Devil Inside Us: Roots of Evil

What a fascinating foray into the darkness of the human psyche; how we can be so deeply corrupted by the very things we sought to fight against. It's actually quite surprising to think that more horror games don't put you in the shoes of an older protagonist. The fact that August is indeed an old man makes his journey through this dark hellscape all the more horrific and desperate. The gameplay is solid, didn't run into many problems, though I will say that if you're used to playing games where crouch is CTRL, you're gonna end up accidentally using a first-aid kit. You're given first-aid kits for health, caffeine pills for stamina, and rosaries for "faith," which turns the game into kind of a pseudo-FPS; you point August's cross at things and hold-click to exorcise them, both inanimate objects and hideous demons (there is also a weapon that turns it into an actual FPS briefly). I will say that I never really ran short of any of the consumables, so that's something to be mindful of....

This game is about a Catholic priest name Aughust who is tasked with exorcising demons out of a house that is filled with a lot of bad juju. You're tasked with keeping the families that progressively live in the house safe from the evil that lurks at the location. Armed with the power of God and your cross, you go to work! I absolutely loved this game. It's not very long and took about 3 hours to completed, but it's worth a play through. It's a bit expensive for how short the game is, but it's worth supporting the indie developer who you can clearly tell put a lot of time and effort into this title. TW: [spoiler]Death by suicide shotgun to the head, is shown on screen. Infanticide, though it is not shown on screen. [/spoiler] PROS: * AMAZING atmospheric SFX and music * Good jump scares * Regular auto-saves/checkpoints * Unlimited retries if death occurs * XBox/8-bit Pro Duo controller compatible * Fully voice acted in English or Portuguese with English or Portuguese subtitles * Ample...

Damn, long time i dont get chills while playing a game. Had some tough time with the lighting in the game, but aside from that I had an amazing experience. Recommend for any fan of horror games!

Let me just saw that I was not mentally or physically prepared for this game. WHOA. Scare factor 20/10. This game was a wild roller coaster ride of emotions and jump scares lol! Story was 9/10 just a couple parts that were hard to follow, but overall what an amazingly terrifying game! The music was absolutely incredible, the ambiance in the game was top notch. Also the nods the Paganistic symbols was not only accurate, but used very well and in proper context. I highly recommend this game, my community and I were on the edge of our seats the ENTIRE TIME!

Not a bad game, who ever did that music score on the piano is a master! i loved that bit, then you get the Holy Shotgun which was fun to use, buy this on sale, its ok but not amazing so far, i'm on night 3

Great Game! a little dark in some areas, and PRETTY intense action. I loved the Story and the scares. Definitely a recommend in my book. YouTube Video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9aoixy6ML_Y&t=45s

Played the demo for this game during the Steam Next Fest and was VERY excited for its release! The game did NOT disappoint. Before I get into the review, I do wanna mention its flaws (which aren't many in my opinion, and aren't a deal breaker) - Audio: I think the audio is poorly mixed. When there's action happening it's VERY loud. Parts of the game that shouldn't be too loud are loud. At a certain point flies buzz around you and it gets frustrating because all you hear is constant buzzing which gets annoying. Surprisingly, the only thing that isn't loud are cutscenes. They're a normal volume. There's also no option to change the game volume at all. - Health/Stamina: The indication for losing stamina and health are via a slight change with Aughust's vision. It's not too bad of an issue with stamina, but it's hard to gauge where your health is during fights because sometimes there's so much going on, you can't always notice you're about to die. The game will tell you to use a medkit wh...

12/10 - Scared the shit out of me. This is indie horror at its finest/as it should be. Never had a moment to relax, kept me on my toes, and jump scares and battles and twist that actually got to me. As someone who plays a lot of horror, I wish more games were like this

A different kind of horror game. I liked it a lot! The voice of Aughust is spot on. He makes the whole game. You are a priest exorcising a house and it is very unpredictable. The few things I didn't like is that the sound is WAY TO LOUD when something happens. It is not balanced at all. And the rest of the voice actors doesn't fit in and it sounds like they are reading their lines straight off the paper. Plus, I had to play on lowest graphics with resolution 1600 because it takes ALL GPU power when also recording. That sucked. Im using Nvidia RTX 3070, 32GB ram and AMD Ryzen 7 3700X 8-core Other than that, I recommend it. It never got boring. https://youtu.be/0gq2jvGXuKI

It's good. A little short, but maybe if they make another one, there will be more places to explore. Entertaining for the couple of hours it lasts though.