Hidden is a free to play third person 3D adventure/puzzle/stealth game as you guide two girls to escape an experimental facility. Gameplay consists of basic third person activities like running around corridors, dodging cameras and sentry bots, pushing furniture around so you can jump into ventilator shafts, and of course the good old find the keycard/flip the switch to end the level kind of busy work.
The best thing about this is that it's a sincere attempt to develop a video game, and while some of the assets may be flipped, the developer has done the right thing by genuinely trying to make a complete game. Trying, at least, as this feels very much like a short demo/proof of concept than a complete game, with only three relatively short levels.
In terms of technical execution this is spartan, with untextured, low poly environments, but tastefully done so it looks like it's more deliberate art style than just the developer being lazy/incapable of doing better, which I suppose is the best we can reasonably hope for most of the time.
I think if there was more to this game, more content and more depth, it might even be recommendable to other gamers.
The game is completely free. Nothing speaks more to a developers belief in themselves and their product than making their game available for everyone without remuneration. This is certainly a gesture that shows dedication to the gaming industry. It's a shame in this case that the implementation is below the minimum standards a dedicated PC game should offer to enthusiasts. There's no "maybe" option in Steam, unfortunately, but I hope to see more work from this developer, perhaps as part of a professional game development company that can make full use of their talents without needing to make budget/quality compromises.
