A free 'micro' horror game from the maker of The Mortuary Assistant is basically if PT was an episode of Law and Order

Halloween is almost upon us, and if you're looking for some suitably spooky videogame fun then allow me to direct your attention to Playable Archive, a free "micro psychological horror experience" from Darkstone Digital, the solo studio behind The Mortuary Assistant.

As you might expect, given the title, Playable Archive bears a number of similarities to PT, the 2014 "playable teaser" for a cancelled game in the Silent Hill series. It takes place (almost) entirely within a single home, the situation starts slow and escalates quickly, and it's the product of a game that was ultimately cancelled and will never see the light of day.

"Releasing Playable Archive is really exciting, and it feels like some form of personal healing," Darkstone Digital owner Brian Clarke said. "After working for so long on something I cared so much about, it felt wrong to leave it sitting on the shelf like some cursed item.

"Although the full-scale game this demo was built …