The Haunting of Joni Evers

A great experience exploring an interesting home with lot's of great details and backstory, tied together with a very relatable emotional story. Fantastic voice acting, music, and great vibes all around. Definitely recommend!

I've really enjoyed playing through this game. The voice acting is great. The story is really interesting and as you start to understand what's happening - the story (with the voice acting) runs you through several emotions. I'll probably play through again to see about picking up more of the achievements. But this has to be one of my favorite walking sim/puzzle/story games in recent times.

So this game is short and more thriller over horror. Very well done and if you like gone home you will like this. I got this during the steam sale and it was worth it. I would say it can be worth full price given the quality.

As someone who is a sucker for a good story-driven game, The Haunting of Joni Evers pulled me right in! I am a bit of a scaredy cat, so I work my way through the game pretty slowly, but the game itself, the voice acting, and the story are great!

Definitely a good game! Not really a "horror" game in my opinion, as besides a few very minor jump scares, there really isn't anything all that scary in this game (take it from a guy who will readily describe himself as a wuss in regards to anything scary). But the story is more than worthwhile, a very emotional journey about a broken family and healing, as best as one can. Just be prepared for some tearing up from time to time. I would describe the game mostly as a "emotional walking simulator story game". Which is a bit of a mouthful for a genre, but it describes the game well. If you're looking for something that will get your adrenaline pumping, then admittedly, this isn't it. But if you're looking for something with a great story that will keep your interest for the time that it asks of it, then this game will do just that without issue. In short, I wholeheartedly recommend this game!

이 게임에 나오는 모~~든 설정들이 억지스럽다고 느껴짐 곰곰히 씹어보면 앞뒤가 맞는 설정도 몇 개는 있었겠지. 근데 굵직굵직한 설정, 발단 등이 너~무 억지스러우니까 그냥 다른 모든것들이 하나같이 어거지스러움 게임을 해서 남는 감상이라고는 1 굳이? 2 도대체 왜? 3 왜 이제와서; 4 얜 왜 갑자기 5 근데 뭐 어쩌라는건지.. 이런 느낌밖에 안 남음. 엄마가 가족을 떠난 이유, 굳이굳이 이 저택이 소중한 이유, 지하실에 스컬맨이 사는 이유, 아빠가 책임감 있는 사람인데도 생활력 좆도 없게 그려지는 이유 등등 뭐 설정은 갖다 붙여야겠는데 대충 만들어서 팔거니까 이틀 이상 고민하긴 귀찮아서 40분만에 플롯 짠거같음 그럴거면 진짜 심플하고 저렴하게라도 내던가 중간에 추억물품 가져와서 의식하는 부분< 굳이굳이 조잡스럽게 만들어서 플탐 존나 늘려둠 아마 저 부분 없으면 아슬아슬하게 환불런 하는 사람 있을까봐 저렇게 만든거같은데 존-나 짜침 만졌던 오브젝트 만지고 또 만지고 또 쪼물딱거렸더니 짜잔~ 개 짜치는 cosmin sans체로 대충 블라블라 자막 달고 퉁치기~ 이 게임 사고싶다??? 한화 7-8천원 이하일 때 사라 한글평가 달렸다고 인게임 들어가면 짜잔 하고 한글화 있으리라 기대하지마라. 그냥 영어로 한거다. 근데 존나 재미도 없고, 설정이나 인과도 존나 성의없다. 뭐 스컬맨 이새낀 왜 지하실에 사는건지 끝끝내 밝혀지지도 않음. 굳이 왜 퇴치하냐? 그냥 애완종양처럼 두고살지 사용된 어휘는 대체적으로 평이한 편이나, 주인공 나레이션이 끝나면 자막이 자동적으로 사라진다. 그래서 난이도가 좀 있었다. 오브젝트 다시 클릭해도 말 다시 안하더라. 그 와중에 진행 안되는 버그로 1회 재접속하고, 2층에서 방 문 열면 1층,지하 오브젝트까지 죄다 로딩되서 컴퓨터 쳐 멈추는 버그로 고생까지 했다. 영어 자신있고, 걷는 시뮬레이터 그냥 아무꺼나 하나 하고싶다. 근데 마침 이 겜 할인했다 하면 사라 추리게임 하고싶은거면 사지마라 좆도 추리할거 없다.

That´s a really surprising masterpiece. The thoughts on how you can deal with a family and how healing by forgiving works- it´s really well made. They´re cases where this is more dificult but this are the steps.. understanding what they wentn through- who they are and than by understanding is possible to forgive and make yourselve free again. Thank you developers!!

Just finished the game and let me start from the beginning... - I need to thank its_kris_bro for making me play this game. Time became insignificant while playing, Joni's voice is very soothing, the story is interesting and the characters, despite not being there in person, are so fleshed out. Every single one of them is so interesting, so human, it's very easy to relate to them. - I adore your attention to little details that just elevate the story higher. Like, for example, The Hermit tarot in Noreen's room. The little nod to your studio in ,,Searching for the Causeway''. Reading every single paper I could find in my first playthrough didn't feel like a chore, I enjoyed it. There is also so much interesting lore that could be potentially expanded in another game, if you ever plan on making a sequel (maybe seeing Sara or Lilith take on their own version of Skull man or reuniting with Joni). - The game was short, but I enjoyed every second of it. As you said in the game ,,Things DO get better.'' The ending was nothing short of beautiful. Happy Holidays, Causeway Studios! Congratulations on making such a beautiful, wholesome indie game.

Beautiful, atmospheric game. The music was excellent, and the voice acting top notch. Helping Joni explore this large, mysterious house, attempting to uncover the supernatural events of the night can be a slow, almost meditative exercise in the beginning, but as you dive deeper into the house, you find Joni dealing with some much bigger issues. A great story of confronting the past, unresolved emotions, and understanding complex relationships. The game picks up significantly in the later sections, as you find yourself begging to know more about the characters that surround her, literally picking up the pieces, and learning what happened before. It is a short experience, I beat it in a one sitting, but it felt like the right size.

This is a game I would definitely recommend if you are into walking simulators. I’ve played plenty of them, and this is certainly one of the good ones. The story is interesting, the soundtrack is great, and it both looks and performs very well. Even though the title might suggest that it’s scary, it really isn’t. It tells the story of a family — of small misunderstandings, the complexities of life, and our sometimes conflicting hopes, desires, and regrets. If you’re looking for a walking simulator that doesn’t overstay its welcome, this one is definitely worth buying.