SUBSUMED

I found this videogame through Markiplier's video and I thought it was an interesting enough concept to stop watching, buy it, and play it myself. I also want to mention that I found the price very accessible, especially since I’m from a third-world country where games are usually quite expensive. In regards to the horror elements of the game, they were very good, and it was a scary but fun time, so with a little help from a guide, I decided to go for the secret ending and 100% it. One thing I want to say tho, is that while playing I found a very funny bug that totally broke my immersion (but only around the end of the playthrough thankfully) in which by dragging yourself backwards against some walls and being persistent enough, you could clip through them. Overall, it's an experience worth the money, I recommend it if you want to play a short yet engaging horror game.

This is absolutely a horror game. It managed to scare me so much that I won't open it alone anymore. So yeah, the horror part is peak. The game has a monster. When I bought it, I thought there would only be cognitive hazard, claustrophobic stuff, and some kind of mythical mind-breaking ♥♥♥♥. But nope — there's a cave dweller. This is the warning I wish I had when I was looking at the store page. (There's one 'caught' flash in the trailer, but that's it.) [spoiler]About the word 'caught' — huge spoilers ahead. You can already understand but I will say it anyway.[/spoiler] [spoiler]Last chance to stop[/spoiler] [spoiler]This is why I won't play the game anymore. That's the end of your journey. Most likely you'll either be stuck forever or get eaten by the spooky boi. There's a secret escape though. (Not a big spoiler — there's an achievement called 'caught' with the monster's face on it, the same face you'll see in the first couple minutes. You can connect the dots yourself.)[/spoiler] The game also has some technical issues — not bugs, just immersion-breaking stuff like being able to do a 180° turn in a ridiculously narrow passage. So the game did its job really well. It's genuinely scary. I'm giving the game a thumbs down because the game is a trap — just like the cave it throws you into (great meta btw). It promises psychological horror but gives you a monster. There's no catharsis, no meaning, just fear for the sake of fear. It's brilliantly scary, but it left me like 'why should I suffer if there's [spoiler]nothing worthwhile[/spoiler] in the end'. If you want pure fear — this is for you. If you want a story that respects your time and emotions — well, nah. UPD 19th June 2026: I guess I won't open it not because I'm scared, but because I'm disappointed. Or maybe that's just my brain protecting me from admitting I was genuinely terrified. But probably not. Hopefully.