Now You Can Try One of the Most Underrated PS5, PS4 Games of the Year for Free

Japan Studio fans mustn't miss out

by Sammy Barker 1pm

Now You Can Try One of the Most Underrated PS5, PS4 Games of the Year 1

A demo for Slitterhead, one of the most underrated PS5 and PS4 games of the year, is available now. The free download depicts the full first chapter of the game – including its tutorial – and any progress you make will carry across to the full release, should you choose to purchase it.

While we appreciate it’s far from perfect, we reckon this debut from Bokeh Game Studios has been underappreciated. If you claim to be a fan of Japan Studio, then this is effectively Siren 3 in all but name, with glimpses of Gravity Rush, too.

If you like the demo, the release is currently on sale, and can be yours for £33.59/$34.99.

“Frustrating at times but fearlessly inventive, Slitterhead is an absolute must-play if you’re looking for an original take on the survival horror genre,” we wrote in out 7/10 review. “Serving as a spiritual successor to fan favourites like Siren, Gravity Rush, and Soul Sacrifice, this haunting tale about a body-hopping spirit – who uses humans as fodder to put a stop to the eponymous enemy – is a scintillating albeit occasionally undercooked debut from Bokeh Game Studios.”

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As the Editor of Push Square, Sammy has over 15 years of experience analysing the world of PlayStation, from PS3 through PS5 and everything in between. He’s an expert on PS Studios and industry matters, as well as sports games and simulators. He also enjoys RPGs when he has the time to dedicate to them, and is a bit of a gacha whale.

I bought this one on Steam mainly to support the developer.

Combat is a tad janky and the gameplay loop is a little repetitive at times, but it's still good. It is more risqué than I expected - especially that one cutscene very early in the game.

I think people were hoping for something more "Silent Hill" over something I'd like to call Horrorpunk (I don't think that's a thing...but it should be!)

Does this game have a 120Hz mode on consoles? If not, it should. I seem to recall my PC can max this game out in like the 250+ fps at 1440p. No reason PS5/PS5 Pro couldn't run this at 120. I'm not trying to be braggy or anything, just pointing out the game is pretty light on hardware.

Just finished with the demo.

Control & combat feels kinda janky, graphic definitely looks AA, and the VA is inconsistent sometimes using english and mandarin voice. I'm more intrigued with the story though which the monsters at the end gives some Cthulhu vibe.

Just copped it been waiting for a sale and I had enough ps star points to redeem for ten dollars so I got it for 25 which is 50 percent off which I def think will be worth it. I also had been waiting on a sale for New World Aternum and it being 30 percent off was too good to pass up so I got that too.

@GamingFan4Lyf it has pro support so when it finishes downloading I’ll check and see

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Jrs1
1:58pm

Cool, might give it a wee shot.

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lazarus11
2:22pm

Anyone know what the pro support entails?

This will be next after I wrap up the demo for Fantasian. I love these throwback games so much.

Definitely downloading the demo. Happy to see this! If any game ever needed a demo, this one is it

So what happens to the poor human you possessed if you jump off a building and switch bodies?

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AfroMario
3:46pm

Neato, I was wanting to try this!

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ErrantRob
5:38pm

Glad to see more people trying it out. Have about 13 hours in it so far and it is a nice change of pace from triple A games lately.

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