Lovecraft is in right now. But then, when isn't Dread Cthulhu the Old One, Lord of all He Surveys and Bringer of Eternal Night in? Still, you'd be forgiven for wondering just how scary a low-tech Minecraftian romp through the nether world could be. And indeed, as you sprint through the randomised rooms of Eldritch's first worlds, fear just isn't on the cards. Mild discomfort, perhaps, or bemusement as you sidestep another slow-moving foe. But hit up New Game Plus and things take a turn for the tense. Eldritch's stellar monster design means that turning your back on a corpse is rarely an attractive choice, and running into shoggoths only for a wanderer reanimate and gnaw at your calves will have you stifling screams. It's not a psychological battering, but jump-scares, swearing and running very fast in a different direction are all part of the package. Hail, Cthulhu.