July the Lost Child

[b] July the Lost Child [/b] is a psychological horror game that uses a point&click interface. It has a very interesting format where instead of following a linear path, you are replaying the same 10-15 minutes in order to find a different conclusion to the story (a bit similar to Red Haze and Dear Red). The game basically has many abrupt endings, so I guess we are trying to navigate around the mistakes that often get you killed. You play as a little girl that keeps waking up in her room whenever you find a wrong ending, that is where the psychological aspect comes in. If you take too long to explore, your mom shows up and that is when things can go bad. Let me tell you, that mom will do subzero fatalities on you if you do not behave -- I **** you not she can take off your head from your spine. This game just oozes atmosphere that is created by disturbing visuals, spooky sound effects, and mysterious narrative. I find that all aspects of this game complement each other, creating a ver...

July the Lost Child is a cryptic voxel based experience disguised as a point and click adventure game. Its strongest points are an unnverving atmosphere and refined camera angles during cutscenes. After some "rewinds" it becomes clear that the gameplay is based on trial and error. Performing some actions and using the few items at disposal as fast as possible is the key. Despite many misspellings and the unskippable cutscenes (they're cool but after ten times...), I really enjoyed the experience. But I'm aware it's not for everyone.

Cool game, unusual concept. You play through a series of events like a recurring nightmare trying to fugure out how to avoid 'waking up' and starting over. Great soundtrack and moody lighting. Loved it! Some dialogue would be good to skip through once you have played a few times. Looking forward to episode 2...