Discrepant

I know it's probably an early review but i'm thralled with this game. It took me by surprise from my first time playing. I've really been waiting to be able to play it after seeing it be talked about by Ross at accursed farms. The devs seem really invested and excited about this game and it shows alot of promise

Before I start, I think I should mention that I was part of the testing-team, just for clarification. I have to say that the game is really good for what it is, sure the visuals may not be the best you've ever seen but the story and gameplay make more than up for it, I recommend it if you enjoy a good story. After testing, we did in fact not get to keep the game, but nonetheless I literally just bought it, which goes to show how much I enjoyed it. :)

First let me clarify that I don't recommend buying this game in its present state. It's very clunky and awkward and buggy. I bought it on sale for less than a buck so I can't really complain. I'm giving the game a thumbs up because I want to encourage the devs to finish this. I think the game has atmosphere and a great premise and I'd like to actually be able to, you know, PLAY this at some point. Right now though... well, here's a rundown of my first 30 minutes with the game: - After a brief intro, the game starts & immediately there are plenty of tutorial messages with lots of text to read. - It's super dark, I need a flashlight to get around, but the flashlight has limited batteries and I can't find others. - Literally the first room I walk into has a large moving force field that damages me when I walk through it. I find a side-room in the dark (remember, I'm trying to save battery on my flashlight) where I won't get damaged, but as the door closes it somehow pushes me out of the...

Recommended with caveats. This game is truly special. It's also completely maddening and riddled with bugs. There is an interesting narrative here, and for the most part it's presented well. Some of the voice acted segments can be a bit hamfisted, but they usually seem to occur after the player has already had the opportunity to piece things together for themselves. The atmosphere is pretty good; a slow build of tension in the environment and an active timer really bring the experience together (when the timer is working). It's the bugs that bring the experience down as a whole; if you are not willing to restart multiple times due to bugs or dead ends from sparse checkpoints, sometimes having to go back entire levels, and put up with a lot of poor quality of life bugs or development decisions like a lack of manual saves, I cannot recommend this title to you. But for people willing to struggle past the bugs and general jank, the underlying experience is compelling and absolutely worth t...

This game is brilliant at storytelling and creating atmosphere. The background music is creepy and perfectly blends in with the Alien theme. In the beginning I was lost and didn't really know what's happening, but I later came to realise the fascination of this storyline as it starts to unfold. So basicly you have to find the underlying clues in many details to really sink in the awesomenesss of this myterious game. It really is a great experience for somebody like me who is fond of horror and science fiction but also a very challenging one because the gameplay require a certain amount of thinking.

Very buggy. The first thing I noticed was that the moment you use Sprint, it endlessly drains your stamina so that you start walking slowly and breathing heavily. Initially I thought maybe it was related to me being on a spaceship and that I had to find an oxygen mask or something, but nope, it's just a glitch (and one that apparently was promised a fix months ago which still hasn't shown up). The camera and your arms in first person like to randomly bob back and forth, which is annoying and possibly nauseating for some people. There's also a fair bit of walking around bumping into physics objects: open doors will block you, and you can only interact with them to close them from one side. It kind of feels like a GMod project sometimes. The interface is also a hassle to use: an opened backpack/objectives menu can't be closed with Escape, so you have to cycle through the I/O/Tab keys to close them. They also stay open when you actually press Escape, which opens the options menu and l...

Tutorial was much more interesting than the actual game (or at least its opening 30 minutes). Wandered around for a bit in the house, got confused and stumbled through a few puzzles. Then I walked out the front door and a lens flare came down from the sky and caught me in an infinite death loop. Game Over. Lighting seems unfinished. Without power the house still seemed to be illuminated rather well, to the point that I saw no visible difference between unilt vs using the lighter (just more shadows and an orange tint, no difference in visibility). Atmosphere seemed overall lacking.

It's promising, above average standard does show signs of great potential, but due to dishonest Early Access flagging, i wont be waiting to find out. Click below to watch the full review; https://youtu.be/L7gWPXQ4YCk Search me on Store > Curators to follow my reviews.