Yuppie Psycho

Yuppie Psycho is one of the few survival horror games to keep me on the edge of my seat. Though occasionally bizarre and tonally strange, it has the all the makings of a great adventure. The puzzles are engaging, the story is gripping, and the horror kept me coming back for more.

What do you get when you take the office culture of a toxic workplace environment and mix it in with the horrors of Silent Hill? You get Yuppie Psycho, a brilliant little top-down pixel art survival horror title from Another Indie and Baroque Decay. Possibly my favourite indie game of the year so far.

Yuppie Psycho is a surreal and incredibly unique experience. By drawing most of it's inspiration from television and film, the game develops a unique aesthetic and world that feels unlike anything other video games have explored. Even though the in-game graphical style is a disappointment, the anime-inspired visuals in the rest of the game and the flawless soundtrack help create a truly tense and ...

Yuppie Psycho turns a workplace satire into a survival horror adventure, and does right by both parts of that strange formula. Despite some frustration from its punishing difficulty, Yuppie Psycho is a surreal but cogent parody that’s well worth clocking in for.

With games like Dead by Daylight and the Resident Evil 2 remake using powerful graphics to bring us some heavy-duty scares, it’s always good to remember that it’s not all about  gore and misery. Yuppie Psycho takes a satirical approach instead, to create the first ever ‘corporate horror’ game.  It takes everything you hate about a souless job – endless hours, forced positivity, and clumsy manageme...