Flathead Launches On Steam

Horror game publisher DreadXP has teamed up with developer Tim Oxton, AKA “oxblud,” to deliver a scary game of a different variety: FLATHEAD. We guarantee you haven’t seen a horror title like this one before.

You’re imprisoned somewhere, trapped in some kind of diabolical experiment. The only way out is to make bets. Placed in front of a slot machine, you must select a number from a keypad and bet whether the random number the display generates will be over or under that number. Getting lucky several times in a row will lead to other games of chance, but you can never be sure you’ll win — or that you’ll escape. Make a bad bet and the monsters will come for you.

In a sea of 30 to 40 hour games that demand 100% of your time, Flathead is one of the few that understands you’ve got a life beyond it. Each playthrough is just 30 minutes long at the most. But each time you play, you’ll learn a bit more about the lore of the game and where, exactly, it takes place.

• Quick sessions with lots of replayability
• Strategically use the tools at your disposal to slow the approaching terror
• Earn and bank points to gain your freedom
• High risk, high reward. Let it ride and gain multipliers to increase your winnings
• Try your luck with the wheel of fate
• Make your own luck to increase your odds and your doom
• Unsettling atmosphere with growing tension
• Gritty analog horror aesthetic