Roughly every other day, it seems, a press release containing the terms ‘Lovecraftian’, ‘Metroidvania’ or inbox. Plot Twist’s chiller isn’t the first to combine all three, but looks more than the sum of its parts – not least in the form of its protagonist, a Jonathan Harker type investigating a mansion that seems to be linked to the underworld. After our hero finds his father’s body inside, a malevolent presence (a kind of spectral Venom) offers to guide Fox through his memories – a mutually beneficial arrangement which gives the demon a host and Fox a set of purple tendrils that he can use to swing over gaps and toss aside enemies. Gorehounds should note it seems closer to
