
It's a short indie horror game where we step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.
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"Unknown Host" is a first-person psychological horror game with a linear narrative and an average playtime of 30-40 minutes to complete.
We step into the shoes of Alex, a student who, in search of more comfort, rents an apartment in the city that, at first glance, seems pretty decent — but upon arrival, he realizes something is not right.
The game is primarily a first-person walking simulator, with elements of exploration and interaction designed to immerse the player in an oppressive and mystery-laden atmosphere.
Immersive and unsettling atmosphere
Explore various locations
Engage in psychological tension
Minimalistic gameplay mechanics
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Languages: English, French, Italian, German, Spanish - Spain, Russian
Engagement
Hours played at review time, across 40 reviews with recorded playtime.
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positive critical· bar length = how often the theme comes up
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Comme c'est un copié / collé de "Who Am I", je vais mettre le copié / collé de mon évaluation de "Who Am I" du même développeur : Le perso est beaucoup trop lent, on ne peut pas courir, sauf quand le jeu nous le permet. Les jumpscares et les éléments horrifiques sont du déjà vu (créature moche, mannequins, chants étranges etc etc...) . Comme d'habitude, le jeu est ultra scripté ... C'est du très très classique, ça n'a aucune saveur, ne cherche pas à se renouveler.... On dirait une copie d'une copie d'une copie d'un jeu d'horreur indépendant qui est lui-même une copie avec moins de budget des jeux d'horreur à succès... Franchement je suis étonné des avis positifs. Je ne recommande pas. Mon let's play : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pyeEBCRg4eY
Страшные игры с Кристинкой. Интересная игра, нас ждут все те же: Проклятые квартиры. скримеры, призраки и прочая страшная мистика. На вечерок сойдет.
There is good ambiance. The good part ends there. Some people mentioned Kowloon as a comparison, but that actually has a story. I wanted to like this. Cheap renders, cheap price, good game - but I was disappointed. You can interact with nothing except what is expected. You story will not progress unless you do exactly what is expected. You will not scare or just-scare. Most of the stuff that is supposed to scare you is just bland and stationary (except for that one chase sequence that is just tedious). Very early in the game it is dark. There is lamp, but you cannot pick it up (later you cannot progress before you pick up a flashlight). You are confronted with mannequins that appear out of nowhere and hold knives. You cannot pick up the knife and chop them to pieces. Later in the game, you are told that you want coffee. You turn on the kettle and look for coffee. you find coffee on the schelve. However, someone knocked and you cannot make coffeee. This game does not know not to get between me and my coffee - especially not unwanted strangers! Once that you see that the stanger is not really there (chock) you return to ypur kettle and do not get the enjoyment of adding the coffee or drinking it. After this it is silly puzzles which require you to go wierd palces and a chase scene and then the game ends. I will not refund, as ppl put work into this and I had an experice, but I planned on buying the devs total library, and not I will not (seeing that this one of the higher rated games).
Muy recomendable.
This would be maybe 15 minutes long if the movement wasn't so slow. Walking up and down several flights of stairs multiple times just to get into the apartment uses a good portion of that time. The chase sequence commences as the text prompt to run using the shift key appears on the screen (leaving little reaction time), while in you're in a maze-like hallway with a dead end. Not a fan of this, or chases in general. Having played "Who am I?", which had some substance, I thought I'd give the other Redsroll games a chance. Sadly, there's not much going on here. Thin story and one puzzle, with similar assets, functions, and environments (including the aforementioned chase scenario) as the other games gives the impression that it was lazily thrown together. Redsroll has potential and has demonstrated such, but Unknown Host isn't a good example.
플레이 타임은 매우 짧아요. 근데 게임이 재미있지는 않아요. 손전등으로 밝히는 시야도 너무 좁아서 힘들고 그리고 공포 요소라고 느낄만한 곳들이 그다지 없어서... 아쉬워요. 그리고 뭔가 게임 진행 방식이 초반에는 괜찮았는데 그 뒤 게임 본격적으로 시작하자마자 뭔가 밍밍해진 느낌이라... 다소 많이 아쉬운 게임이라 느껴졌어요. 짧게 그냥 대충 즐긴다 하면 세일할 때 사서 하시는 거 추천드리고 원가 구매는 생각해 보시는 걸 추천드립니다.
The game was ok
10/10 A Nice Horror GAME
💜
Nice horror game with a very creepy setting. Just a bit short.
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