The Nameless City

This is a 45 minute walking simulator game in the atmosphere of HP Lovecraft's short story The Nameless City. + In certain parts of the game, the retro art style is beautiful, the atmosphere is constantly eerie + There is only one real puzzle in the middle of the game, and it is a bit of a brain melt, it is well thought out + The voice acting is well done + The whole experience feels original, from the ambience to the spells / rune casting - The game is very short - The extremely low resolution graphics can be off putting for some - 80 % of the game is crawling through uneventful dark tunnels - The price is steep for what you get I enjoyed playing this game, but I couldn't find anything special here. Recommended only to those that love these short eerie independent games. 6 / 10

Shame about the dogsh*t AI images. It's 2024, you should know better than to use this crap in your games. 0/10, pay an artist, make your own art, or don't sell this crap to me.

It is an okay stroll through one of lovecraft's less-known stories. The developer clearly knew what made these stories successful, and you won't find any shotguns in this game. But there's not much else, either. The game can be seen in an hour, mostly - slowly moving in a crouch - down an unimaginably long, spiral staircase, and there are not any hidden surprises, either. There are a couple limited puzzle-like elements, but they are one-time use things. The two glyphs that you see on the steam store page are the entirety of that part of the game mechanism. Basically, you pay a few dollars and you get a ticket for this carnival ride. I had some technical issues. First there was a music file at the beginning that crackled in my headphones when it played. And then there was a graphical glitch that followed me throughout the game: A series of yellow dots always appeared on the right-side of the screen. These effectively took me out of the feel of the game, especially in the dark areas of the game. This is probably a solo developer's first attempt at a large scale game, and I applaud those efforts. I liked the innovative use of two AI-generated pictures used. Further, they managed to tap into the magic of using a game engine to create a creepy experience, especially with those glowing light effects. I am sure their future projects will be more extensive and worthwhile, but for this steam store offering, I cannot recommend the purchase of this game.

It's a bit of a tech demo that doesn't really mechanically come into itself, but it's a neat bite-sized chunk of lovecraftian walking sim. The idea of using the AI neural reading thingy for eldritch visions was great, though it will probably feel gratuitous even to people who understand what it's supposed to mean. However, I enjoyed it well enough.

Lovecraft would be proud. It's a short game, about an hour or so, but the price seems fair for this short romp into Lovecraft's first Cthulhu myths story. The PSX effects add a dream-like detail to the game, which is good since what's narrated is a nightmare. Some of the effects were impressive like the infinity room or the gargantuan monster that rises from the sea. If I had any complaints I'd wish it was longer. The mechanics in the game need to be explored in greater detail. Maybe for the sequel?

The Nameless City is a very well designed lovecraftian game that I enjoyed playing and despite it being short it still impressed me. Overall I would recommend if you are looking for a good game to play https://youtu.be/Vgc7IQ1hK-Q

The first half is well-paced, but the second half is a very small amount of interesting writing placed piecemeal among blocks of circling repeatedly through the same corridors. I'm also not convinced that AI generation was the right choice for [spoiler]the frescoes.[/spoiler]

a pretty short (about an hour) scary eldritch horror game. Though I would say this one isn't really trying to be scary with it's imagery. It's more about the story and the path towards the nameless city which is... somewahat underwhelming and more artsy and leaves a lot of things to be desired and upon the imagination. Well with all that said I can't say I was bored, just that I wish I could see more. The game's ending is satistactory enough, but again could have been done better, all in all this is a nice 3/5 lovecraftian pixel-ey game My rating: [b]3/5[/b]

This was a nice little experience, and you should play it if you're interested in a Lovecraft environment that you can explore in 3d. It was short but had a number of gameplay mechanics I wasn't expecting, so it's a little more complex than a strict walking simulator, which is nice but also extends the already short experience a little bit more. I don't think I would play this a second time, but the first time was fun and it was cheap, and eerie Lovecraft games that are low key are not all too common I streamed it live and you can watch the vod @ crustyoldhuman on youtube and twitch. <3

Like the story it is adapted from, this game feels like something in between a dream and adventure. Game play is mostly exploration with some relatively easy puzzles. The Nameless City can be completed in a little over an hour, but I revisited it for a couple of further play-throughs. The mood, the music and the narration are all worth re-experiencing.