There is something uniquely unsettling about empty video game spaces. Blown wide open in the wake of Backrooms , the concept of liminal horror has seeped out from internet forums and chat rooms to become a subculture all its own.

But while a photorealistic house filled with blood and corpses has its own macabre dread, there’s something even more unsettling about PS1-era graphics, where blocky textures and eerie lighting can make even a mundane street corner feel steeped in Lovecraftian horror.