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5 Open-Source Horror Projects and Games to Enjoy for Free

The month of horror is back, and with it comes a wealth of content and software to enjoy. Even if you don't celebrate Halloween as such, if you're a horror fan, you might find the projects listed here quite appealing. And the best part? They're all free and open to collaboration on GitHub.

If you have a blast—or even get a little obsessed—with the games and programs listed below, consider donating to their developers through Kivach. This is an Obyte-based platform for crypto donations to any GitHub project. This way, you can continue to contribute to its maintenance and future development, since the vast majority of open-source projects depend solely on their own community.

Without further ado, let’s explore these horrific pieces.

Budget Backrooms

It just had a movie in 2026, and fans are waiting for more. The backrooms are a seemingly infinite, extradimensional complex, with the aesthetic of...

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Pentagon offers Wolfspeed a $1.5bn loan for a stake of up to 7.5%

The US Department of War has offered chipmaker Wolfspeed a conditional loan of up to $1.5bn over 30 years. In return, Wolfspeed would give the department warrants to buy up to 7.5% of the company. Wolfspeed filed for bankruptcy protection in June 2025. The department’s Office of

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Nvidia-backed Upscale AI launches platform to link chips from rival makers

Upscale AI, a Santa Clara networking startup backed by Nvidia, launched a platform on Thursday that lets data centres link AI chips made by different suppliers, Reuters reported. The product, called Token Fabric, was revealed in a company announcement today. Upscale said it is built on open standards and works

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NHS South East rolls out skin cancer AI that can discharge patients alone

NHS England’s South East region is rolling out an AI that can discharge patients with harmless skin lesions without a dermatologist seeing them. DERM, made by London-based Skin Analytics, goes live in all 18 NHS trusts there from this autumn. It will cover another 9 million people. Skin Analytics

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DARPA moves Atom Computing, IBM, IonQ and Diraq to final quantum test stage

DARPA has moved Atom Computing, Diraq, IBM and IonQ into the final stage of its Quantum Benchmarking Initiative. The US defence research agency runs the programme to test whether anyone can build a useful quantum computer by 2033. DARPA announced the four teams on Wednesday. Each one uses a different

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DARPA moves Atom Computing, IBM, IonQ and Diraq to final quantum test stage