiya and their team!

If you don’t own this game, I urge you to check it out. Alone in the Dark might be the founder, but without the execution and marketing of Resident Evil (Biohazard in its native Japan!), it’s doubtful that fixed multicam games would be as popular as they are today…!

If you’re looking for a comprehensive history on the making and legacy of this game, be sure and check out Alex Aniel’s excellent history, Itchy Tasty[www.goodreads.com]!

This is excellent! A wonderful ~20 minute video essay from Under the Mayo, which sums up a lot of my feelings on the benefits of Fixed Cam! (*cough* multicam)
Credit to the developer of Sanguine, who’s just put out a new patch!
If anybody’s interested in Camouflaj’s under-appreciated game Republique, I happened across some interesting tid-bits from its development…![www.david-mckenzie.com]
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A quick note regards the curator… It’s a fantastic time for fans of fixed multicam games, with a surprising quantity of titles being released. In the past, I’ve tried to play through the entirety of these games before reviewing them on our curator, but due to time commitments and in the interests of protecting my sanity, I’m implementing a one-hour-minimum policy for when I’m reviewing a game.

In essence, this means that games I test in the future have about one hour to grab my interest - and if I don’t enjoy ‘em in that time, I’m going to give ‘em a negative review and label them as having been played for one hour.

At the moment, this seems fair to me - it’s fairly easy to pique my interest even if a game is a bit janky, but I’m not going to feel obliged to force myself through mostly unfinished, questionably written gameplay…! I hope you understand my decision to take this approach. =)

Right! That about wraps this up…! Let me know what fixed cam games you’re playing - and what are you looking forward to?

Fingers crossed - we’ll see you next week! --Rev

https://store.steampowered.com/app/3726370/Heavy_Metal_Death_Can/

Claustrophobic combat and depth-charged exploration in this gorgeous survival horror tribute to the classics! What a great setting - and some really inspirational UI details! Really excited to play this one!

(Friendly reminder: Steam only surfaces/promotes games in the store that are getting positive reviews IN THEIR FIRST WEEK, so IF you enjoy Heavy Metal Death Can, please make sure you drop 'em a nice review! Fixed cam rising!)

Hey folks. I know, I know, long time, no-hear! Hoping to get back to some kind of regular release rhythm here BUT THERE'S NO TIME FOR THAT--!

Valve have just announced that they're reorganising the tagging on their Steam Store.

If you take a look at the link, you'll see that second-last Q&A is as follows...

Q. Why isn't my favorite tag on this list?
A. We are not all-knowing, so we sometimes miss stuff. Let us know in the comments. We also don't agree with the appropriateness of every tag that the community advocates for, so we may be unable to add every tag that y'all want.

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...Go! GO! ♥♥♥♥♥♥' GO GO GO! The iron - she is hot! Let us strike the iron! I've left my own note here, and I'd appreciate if you could drop in your own - let them know how much you want a 'Fixed Camera' tag.

The all-seeing camera of the Valve Software Corporation is temporarily looking in our vague direction.

It's now time to FIX that CAMERA!!!

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Will be in touch again properly soon. Good god, there've been so many amazing games out recently, including some bonafide classics (I'm sure you know!) - I'm excited to get talking about 'em and playing 'em!

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And we have Discord and Stoat servers...! Man. So much to catch up on.

But seriously, make your presence felt in that announcement thread...! Seize the day!

Hey gang! One of our incredible spies has noticed that Grand Organised Group has made the original Alone In The Dark trilogy a limited time giveaway!

Two and three aren't amazing games, though they both have something interesting to offer... but Alone In The Dark 1 (1992) both marks the birth of the fixed multicam approach and is a heck of a game in its own right!

Frederick Raynal's classic isn't as polished as Resident Evil (which came out 4 years later...!), but it's full of interesting mechanics, spooky exploration and mind-blowing (for 1992) graphics!

If you liked fixed multicam games, you owe it to yourself to give Alone in the Dark (1992) a try! Check out the offer here...![www.gog.com]

https://store.steampowered.com/app/1796580/Sorry_Were_Closed/
Congratulations to Sorry We're Closed for winning the Indie Game Award for Debut Game 2025![www.indiegameawards.gg]
Wonder if The Duchess would accept this as a declaration of love...? =D

Congrats also to Tormented Souls 2 their nomination! It's great to see such beautifully made fixed multicam games getting wider recognition!

--Rev

PS: And in case I don't send another announcement in the next while, have a great Christmas, gang!