Game maniac in a nightclub. killer party

Release date: 1997

Genre: Action

Postal is the first game that started the cult series. Here the player gets the opportunity to try on the mask of a mentally unbalanced maniac, whose task is to destroy all life around. To win, you need to kill a certain number of opponents, in addition, the battles are accompanied by extraordinary cruelty - the shooting of animals, finishing off the wounded, a huge amount of painted blood.

In the first part of the franchise, there are no advanced graphics yet, the view of the battlefield is isometric, as in most tactical shooters of the 90s. The schizophrenic is armed with several types of fire weapons with a certain amount of ammunition. The base weapon, the assault rifle, has unlimited ammo. At one time, Postal caused heated discussions in the community, but today, replaying it is an opportunity to get to know the 20-year-old game developer better.

still life

Release date: 2005

Genre: Quest

In the quest game Still Life, we are invited to take control of a pretty girl - FBI agent Victoria. The action takes place in Chicago, where a maniac has appeared who has declared a hunt for street prostitutes. With the help of a randomly found diary of a detective from the past, describing strikingly similar cases in the 20s, Victoria must outmaneuver a killer, faced with bestial cruelty and mysticism.

The main feature of the quest is an intricate plot. Here, players will have to control two main characters at once - the aforementioned Victoria and Gustav, a detective from the past. Switching between them is smooth, it does not affect the harmony of the narration. Action on the screen can not be expected - in place of the usual skirmishes and chases these days, there are unhurried dialogues and the solution of a huge number of puzzles.

Manhunt 1 and 2

Release date: First - 2003 Second 2007

Saw: The Video Game is based on the famous horror movie Saw. The plot is still the same - the main character finds himself bound hand and foot on a chair. Freed, he begins to explore the location, finding other victims - it turns out that the masked maniac has staged another bloody competition. Only one unfortunate person can survive in it, but for this you will have to go through many trials.

Management in the game comes from a third person, it is simple and intuitive. A small part of the game time is occupied by hand-to-hand fights, however, the lion's share of the gameplay is solving various puzzles, some of which are very difficult. It is important to carefully follow the storylines, as there are several endings in Saw, and a successful outcome directly depends on the player's decisions.

Lucius

Release date: 2012

Genre: Quest

Lucius is a psychological quest game. The main character is a little boy who spends the summer in a country house surrounded by his family. But don't let the harmless beginning confuse you - the hero is nothing but the reincarnation of Lucifer. With the onset of his 6th birthday, little Lucius begins to acquire terrible abilities, and in order to finally master the black craft, he needs to do a real trifle - to kill everyone who is in the house.

Events in the quest unfold slowly - shootings and chases can not be expected. The basis of the gameplay is planning the murders of households and servants, and the further the player progresses through the story, the more difficult it will be to set up another accident. Before you achieve your goal, you will have to thoroughly explore the house and solve many puzzles.

Hotline Miami 1 and 2

Release date: First - 2012 Second - 2015

Hotline Miami is a rare game in its genre. At first glance, it is a simple shooter, and even made according to the laws of old platformers - 2D graphics and a top view. In fact, before us is a confusing story about a maniac, who receives encrypted messages through an answering machine about the location of another murder. In the course of the passage, several storylines unfold, finally lining up only at the very end.

The gameplay is very simple - there is a shotgun in service, which demolishes everything along the line of the shot, and a breakthrough of drawn opponents. The goal is to complete each level from start to finish, often with a boss fight at the end. Variety is added by masks - horses, monkeys, cats and other animals, each of which gives a certain ability to the protagonist. It will not be easy to pass the shooter, because the character dies from the first scratch, which cannot be said about his opponents.

Murdered: Soul Suspect

Release date: 2014

Genre: survival horror

In Murdered: Soul Suspect, everything revolves around the story of a police officer investigating the murder of women. We are offered to take control of a cop, but not alive, but his spirit - at the very beginning, the unlucky guardian becomes a victim of a psychopath. The further plot is a long wandering around the neighborhood, communicating with many souls and with a medium girl. The plot is quite structured and confusing, and towards the end of the players waiting for a couple of twists.

