10 Developers.
7 Sleepless
Nights.
Dread X Collection
10 Tales of Terror from 10 Twisted Minds. Made in only 7 Sleepless Nights. The Dread X Collection is a series of small games created by some of the most talented indie devs around, all with the same mission: create the P.T. for the horror project of their dreams.
The game jam that kicked off the Dread X Collection series. Completed entirely during the COVID lock-down with contributions from: Airdorf, Oddbreeze Games, Scythe Dev Team, Strange Scaffold, Torple Dook, David Szymanski, Mahelyk, Lovely Hellplace, Snowrunner Productions, and Secret Cow Level.
Collection Games (Click to Expand)
Airdorf – SUMMER NIGHT: From the creator of FAITH. Run around in your backyard picking toadstools and chasing monkeys in this LCD handheld game where nothing scary happens!
Oddbreeze Games – The Pay is Nice: From the creator of Crew 167: The Grand Block Odyssey. Discover what happens in an ultra secure facility, as you get ready for work and wander the dark halls of your office. Using old school fixed-camera perspective, they’re watching your every moves.
Scythe Dev Team – Carthanc: From the people that brought you Northbury Grove: Entity, Walls Closing In, Happy’s Humble Burger Barn, and the rest of the Scythe Saga Universe. Explore the ruins of an ancient society on a dead planet.
Strange Scaffold – Mr. Bucket Told Me To: From the creator of An Airport for Aliens Currently Run By Dogs and the writer of Hypnospace Outlaw. The abandoned tools of your existence come back to haunt you in a surreal and terrifying tropical survival adventure.
Torple Dook – Hand of Doom: From the co-creator of Earl’s Day Off. Trapped in an arcane realm by the dark sorcery of the ubiquitous Master, can you learn the correct rituals and incantations needed to escape?
David Szymanski – The Pony Factory: From the creator of DUSK, Fingerbones, and The Moon Sliver. Winston thought he could use hell energy to create magical ponies. Winston was wrong.
Lovely Hellplace – Shatter: From the creator of Dread Delusion. In the ruins of future Britain, new gods rule the wastes.
Snowrunner Productions – Rotgut: From the creator of Soda Drinker Pro. Crystal Tigers Presents: The Circle World Party!
Secret Cow Level – Don’t Go Out: From the creator of Doomtrooper and one of the minds behind Fallout: New Vegas. Run. Hide. Sacrifice your friends. Survive the night.
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“With gameplay experiences for nearly every type of horror gamer’s tastes, the DREAD X COLLECTION is an important and neoteric take on what indies and their gifted creators are capable of executing, especially on such a tight schedule. Limited to just a few key components, it’s proof that it doesn’t take large teams and inflated budgets to provide singular interpretations of what it means to feel truly afraid behind a keyboard or controller.”
4.5/5 – Rue Morgue
“For the $7 price of admission, Dread X Collection provides a breadth of different experiences, each having a distinct vision from its respective creator. If you’ve enjoyed previous games from any of the developers involved, this collection is well worth your time. Even if you haven’t, this release introduces many new creators you should probably be aware of. Finishing all the unique horror games here will likely take you around 10-15 hours, which ensures you get more than your money’s worth. This collection just further proves something I’ve known for a long time; you don’t need huge teams with massive budgets to create the types of horror games that make you feel a palpable sense of fear from behind a controller. Dread X Collection is a title that indie horror fans will not want to miss.”
8.5/10 – Rely On Horror
“Publisher Dread X brought us an original and compelling horror gaming anthology that makes sense both for its individual efforts as well as for the sum of its parts. It works so well for its variety, above all, being a showcase of the horror possibilities that video games can offer as an artistic expression. A window to a world so big and so small, at the same time, that feels as good as it is terrifying.”
8.5/10 – SHD – Survival Horror Downloads