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psx-horror-style
PS1/PSX-era horror art direction combining low-poly affine textures, limited color depth, fog, and psychological horror staging for Blender assets.
How do I install this agent skill?
npx skills add https://github.com/arjun988/blender-skills --skill psx-horror-styleIs this agent skill safe to install?
- Gen Agent Trust Hubpass
The skill provides art direction guidelines for creating PSX-era horror assets in Blender. It contains no executable code, remote downloads, or suspicious instructions.
- Socketpass
No alerts
- Snykpass
Risk: LOW · No issues
What does this agent skill do?
PSX Horror Style
Crunchy low-poly horror. Affine textures. Fog. Limited palette. Tension over fidelity.
When to Use
- PS1-era horror game looks
- Puppet Combo / retro survival horror vibes
- When
horror-styleneeds explicit PSX constraints
Core Tenets
- Low poly, high dread — Few tris, strong shapes
- Texture crunch — Low-res, nearest filtering feel
- Vertex / affine warping cues — Subtle wobble optional
- Fog + darkness — Hide draw distance sins
- Analog grit — VHS/CRT via compositing sparingly
Vs Related Styles
| Skill | Role |
|---|---|
horror-style | Broad psychological horror direction |
lowpoly-style | General PS1/PS2 / Lethal Company |
psx-horror-style | Horror + PSX crunch specifically |
Modeling
- 100–800 tris for many props
- Characters chunky; faces minimal
- Interiors modular, repetitive, oppressive
Materials / Textures
- 64–256px textures common
- Limited palette; indexed feel
- Flat shading or very low smooth
- Emissive screens as narrative props
Lighting & Camera
- Single practical lights; deep shadows
- Low camera, narrow spaces
- Fog/mist mandatory for depth
- Optional handheld noise (
camera-cinematography)
Compositing Extras
- Slight blur / chromatic aberration
- Posterize / crush colors carefully
- Film grain / VHS overlay subtle
Constraints
MUST DO
- Keep poly and texture budgets intentionally low
- Prioritize fog, sound-design-friendly spaces
- Stage sparse narrative props
MUST NOT DO
- Modern PBR microdetail as primary look
- Bright clean global illumination
Reference Guide
| Topic | Reference | Load When |
|---|---|---|
| Psx Horror Budgets | references/psx-horror-budgets.md | When needed |
| Psx Horror Palette | references/psx-horror-palette.md | When needed |
How can the creator link this skill?
Add the canonical catalog link to the repository README so users can inspect current installs and available audits. The publishing guide covers the complete discovery path.
<a href="https://skillzs.dev/skills/arjun988/blender-skills/psx-horror-style">View psx-horror-style on skillZs</a>