Dread of Laughter is an indie developed by Icy North Games, released 1 November 2018 on PC (Microsoft Windows).
What Dread of Laughter is
Dread of Laughter is an indie game developed by Icy North Games and released in 2018. It is available on PC (Microsoft Windows) only. It runs on Unreal Engine 4.
The premise, in the publisher's words
Dread of Laughter is a survival horror game where the player has to survive the attack of a serial killer by making choices that will either help the player or make the killer stronger.
How it plays
It is played from a first person perspective. Its themes are action and horror. It is a single-player game with no multiplayer component.
What it launched against
Dread of Laughter launched on 1 November 2018, within three weeks of Red Dead Redemption 2, Return of the Obra Dinn, Battlefield V and Hitman 2.
Released around the same time: Red Dead Redemption 2, Return of the Obra Dinn, Battlefield V, Hitman 2.
Official trailer
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Screenshots
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Quick answers
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