7th Floor

It's a very decent horror game, and it was made by only two people! You get an interesting story, smooth controls, and an immersive horror experience with some good puzzles (no repetition!). This was the first game of the devs, and they totally nailed every aspect of it. The only negative is that the game is relatively short, but then the pricetag also fits the length.

For a first game from a 2 person developer team working on this in their free time after their actual daily jobs, it is a remarkable achievement. Just for full transparency, I personally know one of them and count him as a dear friend, so my review is biased - but it is not the reason it's positive. Well, maybe a little. If you expect this to be Resident Evil in terms of quality, well, you are looking at a 4,99 product mostly made of free (or cheap?) assets, everything is properly disclosed in the Credits, from enviroment models to sounds. But it is Resident Evil in heart. You have the puzzles, the information gathering (without the game telling you, hey, you saw these numbers somewhere, maybe try to use them), you have the "Tyrant". What I loved about 7th Floor is, that despite it's extremely short playtime - 96 minutes, finished in a single sitting - it's atmosphere absolutely weights you down, your brain is expected to work all the time, which makes it intense. The jumpscares (maybe aside from a certain door) are well placed, and shockingly, the psychological horror tag is entirely justified by a twist I did not see coming, or done so well outside of a certain book from Daniel Keyes, which is just a great example of what gaming as a medium is capable of, playing with your senses and how you percieve the world around you exclusively based on the information you have. As someone who has spent the better part of his 32 years gaming, what I really appriciate about 7th Floor is, that in such a short playtime the devs could include various gameplay elements that other games sometimes use as their entire gimmick, and this is another area where it's comparable to Resident Evil 2 which was no doubt a heavy inspiration for 7th Floor. I would love to describe an example of that, but I don't want to spoil things away for you. 7th Floor is not going to change the world for you. But for sure it changed the world for it's developers. If you are out there, burnt out from AAA, looking at small indie studios or just yearning for those "good old days" when AAA games used to be like this, give it a shot, you will not regret it. This review is supposed to help you set your expectations right. I hope it did! HINT: to enhance the horror feel, set the game to much darker than it is by default. The trailer's tone is much darker than our actual experience was, all the rooms were much brighter and thus a bit less scary than they could've been. But this is something you can set up before you start!

I don't normally review games, but I really enjoyed this one and want to encourage the developers to keep on working on future projects. None of the ideas explored in the game were exactly original, but not every game we play needs to be creatively trailblazing. The puzzles were neither too easy or too hard, and I got a few good scares in on the 2nd floor, which is my favorite part of the game.

The set atmosphere really kills the player's nerves and keeps them on the edge. The jumpscares are well-timed and the puzzles are fun to complete. Sometimes it takes time to figure them out, but that's what makes it fun. I would like to congratulate to the developers and I am glad that I could take part in the development stage as a tester. :) Keep up the good work and make many similar games in the future! BR, Balázs

Már vártam, hogy kipróbálhassam és nem csalódtam! ✨ Jól összerakott játék: borzongató légkör, puzzle-harc-menekülés és jó sztori! ~ Az egyetlen (személyes) negatívumom, hogy a játék menetét kissé megtörte nekem az, amennyit olvasnom kellett egy-egy flopinál. Nagyon bejött a sztori és szeretek is olvasni, de egyben ez nekem kizökkentő volt, talán egy kis tördeléssel másabb lehetett volna. (pl, Tracy-nél nem 1 flopin az egész, hanem Tracy 1. és 2.) De ez személyes, ám ha bárki hasonszőrű lenne mint én, akkor is csak ajánlom, mert megéri 😉 Gratula a fejlesztőknek és csak így tovább!!! UI.: Párszor rendesen megugrottam ijedtemben xD

Bom jogo, alguns sustos, bons momentos de ação e gráficos bacanas. Gostei da história também!

The game is solid, with the most well developed characters, after I have spoken to Geri Vori of IGT Game. The graphics, atmosphere and overall setting make the game a proper survival horror experience but... the stakes are really really high and the game is so intense. The gameplay change is the biggest shift — making the horror feel closer and more personal. The focus is now on exploration, limited resources, and constant tension, rather than pure action. Overall, this is a near-perfect game that is still the front-runner in survival horror. 5/5 Stars Rating!