In general, this game is rather a leisurely quest in which the lion's share of the process is given to dialogues, solving puzzles and examining rooms for usefulness. But there was also a place for battles here - the detective is constantly attacked by terrible demons. But the combat system is clearly secondary, you can defeat the monsters only by outwitting, coming from behind and carrying out a combination of blows. An interesting feature of the quest is the ability to inhabit the bodies of the living, thanks to which you can delve into their memories, finding new clues.

party hard

Release date: 2015

Genre: Pixelated, top view

In the game's universe, the young man Darius is kept awake by the youths having fun. The poor fellow has no choice but to arm himself with a knife and explosives, go to a nearby club and pass all the impudent ones. At the same time, it is desirable to remain unnoticed, and the user is called upon to help Darius in this difficult task. Party Hard is a comic project in many ways, so even impressionable people can play it.

The toy is extremely stylish with notoriously bad, pixelated 2D graphics and a panoramic top view. There are several missions that open as you progress - a club, a ranch, and so on. Darius must kill enemies stealthily, to do this, lure the victims from the dance floor, hide the bodies, run away from the police. You can only deal with the victim from behind, otherwise it will fight off and raise the alarm. In addition to weapons, you can use poisoning, mine pagers. For the successful destruction of people, rewards follow in the form of new available characters.

Hatred

Release date: 2015

Genre: Isometric shooter

Hatred is a bloody third-person panoramic shooter. There is practically no plot here, except that the main character hates people with all his heart, dreams of killing and intends to do it in the most sophisticated ways. You will have to shoot the unfortunate according to all the laws of the genre of arcade shooters - bodies climb from everywhere, a little later, harmless victims are replaced by military men armed to the teeth.

The game is literally permeated with a gloomy gothic atmosphere, to match her music and black and white color palette. Shooting will take place in a wide variety of locations - here you have a bar with tipsy visitors, and the cramped streets of a provincial town. The maniac misanthrope has a variety of guns in his arsenal - a machine gun, a shotgun, an assault rifle, explosives, a flamethrower and much more. The main thing that a player needs for a successful passage is healthy nerves and the ability to deftly handle the mouse.

Dead by Daylight

Release date: 2016

Genre: Survival horror, multiplayer

Dead by Daylight is a horror game that quickly won an army of fans in all countries. It is based on the plot familiar to fans of horror films - a night location, several confused victims and the only maniac looking for the unfortunate. The uniqueness of the game is that here we are given the opportunity to play not only as a victim, but also as a maniac. Moreover, if in the first case the control comes from a third person, then we play for a maniac from the first.

Getting used to the gameplay is not so easy. The bottom line is that the location is closed, there are several exits from it, which can be opened by running generators, which is what the victims do. The killer must carefully listen to every rustle, note every trace, and also use his abilities, for example, invisibility or the ability to accelerate to overtake prey. The game, like no other project of the same genre, conveys the atmosphere of psychological horror, and addictive gameplay makes it possible to spend days and nights in it.

Slayaway Camp

Release date: 2016

Genre: Puzzle, Horror

A game about maniacs does not have to be scary at all. On the contrary, and in such a terrible genre, you can find a place for healthy humor. An example of this is Slayaway Camp. Here you have to try on the mask of a maniac and hunt for ordinary inhabitants, men, women and children. It will be very difficult to do this, since the process takes place in a small location, similar to a chessboard, filled with various rubbish. In fact, the main task is to pave the way for the maniac to the victims, bypassing all obstacles, with each level the difficulty increases.

In fact, the project is not a full-fledged horror, but rather one big puzzle. By simply pressing the keys, you can show the character the right path, and often it will not be obvious. During kills, you can perform combo attacks, receiving an additional reward for them. It is impossible to take seriously what is happening on the screen, because all the characters are made in a deliberately cartoonish style.

