Geisterbahnhof

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Такая немного нагнитающая обстановка, но страшной её тяжело назвать. Хотя бы здесь есть цель и задания

Geisterbahnhof is a small free horror game that puts me inside an abandoned subway station where the main goal is simply to survive and find my way back out. I start as an ordinary commuter who ends up wandering into a part of the underground system that should not really be there. From that point on I am exploring dark tunnels, looking for useful items and trying to work out what I am supposed to do while something is actively hunting me. I like the basic idea because an abandoned underground station is already a pretty good setting for horror, and the game makes a lot of use out of that uncomfortable feeling of being lost somewhere I should not be. The atmosphere is probably the strongest part for me. The tunnels are dark and isolated, and I never really feel completely safe because the pursuer can appear while I am trying to work out where to go next. The game also uses jump scares, but I think the constant tension of knowing something could be nearby works better than the actual scares themselves. I have to keep moving while also paying attention to the environment, which makes simple exploration feel more stressful than it normally would. It has that liminal underground feeling that works really well with the setting. The puzzles are another part I appreciate because I am not just walking through tunnels waiting for something scary to happen. I have to use parts of the damaged station infrastructure to work out clues and then remember information to help me navigate. That memory element is especially interesting because getting lost is actually part of the challenge. I cannot always rely on simply following an objective marker, so I have to pay attention to where I have been and what I have already found. It makes the station feel more like something I have to understand rather than just a backdrop for the horror. I also like the procedural generation because it gives the game some replay value. The station can be arranged in different ways, so I cannot simply memorise one route and expect it to work every time. That fits the idea of being trapped in an endless underground system quite well. At the same time, the random layouts can make the experience feel less controlled than a traditional horror game. There are moments where I am spending more time trying to understand the layout than actually dealing with the horror, and I think that can weaken the tension a little. The biggest weakness for me is that Geisterbahnhof still feels like a small indie horror project. The presentation does a good job creating darkness and atmosphere, but the environments are not especially detailed and some of the interactions feel basic. The game has also gone through major changes since its earlier version, including a more structured progression and additional story elements, so I can see that the developer has been actively improving the experience. Even with those changes, I still feel like the underlying idea is stronger than the amount of content built around it. I also think the game could have done more with its story. There is an interesting setup involving the abandoned station and the reason I have been brought there, but most of my attention is naturally going towards surviving and figuring out the next objective. I would have liked a little more environmental storytelling and more clues that gradually explained what was happening. The fact that the game is completely free does make the limited scope much easier for me to accept, though. I would rather have a short experimental horror game with a clear idea than one that stretches a simple concept out for hours. Overall, Geisterbahnhof is a decent little horror experience that gets a lot out of its abandoned subway setting. I like the atmosphere, procedural layouts, memory based navigation and the pressure of having a pursuer somewhere in the tunnels. The simple presentation, limited scope and occasionally confusing navigation keep it from reaching the level of my higher rated horror games, but there is enough here to make the experience memorable. For me, it works best as a short free horror game that I can play when I want something tense and unusual without committing to a huge campaign. Rating: 6.8/10

Nice, very nice.

Everything was great until I came across the puzzle where you have to move the files from the left column to the right and they can only stack a certain way. There is no skip option. I was unable to solve the puzzle, thus I was unable to finish the game. Unfortunately, this means an automatic thumbs down from me.

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The RNG really killed this game for me. You wander around endless mazes until the game decides to randomly give you what you're looking for. The "chase" segment where you have to scrounge for change is the worst exmaple of this. you have to wander the map looking for vending machines and garbage bins to check, and i swear it is a less than 50% success rate. to make it worse, you have to succeed finding change 25 times. And I put chase in quotations because you are faster than the guy chasing you so there is no actual threat as long as you don't stop and stare at him.