Anthology Of The Killer

About Anthology Of The Killer

Anthology Of The Killer is a collection of nine related short games by thecatamites, with music by Tommy Tone and diorama art and posters by comics artist A. Degen, released between 2020 and 2024. The games were first free on Game Jolt; the anthology came to itch.io in May 2024 and to Steam in October 2024, published there by harmony corp central committee. It won the Nuovo Award at the Independent Games Festival in 2024. On April 14, 2026 it came out on PS5 and Nintendo Switch, ported and published by Hairy Heart Games, and in April 2026 thecatamites also announced a Japanese translation by Fuglekongerige.

All of them follow BB, a self-styled reporter who collects material for her crime zine. Her city, XX City, is the centre of serial killer culture, and the chapters take her through it: Voice Of The Killer sends her to a call centre on the edge of the city, Hands Of The Killer to an apartment block where something moves inside the walls, Drool Of The Killer under the tiles of a swimming pool complex, Eyes Of The Killer to an immersive theatre whose audiences disappear, Flesh Of The Killer into the forbidden Museum Of Moral Art, Blood Of The Killer to a country town where severed heads roll down the street, and Heart Of The Killer to the Dream Resort.

Each chapter is a walking game. You move through odd, colourful places drawn in a scratchy cartoon style, talk to the people you meet, walk into small floating bubbles to hear BB's thoughts and follow the story to its strange end. The only real challenge is a few chases from pursuing killers, and in many of them you are meant to be caught. You do not control the camera; it follows BB and can get confused, mostly in the early chapters. The writing is dry and funny, and the places feel like dreams that almost make sense, which is where the unease comes from.

Players rate it very highly on Steam, itch.io and the PlayStation Store, and Destructoid praised how closely it resembles real dreams. It suits players who like surreal, funny and unsettling games over jump scares.

How to play Anthology Of The Killer

1. Pick a chapter from the anthology; they can be played in order.
2. Walk BB through each place and talk to the people you meet.
3. Look around and follow the thread of the chapter's mystery to its end.
4. Visit the extras, such as the gallery of drawings, once you have finished.

Tips

• Play in order to follow BB's story and the city's recurring characters.
• Walk into the floating bubbles; they hold BB's thoughts and much of the humour.
• Take each chapter slowly; they are short but dense.
• If the camera cuts and you lose your way in a chase, try running toward the camera.

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