VandrahoGames Indie Review

Kamla is the first Indian Horror game to be published - it was developed by the team at MadMantraGames and was released May 7th, retailing for $11.99. It took me about 3.5-4 hours to beat the game. I was provided a key by the team- thank you so much MadMantra Team!  There is one thing that makes me the most uncomfortable when playing a horror game and that is the piercing sound of silence, and let me say THAT coupled with the faint hint of jingle bells and the unmistakable guttural breathing from the aforementioned Kamla - makes my skin crawl. The sound work in Kamla was rich, layered and well used, this pairs well with the stunning visuals laid out my Kamla's designers! When I first started exploring the Haveli or mansion where the story of Kamla takes place, the jewel toned colors inside the home and the wrecked and decrepit nature of the home spattered with blood, I counted at least 4 different places were innocent lives were taken.  The game play is fairly easy to navigate...

When I think of Bunnies - I think of bunnies I think of fluffy little clouds, with floppy ears and adorable twitching noses, after playing Dye the Bunny 2 - bunnies for me are amalgamations of horror to the nth degree as all I can picture now is a 7ft tall fluffy monster. Dye the Bunny is a bite sized atmospheric horror game created by none other than Mr VidasTimore, it was released on April 13 2023 on steam for $6.99 and clocks in at about 2 hours. For this review I will be using a 5 star system as the game is at or under 2 hours.  We play as Ellie a young girl who is trapped in the twisted world of who I lovingly call Mr. Bunny. After the evisceration of her friend, Bunny- Ellie is tasked with getting ALL THE COLORS in order to save her fluffy demon pal! She traverses a few levels gathering up some colors and we see areas that we did not see before such as a gas station, forest home and more. There are not any enemies per say, other than the bunny stalking you through the first a...