
Sitting on the brink of extinction, you keep doing what you do best: take and survive. But deep down, you know. Something horrible is about to happen.
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SHIATH (Something horrible is about to happen) is a short (less than an hour long) horror game about the end of humankind and self-made doom.
Clay pigeon shooting. To survive, you'll need to take as much as you can from the sea below. Remember that not everything that surfaces is what it seems to be.
The brink. A surreal vision of a dying world. Enjoy your stay on the last patch of land that exist. It won't be long before it's gone.
The dog. Your only companion in this journey. Hopefully, you'll take good care of him.
A cast of miserable and spiteful characters. Meet others like you, and others who’ve been made the way they are because of people like you.
No happy ending. This story does not have a happy ending. Try all you want. Something horrible is about to happen.
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Languages: English
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Interesting, linear game. There are different endings, for what little choice you can make. A good abstract kind of horror game.
It's not much more than the demo I played originally but its alright. This lives and dies on atmosphere, mechanically the game is pretty weak, the platforming is extremely jank but you don't really need to go anywhere more than once to my understanding. The fishing is novel but awkward, it took a while to fish for what I needed once or twice (ludonarrative harmony I suppose), and I threw myself into the water way more often than could be attributed to reasonable error. I suspect this alludes to a strong statement more than it actually has one, its a little juvenile in that regard but it does have a unique charm. The way the game loads when you press start and the sun sets in front of you is genuinely great. Also, obligatory AI disclaimer, using AI generated 3d models seems like the worst possible return on value with (legitimate) built in pushback. I'm more confused than anything, frankly. Its a soft recommend but I did enjoy my time with the demo and I looked forward to completing the whole thing even if it was extremely brief.
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A fun very short horror game that is very abstract and symbolic. Has a sense of dread about something horrible that will happen. A few small bugs like interacting with stuff can be weird and sometimes you may slip off of the chair. Can be beaten in less than an hour but I recommend trying out this game if your into abstract and vague horror games.
Данное творение сложно описать словами, но мне понравилось. Разработчику хорошо удалось передать депрессивную атмосферу безысходности. Игра имеет довольно посредственные скримеры, но вывозит за счет крипового визуала и нагнетания паники. Цена дешевая, полное прохождение занимает примерно 40 минут, так что если хотите испытать необычный экспириенс - рекомендую к покупке.
So many pixels, no graphics settings. I love the concept, but the whole intro, up to the sunset, took over 40 minutes just because of the text doing 1 letter every three seconds or so. Also the sunset is bugged out, water kept switching from the reflection to a black, glitchy box. This is probably due to what I am using, though it is still something to keep in mind.
No explanation what to do. Annoying ugly mess of a game not worth two bucks.
Short, but unhumanly effective. Scared the everloving **** outta me, twice
Game scared me so bad I ♥♥♥♥ and pissed myself at the same time and lost control of my erectile functions the made me absolutely ♥♥♥ my pants with how good the music and themes were!!!! would recommend :()
a very unique, bleak, thought provoking but simple game.
I think the idea was really cool, like seriously I don't think we have a game idea like this, but the execution i found to be way too preachy. The characters constantly say "YOU DID THIS" and "YOU COULD HAVE DONE SOMETHING DIFFERENT", like im not even joking every time dialougue happens its about how you ♥♥♥♥♥♥ up the world. I think the game would have benefited from being more subtle than constantly belittling the player. Also about the dog, what was exactly the point of adding him if your not going to do much with it? Like halfway through the game for me he just disappeared like he said "You know what ♥♥♥♥ this im done" I think if we did more with the dog the game would have been leagues better too! Like what if the dog could travel with you, or you could pet the dog? I feel like this game has good potential, the ideas are great, its just the execution i believe was poor. But hey at least it was $2, most other games would price it at like $12 for a 2 minute experience. Idk, i just think it should maybe be more subtle, I think if you made it so that there was no weird pig talking to you and belittling you I think the impact would have been way better. But hey its $2 so I'd say give it a shot, but like, don't expect anything more than a obvious global warming message.
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