Legally distinct Bloodborne-themed kart racer proves the PS1 era never ended - the low-poly fan game with 'Overwhelmingly Positive' Steam reviews just reached 130,000 downloads
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Bloodborne-themedracing game Nightmare Kart can’t be held down, not even bySonyand its mega-corporate hands. After the publisher forced solo developer Lilith “Bunlith” Waltherthis winterto rebrand the game formerly known as Bloodborne Kart, Walther had to push its release date to May 31.
Now, she’s announced that her gothic low-poly racer has hit over 130,000 downloads onall platforms, proving yet again that the PS1 era will never truly finish for horror games.
The bleak ’90s are inspiring a ton of popular new indies, including the survival gameCrow Countryand menacing puzzlerLorelei and the Laser Eyes. These games and Nightmare Kart all slather on gloomy PS1 horror elements like condiments - a little uncanny Resident Evil pixelation here, a drop of Silent Hill forced perspective there.
Prepare yourself for an officialFromSoftwarerelease: the long-anticipatedElden Ring DLC.
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Ashley Bardhan is a critic from New York who covers gaming, culture, and other things people like. She previously wrote Inverse’s award-winning Inverse Daily newsletter. Then, as a Kotaku staff writer and Destructoid columnist, she covered horror and women in video games. Her arts writing has appeared in a myriad of other publications, including Pitchfork, Gawker, and Vulture.
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