Carnival

Carnival was certainly a joy to play. Competently written, with multiple references to Lovecraft stories (Music of Erich Zann), it captures the spirit and atmosphere perfectly. A weaker point is the pixel art, which is too crude and of insufficient resolution - compared to other pixel art games today, it is clearly lacking, both in resolution and use of color transitions. The exceptions are the animated portraits of some NPCs which sort of save the day. Despite that, the game deserves a lot of praise. There are still a few odd bugs in the game, but nothing critical. Together with Abscission, these two titles mark a very strong entry to the genre, and I cannot wait to play other creations of this talented studio, if they are planned. Thank you and good luck in everything!

Carnival is a great point & click horror game graphically reminiscent of The Last Door. At first it's eerie, then spooky, and ends up quite horrifying. It goes crescendo in a very good way. It's also very well written. The dev is a writer so there's no surprise here. Highly recommended! And don't forget to check out his other games, including some free ones on itch.

Carnival von Beyond Booleans lebt von seiner toll geschriebenen Geschichte und seiner extrem dichten Atmosphäre. Eins der besten Adventures des Jahres 2025. Schaut euch dazu auch gerne den Testbericht von Jürgen auf DKSN an: https://www.dasklapptsonicht.de/carnival/

Brilliant little game. I love Venice, so this game was a bit of a treat (even if some of the geography is a bit off, namely the Piazzo San Marco scene). And there are a couple (only a couple) proofreading issues with the text. But the game is brilliant and has such a great sense of place. And pace! The dev really understands that the heart of Lovecraft is his pacing; the story starts off quite normal, with beautiful details as you explore Venice and do your job as a journalist (and that isn't just thrown away, the dev keeps the journalist role centre to the action) and then the slow buildup of dread as you move inexorably towards something horrific... It is truly a joy to see a game developer who actually gets Lovecraft and, not only that, created something worthy of its own place in the mythos and the canon. Cannot wait to see more from this dev! Bravo!

Three hours is the perfect length for a point-and-click adventure. This felt like a good movie.

A masterclass in atmospheric storytelling, with an ending that delivers on the promise of everything that comes before it. If you love a good, brooding, slow-burn adventure, you can't do better than this. Superb in every way.

A wonderfully creepy, succinct adventure game. Wordy in a good way. Atmospheric as heck. Plays with different resolutions of pixel art in a really creative way.

Bombing game, a bit short but very dense. Beautiful pixelart, strong soundtrack, strong atmosphere and great writing. A little gem for all Lovecraft Fans and also an excellent horror adventure for others. Highly recommendation from me!!