I know its October and Halloween is approaching, but why dose it seem like itch.io only has horror games on its front page? Is it because horror games are easier to make then regular games?
While I don’t see that many horror themed games on the front page or the new releases my hypothesis is this: T’is the season. ;) I think October just makes people more interested in season-themed stuff. You could enjoy fake witches hats and pumpkin decoration all year round, but there’s just more interest in those kinds of games. And Halloween isn’t a surprise event or something, so developers can/could polish up their Halloween-themed game well in advance but wait with the release for a few weeks until there’s more seasonally motivated interest. Plus: Right now kids couldn’t go Trick-or-Treating, so there’s probably additional interest.
That being said, actual horror games seem to be rather hard to make. Most self-proclaimed horror games I have seen in recent years could be more fittingly labeled as shocker games. A jump-scare puts players on edge - but they aren’t horrified by the content.