All the Announcements from the CRITICAL REFLEX TIME Showcase

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CRITICAL REFLEX just hosted an hour-long showcase that featured tonnes of gameplay from their upcoming releases, as well as launch date reveals! This is a great one for Horror fans, as CRITICAL REFLEX generally publishes games of that genre, but there are a couple here and there that non-horror fans would enjoy.

Let's take a look at the games in the showcase.

No, I'm Not a Human is Out Now!

No, I'm Not a Human, a single-player horror game where you have to use your discernment to figure out who is your friend or foe, is out now!

Run a Trolleybus in TROLEU, also Out Now!

Running a trolleybus might not be at the top of your bucket list, but TROLEU is a first-person action game where you must ensure the rules are followed as you become a trolleybus conductor.

Cyberpunk Metroidvania, Altered Alma, Gets a New Demo

What do you get when you combine a Metroidvania, an RPG, and a dating sim? Apparently, Altered Alma! Embark on a journey across Neo Barcelona as you take out the criminal underworld.

Go for a Spot of Fishing in Horror Game, Drowned Lake, Playtest Signups Available Now

Horror and Fishing aren't 2 genres I usually associate with each other, but that's exactly what Drowned Lake does. Go in search of a missing reporter on a haunted lake, who knows what you might uncover?

Lovecraftian Horror, Eclipsium, Gets a New Trailer Before September 19th Launch

Ready for some pixelated horror? Eclipsium takes you into a surreal world as you wander through horrifying and mind-bending environments in search of "Her".

CARIMARA: Beneath the forlorn limbs, Gets New Trailer, Launches October 6th

CARIMARA is a horror tale where you play as a mute. Communicate your questions through the cards in your hand, just make sure you don't ask too much and find out something you'd rather not know.

Twin Stick Roguelite, GIMMIKO, Gets New Gameplay Trailer

For something a bit more light-hearted than the previous games, GIMMIKO takes on the form of a cartoony twinstick action roguelite. When worlds collide, it's up to you to save your world from the threats that emerge in this frenetic shooter.

The MILITSIONER Playtest Ends September 18th

You're running out of time to try out the stealth exploration game, MILITSIONER, which currently has a playtest running until September 18th. Work your way through the town and make it to the train station, all while being watched by a giant policeman.

Regular Home Renovation Simulator is Just a Regular Renovation Game... Right?

Totally innocent-sounding Regular Home Renovation Simulator tasks you with restoring various properties, some may have more blood than others, and may or may not be presently occupied by otherworldly creatures.

Here's a First Look at the Gameplay of HEAVY AS STONE, a Detective Horror Game

Everyone in the city is sick, including yourself. Time resets each time you die, solve the cases, and uncover the true mystery before you succumb to your illness completely.

Take the Fight to Them in SCP: Valravn, Gameplay Revealed

In most SCP games, you are defenseless against the horrors you face. But in SCP: Valravn, you're taking the fight to them by infiltrating the Valravn corporation, which is weaponizing the anomalies. Take out mercenaries and horrifying experiments as you seek to rescue your father.

Find God (Literally) in Burden Street Station, a Narrative Adventure

Embark on an adventure to find out how God went missing. Use your unique ability to shapeshift in order to get others to open up, and maybe you'll finally find the answers you seek.

IDET, a Psychedelic Visual Novel, & Flawless Abbey, a Hand-Drawn Horror Story Get Teased In End of Show Trailer

IDET, otherwise known as Infinite Day, Endless Taste, has gotten a new gameplay trailer. IDET mixes the visual novel and psychological horror genres as you run a diner at the end of time, where a murder has just been committed. Can you find the culprit?

In Flawless Abbey, you are stuck inside the "Dream-Tower". Can you tread carefully and reach the top to get the abbess to change her mind? Or are you doomed to remain here forever?

That's all for the CRITICAL REFLEX TIME Showcase! What games are you looking forward to? Let us know in the comments below.

If you want to watch the whole showcase for yourself, you can check it out at the embedded video below!

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