A troubled loner with a hunger for cinematic gore finds himself on the other side of the camera when rumors of authentic snuff videotapes lead him to an abandoned cabin near Butcher's Creek, Pennsylvania. What starts as illicit urban exploration becomes a fight for survival when he's captured by a gang of sadistic killers. Now his only option is to pick up a box cutter, a hammer, a pickaxe, or whatever else is at hand, and unleash a little video violence of his own.

• Use hammers, axes, pipes, 2x4s, box cutters, and more to brutalize anything that stands between you and freedom
  
  
• When all else fails, the level itself can be a weapon. Kick props into enemies, or enemies into environment hazards.
  
  
• Photograph gruesome murder scenes to fulfill your dark desires and regain lost health
  
  
• Explore decaying farmhouses, collapsing factories, and seedy strip clubs in a forgotten corner of the Appalachian Forest
  
  
• Experience a unique aesthetic combining the gritty shot-on-video look of found footage with the photosourced visual style of Source Engine games
  
  
• Learn more about the bizarre nightmare world introduced in Squirrel Stapler and The Pony Factory

https://youtu.be/3TLL1g8Z8Y0?si=jCY8kkxFaEhi3XpY
https://steamoss.com/steamstore/app/2512560/Butchers_Creek/

https://steamoss.com/steamstore/app/3281870/Secret_Agent_Wizard_Boy_and_the_International_Crime_Syndicate_Demo/

https://youtu.be/zZUtbPIZyaY?si=CF-VtU4Uz0YVL78o

Secret Agent Wizard Boy was a normal Wizard Boy on his way to his first year at Wizard School until he received a message from MI6.

"Wizard Boy," it said. "We've received intel that the headmaster of Wizard School, Grumblemort, is the leader of a criminal organization named S.P.I.D.E.R. We need you to investigate!"

And so Wizard Boy started his first year at Wizard School, trying to uncover the mysteries that lay before him.

Secret Agent Wizard Boy is a sandbox wizard sim that can be played alone or in cooperative(?) multiplayer. Explore (blow up) the castle, find secrets, solve puzzles, and discover the mystery hidden deep in the castle.

• A multitude of spells to learn and inflict on others
  
• Physics-based mayhem
  
• Open-ended goals to accomplish (or ignore) however you see fit
  
• Online multiplayer
  
• Retro-themed third person action, straight from the days of Unreal Engine 1
  
• Landmines

. . . And the demo is available to play right now! Go take a look!

https://steamoss.com/steamstore/app/3281870/Secret_Agent_Wizard_Boy_and_the_International_Crime_Syndicate_Demo/

https://steamoss.com/steamstore/app/3144590/Butchers_Creek_Demo/

The demo for Butcher's Creek is now available to download and play!

This demo features the introduction and first level of the full game and should take about 30 minutes to complete. It will remain available (and free) for the foreseeable future.

https://steamoss.com/steamstore/app/2536530/The_Pony_Factory/
Winston arrived at a solution to the moral decay of his town.

He called out to hell, and hell answered. The human body could, hell promised, be twisted and stretched into a kinder, more equine shape. Winston's town, now filled with ignorant hate-mongers, could instead be filled with magical ponies, if he could provide a factory in which to make them. Winston thought they would be beautiful, gentle, and good.

Hell had other plans...

The Pony Factory is a short action/horror game inspired by Doom 3, with a darkly comedic story, striking black and white visual style, and visceral FPS gameplay. This is an updated standalone release of the original game, which was created in 7 days as part of the Dread X Collection 1.

• Meaty FPS combat against highly agile foes who will attempt to evade and flank you.
  
• Darkness is your enemy! Use muzzle flashes, sparks, sound, and other clues to track foes during combat.
  
• High contrast black and white aesthetic inspired by early 1950's science fiction films.
  
• A short minimalist campaign that can be completed in about 30 minutes.
  
• Numerous improvements from the original release, including many new quality of life features, balance and game feel improvements, new story and gameplay content, full gamepad support, and of course bugfixes!

My brother John Szymanski (director of My Friendly Neighborhood) assisted with this version and will be receiving half of the royalties in an effort to provide him with enough income to continue game development until he begins receiving money from MFN.

John also released his own game today: a tense puzzle/horror game called Exiled:

https://steamoss.com/steamstore/app/2741620/Exiled/

- Loading Once Again mode with pre-anniversary data will no longer cause unplayable errors, although you likely won't have all your items and upgrades unfortunately.

- If you would like to finish a playthrough of One Again mode with your inventory intact, you can opt into the "pre-anniversary" branch on Steam

Chop Goblins is (almost) one year old!

Well, technically it will be one year old on December 12th, but that's two days after both Dusk and Doom are having big anniversary milestones so... we're doing a Chop Goblins anniversary celebration today instead!

Here's what the Anniversary Update brings to the game...


Enjoy two powerful new weapons... the Scattergun and the Six Shooter.
These will replace the Flintlock and Street Sweeper respectively if you turn on "Alt Weapons" on the difficulty selection screen, but you can still use both the Flintlock and Street Sweeper by hitting the corresponding weapon selection key twice.

Which means that it is now both easy and effective to quickswap between all six weapons, if you want to try playing Chop Goblins like it's Doom Eternal. You should, it's fun.

A bit, at least. The dagger now attacks slightly faster and does slightly more damage, allowing you to consistently one-shot low level enemies (i.e the annoying brown ones) and better deflect projectiles.

The Street Sweeper's choke upgrade, previously found only in the bonus levels, can now be acquired in the original campaign as well. I don't actually remember where I put it though. Someone let me know.

Most of you will probably have to take my word for it, but Chop Goblins should run better on lower end machines now, thanks to a collection of different optimizations and tweaks under the hood.

I wanted to try getting maybe a bonus level and/or a free release of all the game assets done as part of this update also, but I just didn't end up having the time with the new baby and all. But hopefully you enjoy the new weapons, and jumping back in to celebrate one year of wholesale goblin slaughter. While Chop Goblins isn't the most successful, the deepest, or the best game I've made, it's one I'm extremely fond of, and I've enjoyed supporting it with new content and fixes. Only time will tell what else the future holds for the goblins...

It's an early Fall miracle! Squirrel Stapler is out now!

https://steamoss.com/steamstore/app/2535830/Squirrel_Stapler/

Get the quirky FPS hidden gem Zortch for only $4.24 if you own Chop Goblins, with the CHOP AND ZORTCH bundle!

https://steamoss.com/steamstore/bundle/34615/Chop_and_Zortch/