Blood Dungeon
Messhof's Blood Dungeon, a platforming autoshooter, arrives Aug. 25
Mark Essen drew it himself again: a weekend Game Maker sketch, animated on a $50 tablet in parked cars, grown over years into a bullet heaven you parkour through.
Blood Dungeon
Mark Essen drew it himself again: a weekend Game Maker sketch, animated on a $50 tablet in parked cars, grown over years into a bullet heaven you parkour through.
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Issue 01
Mark Essen (Messhof) creates games that thrive on discomfort, from the sickening drone of Randy Balma to the merciless difficulty of Flywrench. We explore how his background in art and film, and his preference for controlled randomness, shapes his uniquely unapproachable yet alluring designs.