I went in hoping to be equal parts spooked and steeped in nostalgia, and this game delivered! The mini games were simple and familiar enough get the hang of quickly, which made the ever-increasing speed and stakes feel like a fun challenge. I say "familiar" in that they reminded me of the Tamagotchi mini-games I spent hours playing as a kid, but with a twist or two to make them feel engaging to me as an adult, which is exactly what I was looking for. The game also did a great job building tension and maintaining a distinct atmosphere, the music and sound effects had me totally engrossed as the protagonist of this experience. I admit I'm on the jumpy side, but the Game Over sequence had me yelping more than a few times! I'm not the most technically skilled gamer, and I was able to play through the whole game (including nightmare mode, holy moly was that hard) in about 3 hours - enough to feel like the game had meat to it, but not enough to get bored or too frustrated. Overall a fun li...

I'm giving this one a tentatively positive rating, even though the gameplay isn't my cup of tea personally, because I do think this is an interesting concept (plus it's only a short game and doesn't cost much, so for the price I can't really complain). Babette is a horror game with the premise that you find a bizarre, Tamagotchi-like toy... that is haunted by a beast. Each night, you have to fill up a meter whilst performing a small number of minigames. It has atmosphere and I do like the concept, but I do find the actual gameplay does get repetitive quickly, which leads to it becoming not particularly scary after a short while. Furthermore, as the nights progress I did find them to be a bit tedious as it takes longer for the meter to fill up, and even one slight mistake (such as not knowing which room Babette is in and switching to it quickly enough) can get you a game over. However, these are admittedly quite subjective points and are more reflective of my own tastes than an objecti...