The year may be coming to a close but there’s still time for a few sneaky horror game releases in December so we can keep things spooky this merry season. This month you can fight to keep your eyes open in Sleep Awake, battle through retro gore in Blood: Refreshed Supply, or you can try your hand at forensic analyst with She’s Leaving. An artistic underworld where you must skate and destroy demons awaits in Skate Story, and we will finally see the release of sci-fi survival horror Routine.
If you’re looking for more horror games to store away for winter, you can check out last month’s picks. Otherwise you can find even more horror goodness below:
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1. Sleep Awake
| Release | 2nd December |
| Price | TBC |
| Developer | Eyes Out |
| Publisher | Blumhouse Games |
| Platform | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S |
| Subgenre | Dystopian, Choice Matter, Female Protagonist |
Sleep Awake releases on December 2nd for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S.
The third game to be published by Blumhouse Games and developed by Eyes Out Studio which was founded by Cory Davis (Spec Ops: The Line) and Robin Finck (Nine Inch Nails), with the creative forces behind Sleep Awake it is fair to expect good things.
A psychedelic horror game with FMV elements, you play as Katja as she fights to keep her eyes open to avoid The Hush – a mysterious occurrence where those who sleep disappear – and evade those who are driven to gruesome insanity by their prolonged insomnia.
2. She’s Leaving
| Release | 2nd December |
| Price | TBC |
| Developer | Blue Hat Studio |
| Publisher | Blue Hat Studio |
| Platform | PC, PS5, Xbox Series X|S |
| Subgenre | Crime, Mystery, Indie |
She’s Leaving will be available for PC, PS5, and Xbox Series X|S from December 2nd.
She’s Leaving places you in the role of a forensic analyst, tasked with carrying out an investigation in an old mansion to solve the murders of multiple missing people. Collect and analyse evidence, using your speciality in blood spatter to try and connect the murders to one suspect. A taser your only defence against an active killer, you must carry out your analysis while avoiding becoming the next victim.
3. Routine
| Release | 4th December |
| Price | TBC |
| Developer | Lunar Software |
| Publisher | Raw Fury |
| Platform | PC, Xbox Series X|S |
| Subgenre | Sci-fi, Psychological horror, Exploration |
Routine will be available for PC and Xbox Series X|S on the 4th of December.
If you were intrigued by the initial announcement at Gamescom 2012, then you may finally know peace as Routine releases this December 4th.
A sci-fi survival horror game taking place in an alternate future, Routine tasks you with exploring an abandoned lunar base and piecing together what caused it to be abandoned. Armed with your C.A.T (Cosmonaut Assistance Tool, not the mammal, sorry) you will need to use your puzzle solving skills while avoiding deadly machines and finding your way through the empty corridors.
There will be minimal UI and no waypoint markers, providing a more immersive experience while testing both your survival and navigation abilities.
4. Blood: Refreshed Supply
| Release | 4th December |
| Price | From £24.99 ($24.99) |
| Developer | Nightdive Studio, Monolith Productions |
| Publisher | Warner Bros Games, Atari, Nightdive Studio |
| Platform | PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and Nintendo Switch |
| Subgenre | Retro, FPS, Gore |
Blood: Refreshed Supply will be available on December 4th for PC, PS4, PS5, Xbox One, and Xbox Series X|S.
Blood: Refreshened Supply brings back the carnage of the 1997 FPS Blood, or the carnage of 2019 Blood: Fresh Supply if you didn’t experience the og. This time around rebuilt from the original source code, you once again play as Caleb, tearing his way through the underworld in a quest for vengeance. You’ll have an arsenal of weapons to help blast your way through each of the levels, including but not limited: to the flare gun, the tommy gun, the sawn off shotgun, or perhaps, the voodoo doll.
Blood: Refreshed Supply will also support local co-op as well as cross platform multiplayer.
5. Skate Story
| Release | 8th December |
| Price | From £17.99 ($19.99) |
| Developer | Sam Eng |
| Publisher | Devolver Digital |
| Platform | PC, PS5, Nintendo Switch 2 |
| Subgenre | Skateboarding, Dark Fantasy, Indie |
Skate Story releases on December 8th for PC, PS5, and Nintendo Switch 2.
Is Skate Story an outright horror game? No. But it does have demons, and as this is probably the only time I will be able to add a skateboarding game to a horror list, please forgive the self indulgence. Skate Story places you on the board of a skater made of glass, rolling out on a mission for the Devil – just you and your board cruising through the underworld, completing tasks Tony Hawk Pro Skater style with a gothic twist.
As you progress you’ll be able to add to your bag of tricks, as well as unlocking new hardware to customise your setup. And a small (but very important) detail; you can freely place stickers on your deck, a feature most skate games can’t seem to get quite right. Skate Story will available with PS Plus on release, and there’s a demo available now on Steam.
