The Other Side

This game feels like a ghost hunting game made by people who actually play ghost hunting games. I'm having more fun than I expected, because there's 100 ghost games now, and I just figured it'd be the same old, same old. My people, it is not the same old. So many reasons it's not. * They just did a huge custom difficulties update. After the update, the devs were active in the Discord asking how things are, how do we like it? Having actual conversations with us all about what we liked and didn't like, and answering questions. * They then updated it AGAIN days later to reflect on the conversations they had with us in the Discord *The community is great. Every now and then someone tries to bring a little chaos with them, but the mods don't mess around and the devs are surprisingly hands-on. I've even seen a dev show up and ask, "May I ask who this person was?" They work as hard on having a wonderful community as they do on the game. *When they had their big custom difficulty update, a streamer was streaming it and found a bug. One of the devs was watching the stream. Within 30 minutes the streamer said "Wait, the bug is gone." The dev went and fixed it when he saw it happen on the stream *The devs will randomly open up their lobbies and announce to everyone "Hey to my HQ and get a double XP ticket and some game $$" Just for the hell of it. Cause they're good people. *You can buy multiple different home bases and mobile bases and decorate the home bases with furniture all bought with your in game money you make. I'm pretty much in love with the cabin because it's my dream home lol. I like it because you're always trying to achieve things in game even outside the hunting matches. *They support their content creators SO much. Each contract creator is able to make their own "posters" that players can use and hang inside their bases in the game. They get custom skins and clothing so they know how appreciated they are *Multiple maps, custom difficulties, character customization including hair and clothing, some pretty damn good jump scares, lore for each map, It feels like you're actually working toward something instead of endlessly repeating the same gameplay loop. * People get kind of confused when they first play, which actually is a great thing. They come in wanting to play like a Phas player, but this game is trying to make it different, and once you see the different in it, you want to come back and play more. This is not a "find the ghost room, find what it is and get out". The ghost leaves signs anywhere and everywhere, so you're doing a lot more investigating than in Phas. The ghost room is only part of the game. *There's not only the Identify game mode that we all are familiar with, but they also have a cleanse mode which is another game mode that is totally new and fresh and not seen anywhere else. They are also working on another mode called "Survive the night" (I believe that's what it's called). No news on that yet. At the end of the day, its not one feature that keeps me wanting to play. I just really feel like every system in this game, every interaction, every update, every conversation in the Discord feels like it comes from devs who genuinely care about making a really good ghost hunting game. This genre is filled with copycats. I really believe The Other Side isn't trying to be another ghost hunting game, I believe it's trying to be a better one. TLDR: BUY IT

The good: - Ghosts are actually scary, it seems they "think" - they can sneak on you, shapeshift, affect only one player, so it's always interesting to see the new things. - Maps are polished, they feel unique. - Death mechanics actually want me to get killed by the ghost. It's super fun to mess with other players! What I don't like and where is field for improvement: - Lightning on the maps is insufficient, if I were to live in these buildings I'd be a mole - It's easy to avoid ghosts. I find it way too easy to survive a hunt. It also takes quite some time for a hunt. - Some maps are very confusing, especially the hospital. Bigger =/= better. - Ambience sound could add so much more to the atmosphere. Some people are more afraid of what they can hear instead of what they can see. It adds so much to the imagination. Speaking of imagination - building a momentum is super important in ghost hunting games. I think there should be more focus on sound and lighting design, adding subtle jumpscares that can escalate. Cause if the kitchen is blown up at the start of a game, nothing will scare you afterwards.

Phasmo.... but much more love was put into this game. Highly recommend.

I just played 2 hours of this game and it is FANTASTIC! I am not too big of a fan of Phasmo, but this game is intense, fun, makes sense to me, and has more meat on its bones. For $14, I couldn't be happier. Until it scares me... then I'm not very happy.

I am an avid Phasmo player with over 1k hours played. I played ToS for the first time last week and loved it! I loved the quality of life aspects of the game that Phasmo just doesn't have like bringing in a box full of items. Character customization is clean and organized, the ability to play with the warehouse and make it your own. I also dont remember the last time I screamed and was genuinely scared during an interaction. Its still an early access game and I'm not going to go into detail about the little things, it seems the dev and team are on top of bugs and crashes in their discord and making important changes quick rather than waiting to push a crap ton out at the same time, and this to me is important! Their discord community is also super friendly! Cant wait to see what they do next.

This game, especially for early access, is SO well made and you can feel the passion the devs put into it. 100 percent has the potential to surpass other games like phas or demonologist and, in my humble opinion, is already better than both in some regards! The only critique I have so far [which is likely to change upon full release] is that some events feel scripted. Example: The kitchen cabinet doors swinging open, Some more interaction and event diversity [perhaps ghost appearance too] would be nice, but those are honestly only tiny little nitpick critiques. Overall definitely devs I'll support in future and hope this game turns out as amazing as it seems like! <3

It makes phasmo feel like child's play. This one is far more in depth, realistic and look's incredible (also they don't break their game every single update, almost like they have standards unlike Phasmophobia). I literally deleted Phas just to buy this and replace Phas with it, this ghost game is incredible. While yes, It's still in very early access, but it feels so much more polished than Phas does. This game has so much coming to it, and I cannot wait to see what it will offer!

Ended up dying and losing all my stuff while trying some things. Out of money, so can't rebuy any of the equipment, but there's a starting box you can bring that has everything. Problem is, you don't get any reward money if you bring that box, so I can never earn money again... Game is literally just a copy of Phasmophobia, but has one game mode that's kinda cool, the cleanse mode. It needs some work, but it is a cool idea. Some mechanics need better explanations, but it's early access. Ended up dying seemingly random most of the time. I'd be checking readings and all that, then suddenly my neck snaps and I'm dead. No indicator that a hunt began like in Phasmo, just dead. Playing with a friend, and figured we'd be smart and leave the map once one of us died so we don't lose all our stuff, but I drew a card after death that just immediately killed me anyways. Overall, not worth it at the moment. It's the same as Phasmo, but with a couple of minor differences.

First part is aimed at those who know Phasmo. Second part is a general review. First part: I played Phasmo since day 1 and loved it for years, but honestly, The Other Side is far superior in every single regard. Everything the 2 games have in common, The Other Side does better. Also, The Other Side has MANY features and gameplay mechanics Phasmo doesn't have, can't even dream of, and the things Phasmo recently implemented that mimic things The Other Side had from day 1 aren't as good as The Other Side. Second part: Now generally, forgetting about Phasmo now - The Other Side is incredibly fun and detailed. The graphics, maps, equipment, and entities are STUNNING. The gameplay feels solid and everything is detailed. Even minor things like the entities extending their arms towards you as they are almost able to grab you. Best jump scares and sounds out there. Even the environment will give you goose bumps, or straight up make you poo yourself. Depending on difficulty, or custom difficulty, you even have a chance to resurrect if you get caught through a roulette type mini-game. Even then, if you resurrect, it is fully animated. You even have an intense game mode where you can cast out the entity with a detailed system that makes it intense as you have to type-in evidence levels into a scanner before scanning. Get it right, and you have to search the property with a scanner for artefacts before you get caught. Fail the scan, and it starts a hunt. If you get it wrong too many times, you have to recharge the scanner battery. Take selfies with your phone, use it as torch while holding other equipment. Decorate your HQ base, customise your character, and just have fun.