Lazaret

Tense scary game at times. I kept getting lost and confused. but i think that's just me being silly. Yeah i enjoyed it.

Giving it a positive review since there is not a neutral option. The map levels and environment are good. The puzzles do get a bit monotonous but not annoyingly so. Sound design is excellent! And I loved the interactions with [spoiler] ghosts of the crew [/spoiler]. The biggest issues are the enemies and the story. The most common enemies, [spoiler] the calcified [/spoiler], pose no threat after the first jump scare or two. There is no consequences with them and they are more annoying than anything after a while. [spoiler] The spiders [/spoiler] are the only enemy that actually killed me once, but they appear too infrequent to be anything more than a minor concern. [spoiler] Scooba Steve [/spoiler] is just....there. The first encounter is heart racing and an excellent introduction, but after that he's just another obstacle to avoid. They are not badly designed, just not used to their full potential. The story is disjointed. While parts of it are flushed out well from the notes, how everything ties together is never explained. [spoiler] How does the Fog and the artifact relate to one another? What's the story behind the Hayes, the spiders, Scooba Steve, and the research vessel disappearance? Why do we see only one "weird contraption" built by Hayes when the notes say they are all over the ship? [/spoiler] It's a lot of good pieces but no direct connections and I couldn't find anything flushed out with research outside the game. Seems like two different puzzles where one is nice and put together but the other is just there to check boxes off the horror genre list, and the two don't really connect with one another. Overall, pretty good. I wouldn't call this a horror, maybe an introductory horror or a thriller. It's a good starter game if you're just getting into the horror genre.

Great game, played it with my partner who isn't really a gamer and has struggled with controllers. She got to grips with this game and it was good experience for her. We enjoyed the puzzles, atmosphere and we were both spooked. For a very small team they've done a great job at making a 3ish hour experience which is a good length, it didn't overstay its welcome.

Sorry but i just cant recommend this. It's not a Horror game. The jumpscares are getting old very quick and theres no Tension in this game. if you like walking sims - okay. I am a bit sad that theres no real story in the game.

this game is sooooo freaking GOOD! I LOVE IT SO MUCH THAT I MADE IT 100%!! This is so underated.

Similar to SOMA but minus the deep plot.

Coming off the tail of "The door in the Basement", the team has done it again. Exceptional atmosphere. I was completely immersed from start to finish. Lazaret looks and sounds fantastic while being very well optimized. Exploration and puzzles were satisfying. Though the narrative is a bit cliche, piecing it together was a lot of fun. I do wish there were more moments of real danger, the game ultimately plays like an ultra-immersive point-and-click adventure with a few true survival moments. Though it was also somewhat refreshing to not be constantly worried about patrolling monsters. These guys have not let me down yet.