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Work of visual and auditory art

I can't stop thinking about it. It really is a masterclass in audio design and art direction which isn't a secret, but what really lingers with me is all the little details that make it such a complete horror marvel. The way it combines all its wonderfully crafted elements to make your brain turn against you, much like the main character, is so understated by many who played it. It made me jump the worst out of any horror game I've played with [spoiler] Entity A's unpredictable behaviour. [/spoiler] Go into it knowing nothing, and find everything it has to offer. It won't dissapoint.

Very atmospheric, great aesthetic. Pretty short, but you can think of it as being like an interactive slow-paced movie. Doesn't insult your intelligence, so you need to pay attention (maybe take notes, Steam has a Notes section built into the Overlay, BTW) and there are some small puzzles that are cool too. I wish this game had the length of Dead Space, it's so good with it's short length, I wish there was more. (game doesn't pause at any point, so keep that in mind, if you are used to that giving time to breathe/calm down after a scare.)

Very spooky

The atmosphere was amazing. This is gaming as art. Scarry as can be while its at it.

Done and done. Cool game, crap ending. Took me 7 hours, roughly. If the ending had been better, i'd say "yes, i'd recommend it. But as is. Nope." I would not put upon my freinds such an ending. And to me, a game like this, very linier, needs a better ending imo. It leaves a bad taste in the mouth. And if ever i feel like i wish to replay this. The bad after taste comes back. So yeah, the ending broke it for me. At least it was an vague ending. Not an ending where the PC dies. I hate that. All the work, and the PC died. Worst types of endings. Always makes me hate the games. Same for movies. But i never hit a bug, never had any problems with the game. So on that merit alone. It's say Dragon fruit out of Cantalope Melon score. Would contemplate enjoying again, but the ending is not good enough. Cheers.

This is like if Alien: Isolation had a baby with the Backrooms. Absolute peak! The atmosphere is wonderful, and the no HUD feel is really nice for keeping you fully immersed. It feels so isolated, like you genuinely know you are the only one running for your life against those robots. The robots themselves might not look inherently creepy on their own, but they still make the game extremely tense because of their AI. I almost never see enemies that will pursue you for that long, even after you think you have successfully escaped a chase. The jumpscares are also really unexpected and creative. It is not your typical in your face kind of cheap scares, but more subtle things like doors closing suddenly or random objects flying. On top of that, the graphics look great and the game is optimized really well with absolutely no stutter. The only problem for me is that the trade off of having no HUD is a severe lack of guidance. You honestly won't know what you are doing most of the time, and even when there is some guidance, it still feels a bit too minimal for the average player. Otherwise, if you love pure, tense retro sci fi dread, this is definitely worth playing. Easily an 8.5/10!