Carrion, an indie horror game released in 2020 by Phobia Game Studio, has been discounted to $3.99 on Steam, representing an 80 percent reduction from its standard $19.99 price. The promotion runs through August 31 as part of a broader sale spanning Devolver Digital's complete indie portfolio. The aggressive pricing highlights a critically acclaimed title that has maintained player and critical interest six years after its initial release.
Polygon reported that Carrion centers on an extraterrestrial creature imprisoned within a research facility who manages to escape containment and proceeds to consume its way through the complex, evolving into something increasingly dangerous. Players control the amorphous mass of flesh, teeth, and tentacles as it slithers through vents and corridors, using its appendages to grab scientists and guards and absorbing them to grow stronger and gain new capabilities. The game fundamentally inverts typical horror dynamics by positioning players as the predator rather than the human prey desperately seeking survival.
The title received substantial critical recognition upon its release. Polygon's original review characterized Carrion as a 'body horror masterpiece,' particularly praising the controls' ability to convey the experience of inhabiting a massive, grasping creature. The game features mechanics allowing the creature to crawl across walls and ceilings, tear through barriers, take control of humans, and acquire increasingly violent and grotesque abilities as it accumulates biomass. The creature-centric design draws comparisons to John Carpenter's science fiction horror film The Thing as well as classic arcade games like Rampage, establishing Carrion in the intersection between monster horror and action gameplay.
The Devolver Digital sale extends to other recognized indie properties in its catalog. Cult of the Lamb, which combines roguelike combat with cult management elements, is available at a 60 percent discount bringing its price to $9.99. Weird West: Definitive Edition, a supernatural action RPG developed by veteran developers from Arkane Studios, is marked down 85 percent. The promotion spans the publisher's entire lineup, offering an opportunity for players to explore Devolver Digital's diverse range of stylistically distinctive and unconventional independent games.