
A daylight, psychological horror experience. Stranded in the desert, every choice meant to save you brings something closer.
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ABOVE is a narrative-based, atmospheric psychological horror game set entirely in broad daylight.
You play as Joyce, a lone park ranger stranded beside her disabled car on a remote desert road in Idaho.
The engine is dead. There is no respite. Only temporary shelter, open ground, and the growing sense that something above you is watching, listening, and waiting.
Explore the surrounding landscape, discover pieces of a scattered diary and unsettling radio exchanges that slowly piece together a deeply personal and tragic story about family, guilt, and sacrifice. This is a compact, story-driven experience designed to be completed in a single sitting. ABOVE favors atmosphere, tension, and emotional impact over traditional horror mechanics, asking not how you fight, but how you endure.
A minimalist survival experience with environmental fight back mechanics
Sound-based tension where your actions can attract unwanted attention
Exploration in a wide, open desert with limited and temporary safety
Tools that help you observe the environment and sometimes what moves within it
Risk–reward decisions where being noticed can be fatal
Environmental objectives that require planning, timing, and nerve
Subtle systemic pressure that escalates with every mistake
Designed to be completed in a single, intense sitting
Atmospheric psychological horror experience
Set during the day
Story-driven narrative revealed through exploration and dialogue
Sound-based mechanics where only specific noises attract danger
No combat: survival through movement, awareness, and timing
Procedurally randomized objectives for replayability
This game contains themes of psychological distress, loss, and sacrifice.
There is no graphic violence.
Approximately 1 hour: if you enjoy the game, please don’t refund just because you can!

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Fun and creepy. Worth the download.
Инди-экшен с элементами платформера, где игрокам предстоит исследовать мир сверху вниз и сражаться с врагами. Плюсы: Захватывающий геймплей — динамичные сражения и интересные уровни; Атмосферное оформление — стильная графика и звуковое сопровождение; Разнообразие врагов — каждый противник уникален и требует особой тактики. Минусы: Однотипные локации — некоторые зоны могут повторяться; Сложность управления — возможны проблемы с точностью движений; Краткость кампании — игра может быть пройдена за короткое время. Итог: понравится любителям экшен-платформеров. Захватывающий геймплей и атмосферное оформление делают игру увлекательной, несмотря на возможные однотипные локации и краткость.
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Languages: English*, French, Italian*languages with full audio support
Hours played at review time, across 49 reviews with recorded playtime.
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really tense little experience. the creature AI keeps you moving. it does get a bit repetitive by the last few generators but for free i cant complain much. good audio work
its Ok. Short and does the job for a free download. Nothing amazing but i didnt regret the time. The atmosphere carries it more than the gameplay imo
first horror game ive actually finished cause usually i chicken out, but this kept me going. tense but fair once you get it. loved every minute
Kurz, packend, überraschend stark in Sachen Technik, Sounddesign und Voice Acting.
уныло,нет перевода на русский
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Solid foundation. Its more of a proof of concept than a full game right now but you can see the potential. The audio and visuals are already there, just needs more depth in the gameplay... Keepup
Gameplay loop is simple but effective. 👍
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