Friday the 13th: The Game

Release date: 2017

Genre: survival horror

Friday the 13th: The Game takes place in the universe of the 80s cult horror film of the same name starring the maniac Jason. Before us is the same camp, the same leaders, the same killer with a hockey mask on his face. A nice feature of "Friday the 13th" is that here users will have to manage both the victims and the killer. At the same time, you can be sure of the cruelty of what is happening - the game came out very bloody and naturalistic.

The gameplay in the role of a maniac is simple - look for counselors and kill one by one. It becomes more diverse if you take on the role of a victim. There are 7 counselor characters to choose from, each with its own characteristics, for example, running speed, noiselessness, the ability to throw knives from the very start, etc. There are several ways to get out of the camp - get to the phone and wait for help, fix the car yourself, or fight Jason.

Maniac GO

Release date: 2017

Genre: Indie, Simulation, Arcade

Pixel indie simulator of a maniac in the style of the eighties, where the main character's goal is to search for the meaning of life (in practice, it all comes down to cutting out random passers-by, police officers and just onlookers who get in his way). The project is made in isometric 2D with a nice neon style.

In terms of gameplay, the game is similar to the first Postal, however, with a wide variety of game elements. So, for example, in addition to running around the level and destroying everything and everything with the help of various weapons, the game has trips on cars and motorcycles, there are stealth missions, fist fights and much more.

The new Hard Party game is provided primarily for young people who are twenty-one years old at the time of the game, since the game is quite cruel, and all the events that you will have to witness and participate in are classified as "for adults". According to the plot of the game, your hero goes to one of the youth parties, but he does not go there to communicate and have fun, he pursues a completely different goal, and this goal is to kill as many people as possible, but this will have to be done very carefully and imperceptibly in order to no one suspected that the party would turn out to be a massacre. It all started with a trifle, our hero came late from work, tired and angry. Of course, the best rest is to take a shower and lie down on the bed just to fall asleep. But as luck would have it, the neighbors had a very loud party, which was attended by a large number of people. Our guy endured for a long time and eventually decided to go to the neighbors and ask the young people not to make much noise, to which the youth agreed, and they killed the volume of the music. An hour later, the music became loud again and the hero could not stand it. He took a kitchen knife and decided to calm the neighbors, and he did not think of a better way to calm them down than destroying everyone. Our task is to help him carry out his insidious plan and not fall into the eyes of witnesses, or even worse - the police.

How to play?

Each murder must be thought out to the smallest detail, therefore, having chosen a victim, follow it and only when the right moment comes, inflict a fatal blow with a knife found in the kitchen. A little later, you can try to come up with new ways of killing and adjust everything so that it looks like an accident to others, for example, a lighting lamp has shorted out, or a gas cylinder has exploded. And as soon as all the youth die at the hands of your maniac, he can rest himself, but he is unlikely to want to sleep.

Description of the flash game

killer party

party hard

Killer Party is an unusual puzzle where instead of solving logic problems, you have to accurately guess the time and place in order to kill all the people at the night party.
The main character got noisy neighbors with their parties. Deciding to end the mess forever, our nameless character takes a knife and goes to a killer party to kill all the idle revelers. Help to realize the plan will help mindfulness and the ability to guess the right time. After all, it is worth getting caught in the eye of someone, as a witness will call the police. If, of course, he manages to get to the phone alive.
Study the movement patterns of the participants in the event in order to guess the moment to strike. Use the environment. You were going to kill everyone, but you brought only a knife. Improvised means will help in establishing eternal order - exploding gas stoves, short circuits of speakers, falling trees. Even a police car can do a lot of damage if called in while a crowd of onlookers is hanging out on the street.
The pixel graphics of the game will allow you to fully immerse yourself in the atmosphere of a frivolous horror. Enjoy the adrenaline-fueled electronic music of the retro wave genre and at the end, when there is not a single living soul left at the party, you will finally dance too.