It Reaches

It Reaches — 8/10: A Tense Bodycam Horror That Stumbles at the Finish It is a good game and this young Dev team has a lot of potential and are very creative. It Reaches gets a lot right. The graphics are genuinely impressive — the bodycam presentation, the lighting, and the decaying hospital environments all come together to create a thick, oppressive atmosphere that makes even simple exploration feel dangerous. Visually, this is a standout for an indie horror title. The story is engaging too. Officer Jason Thompson's descent from a routine disturbance call into a full-blown nightmare pulls you along effectively, and the mystery beneath St. Mary's Hospital kept me invested — right up until the abrupt ending, which unfortunately undercuts everything that came before it. After hours of buildup, the game deserved a stronger conclusion (not sure I really understood the ending). The puzzles are mostly well-designed and satisfying, striking a nice balance between challenge and clarity. The problem is redundancy: as you progress, the game starts recycling the same puzzle concepts, and the sense of déjà vu sets in during the back half. Combat is a bigger frustration. There are simply too many monster battles, and what starts as tense quickly becomes annoying, padding out the runtime and disrupting the atmosphere the game works so hard to build. Despite those issues, It Reaches is absolutely worth playing for horror fans. With a proper ending, fewer forced encounters, and more puzzle variety, it could have been something special. As it stands, it's a solid, memorable 8 out of 10.

Loved every second of this. POSITIVES: -Voice acting was amazing. -Gunplay was fun with a good amount of difficulty. -The environment did a great job keeping me on edge (more so in the beginning, when I first encountered the feely hands it made me genuinely uncomfortable, it was amazing). -Graphics were great, I felt very immersed. -Story was decent, it was pretty straight forward at least for me. -Fun use of weapon upgrades. NEGATIVES: -Too short, I require more lmao -Ending felt a little lacking for some reason, I can't explain why though. Just felt like it was missing a little something. 'It Reaches' is a phenomenal horror game. After playing the demo, I had to purchase the full game immediately. It scratched a certain itch that only long touchy grabby hands could reach. This game at times felt nostalgic, and other times felt innovative. As someone who has been playing horror games the last like 12 years, this game was anything but mundane. Definitely worth $15 in my opinion. I cannot wait for another game from this team.

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Хорошая атмосферная игра с хорошим сюжетом. И пострелять, и подумать и побегать. 8 рукий еще терпимо а вот херобора в клетке даст Вам просраться))) так что годный продукт!

Je suis dubitatif. Le jeu en lui-même est correct, avec des puzzles classiques, quelques poursuites/parties de cache-cache (chose que je déteste mais ça va, on est pas au niveau d'Outlast), 2-3 éliminations de monstres mais je trouve le personnage trop "lourd" (il a une inertie de mouvement, faut s'y habituer). Le gros point négatif, à mes yeux, est surtout au niveau de l'écriture. Sans spoiler disons que toute la partie concernant le protagoniste et sa vie...ben ça sort du reste et n'apporte finalement rien au schmilblick. Rester concentré uniquement sur l'histoire du bâtiment, des traitements et des choses qui s'y trouvent eut été plus intéressant, ce n'est pas un drame mais cela met le jeu un peu le uc entre deux chaises par moments. La fin est également trop abrupte (malgré un ajout de post scène pour ajouter 2-3 éléments...qui auraient pu être intégrés dans le jeu de base). Maintenant il faut rendre à césar ce qui appartient à Jules: pour un premier essai c'est vraiment pas mal et il y a du potentiel (l'ambiance sonore, entre autre, est régulièrement malaisante) et le jeu plaira sûrement aux amateurs du genre.

**Recommended** *It Reaches* is one of the strongest indie horror games I’ve played in 2026. The obvious comparison is *Outlast*, especially because of the hiding, pursuit and vulnerability, but *It Reaches* develops its own identity through the breathing mechanic, limited combat and bodycam presentation. The sound design is excellent and probably one of the strongest parts of the experience. Hearing the main creature nearby, trying to understand its position and deciding when it is safe to move makes exploration genuinely tense. Hiding inside lockers and holding your breath also makes stealth more interactive than simply waiting for an enemy to leave. Later, the pistol adds another layer to the gameplay because smaller creatures can be fought while the main threat remains something you still need to fear and avoid. That balance between temporary control and vulnerability works very well. The bodycam presentation is not just visual decoration either. Darkness, distortion and limited visibility all contribute to making the environment harder to read with complete confidence. There are some technical problems near the end, including occasional creature resets and a few smaller bugs that can briefly break immersion, but they never ruined the experience for me. Overall, *It Reaches* combines familiar horror mechanics in a very effective way and creates one of the most convincing stalker-based indie horror experiences I’ve played this year. **8/10 - Excellent**

I enjoyed it and I cant complain.