Ellen

Really loved the atmosphere in the game. The world is wierd and mysterious. Kind of reminds me of "Gone Home" mixed with some Lovecraftian Horror. Btw do yourself a favour and play it with headphones: the music and sound effects are great. :3

Good sound design and graphical aesthetic. Lighting, shaders, and effects look really cool in my opinion! For the full price of $10, some mechanics and level design could use a bit of work. Examples: • Some bookshelves you hide behind, some you don't. • Plants and other objects repeating as you walk with the same descriptions (if it doesn't add to gameplay, atmosphere, or fun then it's just breaking immersion.) It's better to just leave some of these objects out or shorten the hallways instead of having a Flintstone's effect. • A lot of very slow backtracking through areas (run doesn’t seem to work early game at all) • Controller support is half working/broken currently and kind of needed considering how long you have to hold down a button to walk. • Case notes were a bit confusing at first as it wasn't completely clear that each line of ???????? was for a different case note. You might want to apply the same method you used for collecting visuals or have some delimiter to show they are selectible. • Goals / objective was not always apparent so I spent a bit of time walking back and forth trying to trigger the next scripted event. You might want to watch someone who hasn't played the game before and just observe how they interact. • Having quick slot items being the only way to use items was a bit wonky for me. I didn't understand why some items were usable in quickslot and others not. I kept wanting to use the lighter on the drum of oil / gasoline as the game hinted hard at that but it appears that wasn't designed that way early game. If I find more stuff I'll post them in forums. But recommending game solely on the fact that I want to see more from this developer.

I've beaten the first chapter and I am loving the game so far. It runs well on my laptop, the scares are terrifying (play it with the lights off and wearing headphones for a better experience), and it's just an all around tense thriller, loaded with frightening imagery and sounds.

Just getting started with the game, but already I can say that its bringing some great quality to pixelated horror!! I'm very excited to delve deeper into the game as I progress. Only con is the intro portion having somewhat of a slow start, but once it picks up you'll definitely want to keep going! Definitely recommend to any horror/pixelated art style fans. Here's my playthrough for a deeper look at the game! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e16K-Pf8zJ8&t=874s

Beta tested this game and through the sorting out of issues the game really came together to be a smooth experience. I myself am a jumpy guy when it comes to horror but still very much enjoyed Ellen with it's nicely unfolding story and it's mysteries. Definitely recommend for people who enjoy a good mystery unfolding before them while also being on the edge of the seat due to the horror aspect. Definitely play with headphones as it increases gameplay quality ten fold.

A fantastic game. The art and sound design is phenomenal, and the atmosphere of the game keeps you on edge at all times. The story is engaging and the gameplay is immersive and enjoyable. I would highly recommend it to anyone who's a fan of horror or puzzle games.

Nice horror atmosphere, intresting story, unusual puzzles,good looking pixelart, I definitely recommend try this if u r looking for good inde game^^

Pretty good, the usual side-scrolling horror game. Visually stunning, some effects and animations were very good, but that's about everything "[i]outstanding[/i]" this game has to offer. The story, music, and gameplay were okay, but nothing striking in my opinion. What I do dislike about the game is that it is unnecessarily slow. When you're injured, you're unbearably slow, and even if uninjured, the stamina runs out constantly and takes ages to refill. Which I still don't understand the use for, since there's hardly anything to escape from, excluding the scenes where you actually run from something and get infinite stamina. The autosave could be more generous in some places, considering the movement speed. Overall it's a fun experience, and I can see some hard work went into it.

Pros: Aesthetically pleasing Nice ambience soundtrack Not too hard or scary, good for casual players Cons: Bit short, explored everything and played through in 4 hours Enemies could have been creepier

it was a good game but i do have some slight critizims 1 put more batteries in the house or make it more apparent that you only need the flashlight for EXTREMELY dark rooms, i had to restart the game because i couldn't progress without the light 2 consider putting in the warning that this game does contain mentions and depictions of s*icide even though it is a pixelated game. beyond that i bought this at a discount and thought it was worth the price, the atmosphere is spooky and disconserning as hell and the story was great. would love a sequel