Barrow Hill: The Dark Path

Once again practicly impossible without looking up what to do. 3-10

Better than the first, but still not that great of a game :(

Really cool traditional point-and-click game. You don't need to play the first game to understand what's going on

A good chill game with puzzles galore. Absolutely loved it.

Played this game right after the first one. It was okay, not great. Way harder than the first and more confusing to figure things out or what to do next. In the first game I only had to use a hint once, in this game I had to look up what to do several times because I just kept walking around in circles not knowing what to do next. The graphics for the people and the voice acting are pretty bad, but you get used to it. Wasn't as good as the first, but it wasn't terrible by any means.

Edit : my mistake : I didn't realize this was caused by the phone ringing ... Playing in windowed mode on Windows 10, I end up on screens without navigation arrows or clickable areas. So, sadly, unplayable. Negatives : Navigating this game is confusing & I find the ringing phone quite disruptive. I have no idea what I'm supposed to do & I spend most of my time walking around ... Positives : Beautiful renders, interesting setting & story.

I didn’t realise that this was a point and click style game. Not a genre I usually play but one I’ve been wanting to try again. Unfortunately this game has a ton of old school Jank and frustrating bugs. There was a game breaking bug with a sound that I couldn’t identify, it turns out it’s a phone ringing but initially clicking on it did nothing. Upon reloading I was able to answer it. There was also no information or way to tell that it was a phone ringing. Also couldn’t get items to interact or maybe I was not thinking hard enough but trying to click hand towels on a mossy stump and nothing happened. This could be a steam deck issue but it does seem like there’s a lot of bugs The voice acting is also charmingly bad but a bit annoying as you have to listen to long unskippable exposition. I think I will try to get back into point and clicks with a less janky title

I'd give this game a 5/10, so a marginal thumps-up. The story is ok, but kinda generic and predictable, but sometimes it's difficult to know exactly what to do next as the hints are often buried deep in pages of books etc and easy to miss. Also, some of the puzzles were solved a bit randomly. The atmosphere isn't bad and the sounds and music lend it a degree of creepiness. Given the game was made in 2016, it has a very old-school feel to it. That's not necessarily a bad thing, but the fixed resolution of 1024x768 is annoying as creates a small viewing window on a modern monitor. And the flip-screen navigation is clunky by modern standards and makes it difficult to work out exactly where you are - especially in the woods. In terms of game development, it hasn't really moved on from the original Barrow Hill game. That said, if you enjoyed the original Barrow Hill and you can get this at a deep discount, then it's worth a play.

It wasn't so good as the first game, but I still liked a lot. It's more of the same, but lacking a little in all aspects comparing with it's predecessor. Still much worth it for the continuity of the story alone.

loved this game great scenes, and puzzle. i never found the dam transmitter note but it didnt stop me from completing the mission which was great. would have liked some puzzle potions. always enjoy creating fun potions