Agony gained a lot of traction with it’s Kickstarter, which promised an uncompromised vision of hell replete with blood, gore, and more than a few temptations. When the survival horror title finally released, it was met with mixed feelings regarding technical issues and cut content (later restored on the PC’s unrated version but still unavailable to consoles).

As technology marches forward, we’re getting a lot closer towards realistic artificial intelligence. Could you imagine having a conversation with a fictional character that feels like you’re talking to another human being? It may be possible sooner than you think. Until then, there are games that manage to emulate a similar experience.

With the sudden loss of Telltale Games, the industry has lost one of the greatest narrative studios in the business, but their legacy lives in on games like The Council, which take inspiration from the same narrative structure and evolve the genre into new heights. Or, at least, that’s how I felt when I played the first episode.

Grid-based dungeon crawlers were a classic genre in the early days of gaming, but it isn’t until recently that we’ve seen a few titles show up again on the PS4. Haunted Dungeons: Hyakki Castle is one such title that mixes things up by offering a unique setting and some intriguing gameplay mechanics.

The horror genre received a massive boost when it entered virtual reality. You thought the games on your TV were scary? Try putting on a headset and letting the horror surround you on all sides. It’s an entirely new level of terrifying when done correctly. The Persistence is here on PlayStation VR with the promise of procedurally generated horror with roguelike mechanics.