A scientist, seeking to return to the expedition he had to abandon, hires a sled dog musher to bring him on the last leg of his journey.
That Which Gave Chase is an experimental, narrative-driven dog sledding thriller set in the vast, frozen wastes of the arctic. Playing as a sled dog musher, you must maneuver your dogs through treacherous terrain, guided by a stranger who promises great reward should you both arrive at your destination unharmed.
Playtime: Around 45-60 minutes.
Features:
First-person, physics-based dog sledding. Plan your route and keep your sled from tipping over as you venture through challenging terrain, ranging from linear paths to more open-ended yet contained spaces.
A mix of adventure and light horror elements, with a linear walking sim-like structure. This game is story-focused and somewhat text heavy, with an emphasis on mood and atmosphere.
Experience a disjointed narrative utilizing sudden cuts and a constant unnerving atmosphere. Retrace the steps of an arctic expedition as you venture further and further into the grey.
An average playthrough of That Which Gave Chase will take around 45-60 minutes. Keep your eyes open and learn to read the strange place you find yourself in, and you may find there is more to uncover.
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A very interesting little game, but it's definitely not for everyone. It's very vague and mysterious and doesn't really tell you what's going on or what anything means and lets you come to your own conclusion, but imo this makes it very creepy and helps develop a tense atmosphere. It kind of sacrifices coherent storytelling for a really cool and strange presentation, which I really like but again, not for everyone. It's very short and feels like a little movie. Very simple game, but does everything well and it all comes together to make something better the creator knows what they're doing. The writing is kind of tryhard at some points but it's still very well written imo and the scientist guy is an interesting character even though you know nothing about him (or anything else really). It almost reminds me of Portal how youre stuck all alone in this test chamber with this creepy robot that seems nice but also you can tell something's wrong from the start. Except here youre all alone in...
pretentious and unfortunately boring, last 15 minutes you're just begging for it to end because the reveal isn't interesting and the gameplay fall apart. Sleigh mechanics were good but the whole world of the game falls apart because of the constant jump cuts nothing has weight or value, I never did anything because everything I experienced were snippets of a wider story that wasn't as compelling as the weight of the writing implied.
atmosphere
A very very strange game. Mysterious, foreboding, and dark. The story, albeit simple but slightly confusing, is a disjointed work of art. Amazing gun handling, plus you can pet the dogs. 10/10
Crazy wee horror game absolutely riddled with atmosphere, love the puppers and sled riding, I am however going to have to look up some 'explained' Youtube videos to get the full story though :D
YES!!!!!!!!
haunting atmospheric gem
The idea of the game is very interesting, unfortanelly is only a 1h game.
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That Which Gave Chase costs $4.99.
Minimum: Minimum: OS *: Windows 7+ Processor: Intel Core i7-6650U @ 2.20GHz Memory: 4 GB RAM Graphics: Intel Iris Graphics 540 Storage: 2 GB available space
That Which Gave Chase is available on Windows PC.
That Which Gave Chase has 92% positive reviews from 13 players.
That Which Gave Chase was released on Jun 23, 2023.
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