Dead Reset Combines Alien With Russian Doll-Type Choice-Driven Gameplay

Dead Reset Combines Alien With Russian Doll-Type Choice-Driven Gameplay

[Editor's Note: Minor spoilers for Dead Reset ahead.]Cole Mason has a problem. He’s woken up in a dank cellar of a room, surrounded by people he doesn’t know and under circumstances he doesn't recall. They are all very unpleasant and really need him to perform a high-stakes surgery as soon as possible under threat of a swift execution at the hands of extra-ornery security guard named Slade. I was given a few choices upfront, mostly to attempt to…

Dead Reset Preview – Rewinding the Horror

FMV horror game Dead Reset feels remarkably familiar, but its earnestness might be infectious.

Dead Reset Preview: A Time-Loop FMV Horror Game That Doesn’t Flinch

FMV horror has always lived on the edge of believability. It asks you to take real actors, confined spaces and often low-budget effects seriously — to engage not just with what’s on screen, but with what it implies. Dead Reset, from developer Dark Rift Horror and publisher Wales Interactive, understands that tension. More than that, it thrives in it. This isn’t a throwback. It’s not “so bad it’s good.” It’s not campy. Dead Reset is a focused, un…

Dead Reset Hands-On Preview - The Thing Meets Groundhog Day in this Hammed-Up FMV Horror

Wales Interactive, a studio you might recognize for games like Maid of Sker, Sker Ritual, and I Saw Black Clouds, is ramping up to the launch of its next FMV title, Dead Reset, which it's just revealed is due to launch on September 11, 2025, on Xbox Series X/S, PS5, and PC. Ahead of that launch, I got to check out the first chapter of the game to get a taste of what's to come across the rest of the interactive horror film. Now, I do want to be c…