Moving, well-written story and characters
Mentioned in ~3 in 5 positive reviews
“It really makes you go through a range of emotions; empathy, anger, hopefulness, dread, fear, joy, the list could go on.”
Steam review · 15.8 h played ↗
In Sound Mind
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Very Positive · 95%Very Positive · 95%We Create Stuff2021Horror · Psychological Horror · Puzzle
−90%$24.99$2.49
US Steam price, checked 2 h ago
The verdict
A creative, story-driven psychological adventure with great music, puzzles and bosses, but mild scares and clunky combat. Skip it if you want real horror or tight shooting.
Great for
Players who love narrative puzzle adventures with emotional stories and a standout soundtrack
Main risk
Expecting real horror and getting mild scares, clunky combat and repetitive later levels
What changed in the last 30 days
41 recent reviews
Recent negative reviews cite stiff gameplay, weak combat and a tedious middle, though the sample is small and shows no single new bug or patch.
41 recent reviews
What players love
Creative, varied puzzles and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Each level throws new mechanics at you. Puzzles are unique and don't get reused to tedium.”
Steam review · 8.5 h played ↗
Excellent soundtrack by The Living Tombstone
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“Each boss has their own song that can be played after you defeat them and it's such a treat.”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
Great atmosphere and unique bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The bosses are the clear highlight of this experience and each one is crafted masterfully with a fully unique design, backstory, and voice actor.”
Steam review · 12 h played ↗
Charming humor, mannequins and petting the cat
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 positive reviews
“Oh, and yes—you can pet the cat. 10/10 mechanic.”
Steam review · 8.4 h played ↗
Great value, especially on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 positive reviews
“I can't believe it is sold this dirt cheap”
Steam review · 24 h played ↗
What players complain about
Starts strong, then gets repetitive and drawn out
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“Play the first two tapes and then you've played the game.”
Steam review · 7.6 h played ↗
Clunky, boring combat and shooting
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“It's frustrating how the action combat completely spoils what could've been a fantastic horror game.”
Steam review · 3.9 h played ↗
Poor optimization, stutter and crashes
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“horrendous performance on tape 4 and 5”
Steam review · 14.4 h played ↗
Not actually scary
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 negative reviews
“The game is just straight up NOT scary!”
Steam review · 0.1 h played ↗
Game-breaking bugs and bad autosave
Mentioned in ~1 in 9 negative reviews
“the path to the office is permanently blocked, making it impossible to listen to the tape or continue the story”
Steam review · 2.6 h played ↗
Cheesy writing and annoying villain/protagonist
Mentioned in ~1 in 13 negative reviews
“He sounds like a cartoon network villain from the 90s.”
Steam review · 0.6 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: PlayableController support20 GB
Minimum
OS64-bit Windows 7
ProcessorCore i5-4460 / AMD FX-6300
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 280
Storage20 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 10
ProcessorCore i7-3770 / AMD FX-9590
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 1060 / AMD Radeon RX 480
Storage20 GB available space
OS64-bit Windows 7
ProcessorCore i5-4460 / AMD FX-6300
Memory8 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 960 / AMD Radeon R9 280
Storage20 GB available space
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