
A horror visual novel about coming back to your childhood home.
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You didn't want to go home ever again.
You're Taylor. Your dad died suddenly a few weeks ago. It looks like he left you the family house.
Really though, you swore you'd never come back here. Nothing specific bad ever happened, but the place makes you feel sick to your stomach. Like you're some how allergic.
You know it's up to you to at least clean the place out. Your dad and stepmom had been divorced for years, and you've never been close with your half sister, Paige.
Fortunately, you get to do this alone, at your own pace.
But are you really the only one in the house?
As you start the process though, that same feeling from your childhood is still there. But there's more... a presence, maybe? It shifts from terrifying to comforting. And it all seems to circle around the basement that your dad never let you enter.
You need to find out what's down there. You need to understand what is in the house with you. And you need to open this lockbox that your dad left behind.
24k+ words
1-2 hours of gameplay
a combination lock puzzle
7 distinct endings depending on player choice
snow globe
music room for tracks that unlocks after beating the game once
a mini-crossword that unlocks after each ending (3 5x5 crosswords, 1 6x6 crossword, 3 7x7 crosswords)
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Languages: English*, Spanish - Latin America**languages with full audio support
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Игра "In The Foundations" – это гнетущая и атмосферная хоррор-игра, в которой вам предстоит исследовать лабиринт подземных туннелей, кишащих паранормальными угрозами. Первое, что впечатляет – звук. Амбиентные шумы, скрипы, шепот – все это создает постоянное чувство тревоги и не дает расслабиться ни на секунду. Графика, хоть и проста, отлично передает ощущение заброшенности и упадка. Темные коридоры, тусклое освещение, зловещие тени – все это работает на атмосферу страха. Геймплей основан на исследовании и решении головоломок, что добавляет интереса. Угрозы не всегда очевидны, и часто вам приходится полагаться на интуицию и слух, чтобы избежать опасности. Сюжет, хотя и не раскрывается напрямую, создает ощущение таинственности и заставляет задуматься о том, что же произошло в этих забытых местах. Игра не для слабонервных, но если вы ищете захватывающий и пугающий опыт, "In The Foundations" определенно стоит попробовать. Единственный минус – некоторая однообразность окружения в долгосрочной перспективе, но общее впечатление от игры остается положительным.
I am absolutely going to run through this again to see what other ending I can get when I get some more time on my hands! The ending I got didn't leave me unsatisfied in anyway, I'm just curious now and have so many questions I want answered and I'll have to take other paths to get there. Amazing game, beautifully written, the main character was believable/easy to relate to (in these games to me, if you don't vibe with the main character the whole thing is off). Play this game if you love decision making games, want something re-playable and enjoying reading a twisty/turny Lovecraftian style story!
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Hours played at review time, across 38 reviews with recorded playtime.
absolutely FIRE. the sound design was absolutely incredible!! the music in particular was amazing. The story went so far beyond what I thought it would, and though I knew from the get-go that this would be great, I never would've expected it to be as amazing as it truly was. while it did not follow what i originally thought it would be about, i am so glad it went beyond that because everything about it was fire. completed it all in one go!!!
finished the game wanting more in a good way - the lore goes deep with this one. atmospheric and interesting. I appreciated the accessibility/various settings available too (skip dialogue! change text speed! change font! yay!)
It's hard to talk about a game with such interesting twists, it's such a well written story you should definitely give a shot! The uncomfortable feelings are palpable and it mirrors the character very well. The answers and choices feel very real and relatable. 10/10 very creepypasta.
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It's not that bad but the music was enough to give me an headache. Some choices are not clear, like I wanted to sell the table to the old man but instead the character decided to keep it, not sure why. I usually like pixel art like that but here it's so small that if you stretch it to the screen you can barely tell what you're looking at.
i love visual novels that get better the second time you play them through. eventhough the options dont change the linearity much of the plot, the endings are well written and the hunt for info, the code, is catching. still haven´t figured it out tho
A fantastic ride! Well-written and paced, oozing atmosphere and like any great horror story does, keeps you guessing the whole way through. Things are not what you think right down to the last second, depending on the ending. Speaking of, I just got the final one and have all the achievements! No worries reader, I won't spoil anything I'm just going to lie down and have a heart attack. Thank you very much developer for the absolute existential terror, it's much appreciated.
I just keep thinking Taylor's a girl so it's weird every time the game reminds me he's not. He has such eldest daughter energy to me :') Good game though, interesting endings!
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