ROUTINE

Probably the most immersive and anxiety inducing game I've ever played, really great

scary

This is a really cool scifi horror game. I love the Alien-esc visual style of the moonbase. The style that people in the 70s and 80s thought future might look like. CRT screens and big buttons everywhere. The graphics are impeccable. But it's not super high fidelity, and there's a very distinct visual filter that hides all the aliasing and LOD changes. The difference between 70 to 100 % resolution upscaling is barely noticeable because of this. But the filter suits the game perfectly. It's like headcam footage. The lighting and the color space is great. The contrast between the brightly lit surface of the moon and the complete black of space is really something. Performance is great on my rig, rock solid 120 fps with DLSS. You play as an engineer sent to fix the misbehaving central station AI. Then you begin to figure out what happened at the station while you try to gain deeper access to the station. Solving puzzles, gathering keycards and access codes. The usual. The game works basically without an UI. You only get a crosshair that changes style when you aim at interactable objects and items. Everything else is done through in-game systems, devices and screens. Very few games can do the same.

I was torn with this one. While it's got a great atmosphere and creepy audio that never lets you rest, I felt the maze-like corridors you have to constantly run back and forth in, got kind of repetitive. Sneaking around enemies became a chore. Like, ok...I get it. Finally getting to my destination means nothing because I will have to go past the monsters again right back to the point I started...Then back and forth over and over. Then there was one monster I couldn't f-ing see. I desperately wished I could just zap them all with my gun and end the annoyance. I needed an actually useful weapon. Other than that, I still did have fun with the vibes and the gameplay when the enemies were not around. I just can't fully recommend it unless you like hiding and crawling around constantly with no way to clear your path or defend yourself so you can move freely.

nice game

[h3]The Atmosphere[/h3] This game is atmospherically just wonderful. There is a lot of passion poured into the design of this game. From the in-game interfaces to the interior design to how the story is conveyed, it all feels very grounded and believable. So, if you are into exploration games with a morbid tone added to them, this game is most certainly a must-try. The developers had a vision and they stuck to it resulting in a game oozing with atmosphere. [h3]Gameplay[/h3] Routine is first and foremost an exploration game, other gameplay mechanics take a backseat. Most tools only stay relevant in the area they are introduced which gives it a bit of a gimmicky/superficial feel. But I do adore the handling of the C.A.T. device. It has a certain finicky-ness to it which gives it a nostalgic charm, but stresses you out in emergency situations [h3]Puzzles[/h3] It's rare to play a horror game were the puzzles feel rewarding and turn into one of the major gameplay focuses. There is little to no indicators rather just notes and diary entries explaining certain aspects of the puzzles. So most puzzles need a bit of "environmental" assessing and experimentation to get to the solution. The game encourages the experimentation factor since there is an amble amount of resources to allow for some failures. In total, I never felt frustrated by the puzzles but rather intrigued to keep on going further and further. [u]"Encounters"[/u] Most if not all puzzle areas have an enemy waddling around. In most games (especially horror games) this would be at best annoying and at worst grading to get through. To my surprise, this game managed to squeeze the enemies in a way that gives the player enough space to explore the area, but not too much to make the enemies feel obsolete. Their sounds are a constant reminder that death is looming right around the corner, and while reading through documents or interacting with devices I kept peeking behind my shoulder to make sure I had the time to do so. [h3]Overall[/h3] This game is a great exploration, puzzle game with a macabre mystique that invites you in deeper and deeper. It may be a bit light on gameplay mechanics but it certainly makes up for it in design and atmosphere

if i had a penny for everytime i've played a game surrounding the concepts of birth/rebirth this 2026, i'd have 2 pennies which isn't alot but very much a funny coincidence anywho, i was very thrown off from how we went from seemingly rogue ai robots to body-cosmic horror creatures native to the moon reading an explanation to this story and the subsequent theories you can form from it, they did well going on forward with a 'show-dont-tell' philosophy when writing this the module gun made this game way more fun and honestly without them it would've been just another first person horror game 8.5/10

Massive horror fan, played many horror games and this one has got me good, first chapter isnt so scary, the second tho - buckle those bootstraps lol.