AILA is a horror game about horror games that features a whole host of horror genres and references to other horror franchises; it is really a horror-ception if you will allow me some terrible wordplay.

With The Lacerator, Games From The Abyss have crafted something a bit different for the genre. Yes, save points are scarce, ammo is limited, and a fixed camera adds cinematic flair just as it did through the ’90s, but it is also very much its own thing.

Heartworm tells the tale of Sam, a young woman who recently lost her beloved grandfather. Desperate to reunite with him, Sam does what many of us do and turns to the internet for advice, where she is tempted down one particular rabbit hole that leads her to an isolated home in the mountains.

I know I harped on P.T. in my intro, a clear inspiration for Luto, but it certainly isn’t the only one. In fact, it borrows a great storytelling mechanic from another Silent Hill game, sometimes wrongly labeled as the black sheep of the series: Silent Hill 4: The Room.