Friday the 13th: The Game didn't deserve this. In nine months, its servers will be permanently shut down after a bitter legal dispute which the game itself had little to do with. Publisher Gun Media has moved on to its Texas Chain Saw Massacre slaughter fest, which is fun enough but didn't capture my black heart quite like Jason Voorhees and his teenaged victims did back in 2017. However, there's a new game on the horizon that could very well fill the machete-shaped hole in my heart.
Level Zero: Extraction is a brand new asymmetrical horror game from Ukrainian studio DogHowl Games that's launching into Steam Early Access in 2024, with a closed beta starting March 15. I had the chance to see it in action during a recent preview event, and let me just say right at the top: the vibes are immaculate.
