The Call

I've only played about an hour of this and not finished it at the time of writing, but wanted to write a bit about it. There's a level select screen in the game which implies I'm around half-way through the game, so it's probably not tremendously long, but then again this game is only a dollar, and the hour I've played I've enjoyed. This game does not rely on jumpscares, has a simple but appealing (to me) style, actually is scary at times through atmosphere, audio, and I think has some neat ideas. This actually is not a defenseless horror game, you do have a gun at the start and shortly also get a baton, and a third and fourth item a bit later for as far as I've played. While you're not defenseless, this isn't an action horror game either as enemies are sparse. It's basically a cryptic horror puzzle game, there's very little dialogue or much in the form of a story from what I've played so far, you seem to be a cop exploring a house and there's environmental signs of a story, but not m...

Awful gave me the worst motion sickness ive ever gotten from any video game (this games the only game thats given me motion sickness) Horrible game design i would rather pay a homless man a dollar to kick me in the balls and spit on my face.

Look, folks, I've given recommendations to some pretty mediocre stuff before (see: Into the Gloom). I like the first person pixel horror games that have cropped up on Steam thanks to the unique atmosphere they give (See: Into the Gloom, and particularly IMSCARED). I don't mind challenge, either, and I don't need things spelled out for me. I was drawn into The Call by its dirt cheap asking price, pixel atmosphere, and very intriguing premise. And for a short while, I was digging it. You are a cop who is called in on a domestic disturbance in a secluded mansion. You have a gun, a baton, and a few other items that you get later on as well. As soon as you step in the house, things get a little weird, with shifting geography and stuff like that. Like I said above, for a while, I was digging it. It wasn't as atmospheric as something like IMSCARED or Cry of Fear, but it had its moments. The first puzzle was kind of frustrating, but I pressed on. The next puzzle felt kind of tedious, but I ...

The game is scary as hell in the beginning and I like some of the puzzles BUT the end boss fight suckssssssss it so hard I didn't felt scared anymore and I just feel frustrated. the game is ok and it is worth playing but just know the end bossfight suck. I gave this game a 5/10

My hopes were not high because of all of the poorly written and misguided reviews below me, but I truly believe I have found a diamond in the rough. The main game kept me engaged throughout its puzzle THAT IF YOU CANT SOLVE WITHOUT HELP YOU RE BAD and SKILL ISSUE but then after that you get to go achievement hunting with geoff and gavin and everyone else its just a great time. All in all go check out my speedrun for the game and let's get it boys