Scary, tense atmosphere and chases
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 positive reviews
“The feeling of constant pursuit, with footsteps and monster breathing behind you, never lets up.”
Steam review · translated · 1.9 h played ↗
Dark Deception
Worth buying? What 300 Steam reviews say.Worth buying? Here’s what 300 Steam reviews actually say.
Very Positive · 88%Very Positive · 88%Glowstick Entertainment2018Horror · Psychological Horror · Survival Horror
Free to play
Open on Steam ↗US Steam price, checked 6 h ago
The verdict
A tense first-person Pac-Man-style horror game with memorable monsters, but it's buggy and Chapter 5 has been missing for years. Skip it if you want a finished, polished game.
Great for
Fans of fast chase horror and arcade-style challenge who like unique monsters and don't mind difficulty
Main risk
Game-breaking bugs and softlocks, plus an unfinished story with Chapter 5 missing for years
What players love
Fun first-person Pac-Man horror concept
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“Basically Pac-Man if the ghosts were nightmare fuel and running away was your only career option.”
Steam review · 1.9 h played ↗
Interesting story and lore
Mentioned in ~1 in 7 positive reviews
“the story is really well written”
Steam review · 7.2 h played ↗
Unique monster and level design
Mentioned in ~1 in 10 positive reviews
“the enemy designs are creepy and memorable”
Steam review · 25.2 h played ↗
Varied powers and mechanics each chapter
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 positive reviews
“they made all the levels so different by giving you new powers and also having different mechanics and enemy behaviour”
Steam review · 72.1 h played ↗
What players complain about
Many bugs and softlocks
Mentioned in ~2 in 5 negative reviews
“Just by playing the game you are guaranteed at least FIVE TIMES to run into a bug”
Steam review · 25.4 h played ↗
Cheap, unfair difficulty and frustrating bosses
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“This game is not hard its cheap.”
Steam review · 0.5 h played ↗
Chapter 5 missing, dev seen as abandoning game
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“it first released back in 2018 and is STILL unfinished to this day.”
Steam review · 24.9 h played ↗
Repetitive, not worth it, misleading multiplayer tag
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“with every level i got more and more bored of collecting stupid purple crystals and running from just a new monster”
Steam review · 4.8 h played ↗
Chapters locked behind expensive paywall
Mentioned in ~1 in 8 negative reviews
“locking every level/chapter behind a pay wall makes me not want to play anymore”
Steam review · 0.8 h played ↗
Crashes and progress loss
Mentioned in ~1 in 12 negative reviews
“This game is fun, until your game crashes when you have 5 shards left and have to do the entire section again.”
Steam review · 17.2 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: Unknown1 GB
Minimum
OSWindows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4330/AMD FX-6300
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB/ AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
Storage1 GB available space
Recommended
OS64-bit Windows 7, Windows 8.1, or Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Corei5-6600K/ AMD Ryzen 5 1600
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNvidia GeForce GTX 2070 8GB/ AMD Radeon RX 5700 XT 8GB
Storage1 GB available space
OSWindows 7 64-bit, Windows 8.1, Windows 10
ProcessorIntel Core i5-4330/AMD FX-6300
Memory16 GB RAM
GraphicsNVIDIA GeForce GTX 1060 3GB/ AMD Radeon R7 370 2GB
Storage1 GB available space
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