SOMNIFUGE

hidden gem

I wanted to like it, but I think that I don't. The atmosphere was good, there was plenty of spooky and sometimes scary stuff happening, and even the puzzles aren't bad. But one of the last sections in the game ruined the whole thing for me. In the [spoiler] Hospital Section [/spoiler] there is a confusing maze, where one mistake can set you back a very long time. This may have been fine if it were at least relatively clear what needed to be done, but due to the structure of this section, one cannot easily figure out what is needed to clear it. On top of this, there were several moments where [spoiler] I was being chased by the monster and attempted to hide in the lockers [/spoiler] and the prompt needed simply did not show up, leading to a death and up to ten minutes of flailing lost. In the end I had to resort to a walkthrough to guide me on the 'optimal' path. Of the four hours I spent in the game, at least one and a half of those were in a single section that very quickly loses its tension, and replaces it with frustration. I imagine I would have similar feelings about an earlier segment of the game had I played it before the update adding a map to that segment.

this cam out on my birthday! honestly such a treat to stumble onto such a neat and rewarding game

So, spoiler, I didn't actually finish this. I got to the section where you need to shoot 5 flying TVs and then I realised I was too fatigued by this game's extensive puzzles and sick of getting lost in the house that I couldn't be ♥♥♥♥♥♥ and I watched someone else's completion video of the game. Somnifuge is a retro-styled puzzle horror game in the same vein as Homebody, where you play as a woman who is trapped in this isolated mansion. Given a letter that simply says Free Us with a combination on the back, you must navigate our protagonist through the rooms, solve obscure and sometimes confusing puzzles and finally get free of this house. The game has multiple segments and a variety of enemies and the initial sections of the game where you can't have nothing but a torch really drive up the anxiety and tension as the protagonist can't do anything but run away. You really can't hide either. The horror starts to rise fast in the first few areas - like the kitchen and attic - as you realise there is something terrifying hidden in the mansion. I really liked the graphics and enemy design, the subtle but intense scares, especially the mirror jump scares. I found the maze in the library really intense but as the game wore on, I became less patient towards the puzzles and myself and found myself quitting after fighting off 2 of the floating TVs. This game feels light on lore and is more of a surreal horror experience - I can't really even remember what notes and whatnot I found that hint at the story. As I watched the playthrough video and saw the player also become equally confused w the house layout as I did, and see how long some of his puzzle experiences were, I started to feel like the successive challenges were repeats of the earlier ones. Winding rooms, collecting X of an item, navigating the tight hallways and [spoiler]post weapon-gain, fighting off shadow monsters.[/spoiler] I'm not sure I would've liked to have kept on playing. I still do think this is worth playing as it's so cheap and I spent almost 4 hours on it. You can wait for a sale if you'd like. Just be prepared to possibly check a walkthrough. Being able to make it as far as I did with relatively few deaths has made me feel like I'm not actually that bad at games when all I usually play are visual novels.

Un jeu d'horreur indé tellement bien fait et réfléchis. On ne vous prend pas par la main. J'ai été perdu, déboussolé, terrifié et j'ai adorer chaque minute. ----------------------------------------------- [url=https://www.youtube.com/@MrTiboute] Ma Chaine Horreur [/url]

I really enjoyed somnifuge. The aesthetic, story and puzzles are all incredible. Great moments, sound design and exploration. Some of the puzzles can stump you for a while but they feel very satisying when you work them out. I do wish there was some sort of map as exploring the house can be a little difficult once it's all opened up and I did get lost a bit

What a hidden gem of a game. I love the atmosphere, aesthetic, and puzzles. Really felt like I was playing five games in one towards the end, and even though I'm still somewhat confused by the story, that doesn't bother me at all! This game makes me never went to use a stairwell ever again (iykyk) 8.5/10