Claustrophobia: The Downward Struggle

Game has been abandoned. Do not buy it!

Abandonware. Avoid purchase.

TL;DR: ABANDONWARE! AVOID! I got this game as a present way back in the day, and it was pretty fun at the time. But now, whenever I remember it exists, it makes me feel bad for the person who gifted it, and (more) sour about Early Access system in general. I'm writing this because a conversation about Early Access reminded me of this game. (I don't buy Early Access games myself, but occasional lack of active development is just one of my many reasons.) Early Access titles with more than a year since any kind of update (even news) should have their buy button disabled until there's a sign of life from the developer. Because, as unfortunate as it is, some may actually pass away and leave ghost software behind along with a promise that won't be fulfilled. Or they may lose all of their data and heart to keep going. No updates, no intellectual property transfer, no open source, forever early access. Aside from making gamers unhappy, abandoned Early Access titles undermine the whole system for other developers too. The problem will only get worse over the years, obviously. We can only hope ALL people learn to look at the review status, Early Access tag, and release date before buying - Before they pay for that lesson.

Esse jogo está em acesso antecipado a quase dez anos e já não é mais atualizado a vários anos, por isso não recomendo a compra de forma alguma e nem acho que ainda deveria estar a venda. Quem já jogou um rpg roguelike baseado em movimento por turno em tilesets sabe o que esperar desse jogo, ele é BEM simples, acho que tinha potencial pra melhorar, algo que agora está claro que não vai acontecer, então se quiser algo no estilo pra jogar recomendo procurar pelos jogos semelhantes amplamente recomendados e completos. --------------------------------- This game has been in early access for almost ten years and hasn't been updated for several years, so I don't recommend purchasing it in any way and I don't think it should still be on sale. Anyone who has played a roguelike RPG based on turn-based movement on tilesets knows what to expect from this game, it is VERY simple, I think it had the potential to improve, something that is now clear that won't happen, so if you want something like that to play I recommend looking for similar games that are widely recommended and complete.

An interesting premise at the time, but it never took off. Many people said this before me, but sadly, the development for this game has come to a halt. Now, I personally would like to mention a few things in regards to this. Even though this is hinted towards being a "Free-Time" project, people have to think for a second. When they really want to push a product to Steam with the intent to sell it, more importantly calling it an Early-Access title, a certain level of responsibility is involved. There were updates, yes. There also was progress for a while after release as well. Yet again, things just fade from one day to another. If time really is an issue, or the passion has died, it at least would be fair to mention this to those that put their money into the game. Instead, those that are now disappointed by the silent end of support have to play this role, warning others to not invest any more money. It's a real shame, because the gameplay was actually pretty alright. Give it more polish, extended content and maybe a few nudges into a different direction, and it would've become a title worth picking up at the time.

Games is great but the dev abandoned it. Awa

So I would like to stress that I still pick this back up on occasion as a good time waster. Though unless this game ever receives an update I will not recommend anyone purchase it. As for the game play it is really nice. Good controls and once you figure out that everything in the dungeon will have a turn then it becomes much easier to figure out the A.I. If this were the final version I would say sure pick it up on sale. but as of this writing it has been over 3 years since the last developer update or check in.

DO NOT BUY THIS GAME! The devs abandoned this game and, at least in my PC, it doesn't even run anymore :(

As for 10 march of 2018 game still Abandoned. (3 years now) loose all hope.. deleting from library.

Non comprate questo gioco ! è Abandonware ! RIP.