The Midnight Bus

This free game is another entry into the psychological horror genre, and it does deliver. It was immersive enough that I actually got goosebumps a few times, and got downright panicked when I couldn't move. It is from some indie devs, done in first-person view, and uses a couple of A.I. voices. Unfortunately, the A.I. voices are robotic enough to ruin the immersiveness a little. You play as an unnamed protagonist, and have just finished working a double-shift at your job. You are extremely tired as you board the midnight bus for a ride home. You fall asleep for about 90 minutes, then wake up to find you are the only person on the bus, and it is snowing heavily outside. I'm not sure if the bus had a minor crash, broke down, or just got stuck in the snow. Even the driver is missing. The front passenger door is open, you are freezing, and the radio does not seem to have a signal. All you can get is static. As you wonder where everybody else has gone, and contemplate what you are going to do now, you discover that you are not alone in this snowstorm. Something is lurking around the outside of the bus, and it wants inside. It. Wants. You. As can be common with this kind of free/cheap indie horror game, the graphics are a little below average. The controls are simple. For the keyboard... walk ([i]W/S/A/D[/i]), crouch ([i]C[/i]), interact ([i]F[/i]), and pause ([i]ESC[/i]). For the mouse... move mouse to move camera, and left-click to advance conversation text. There are 6 achievements, but they do not count on your Profile. It should take between 15 to 30 minutes to complete the story for your first run. Also, the first time you make it to the end where the credits roll, do not exit the game. Wait for the credits to finish rolling to get an achievement. There are a few different ways for the game to end, depending on whether you live or die, so you will have to play 2 or 3 times to get all of the achievements. Expect a total of between 45 to 90 minutes to complete the game and get all of the achievements. There are neither trading cards, nor Point Shop items, so once you get all of the achievements, there is no replayability. Also, since the game is meant to be completed in one session, there are no manual or auto saves. The game ran perfectly fine too. I experienced no bugs or glitches.