Dark atmosphere and great sound design
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“The dark visuals, sound design, and excellent soundtrack create a constant sense of unease without relying on traditional horror elements.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
DISTRAINT: Deluxe Edition
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Very Positive · 93%Very Positive · 93%Jesse Makkonen2015Psychological Horror · Horror · Adventure
The verdict
A short (~2 hour) pixel-art narrative adventure about guilt and greed, with strong art, sound and atmosphere. Skip it if you want real horror, tough puzzles or a subtle story.
Great for
Players who like short, dark, story-driven pixel adventures with moral themes, bought on sale
Main risk
Heavy-handed, simplistic moral story and slow walking/backtracking gameplay that feels boring
What players love
Emotional story about guilt and conscience
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“It’s short (like 2 hours), but the story actually sticks and hits way deeper than you expect”
Steam review · 4.9 h played ↗
Distinctive pixel-art style
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 positive reviews
“Beautiful art design with a striking, moody style.”
Steam review · 1.4 h played ↗
Short and cheap, worth it on sale
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 positive reviews
“for such a cheap price it's certainly worth picking up.”
Steam review · 4.2 h played ↗
Simple, fair puzzles that support the story
Mentioned in ~1 in 11 positive reviews
“This works well because the puzzles support the story rather than distracting from it.”
Steam review · 3.4 h played ↗
Psychological tension over cheap jump scares
Mentioned in ~1 in 15 positive reviews
“No cheap jump scares, just a really heavy, unsettling atmosphere the whole time.”
Steam review · 1.7 h played ↗
What players complain about
Heavy-handed, simplistic 'money is bad' story
Mentioned in ~1 in 3 negative reviews
“The game comes across as preachy in a heavy handed way, but the message is as complex and deep as "MoneY iS BaD yALL"”
Steam review · 2.3 h played ↗
Puzzles are trivial or illogical
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“The puzzles didn't make sense at certain points, and multiple of the puzzles were made more difficult by hiding important pieces in odd spots you wouldn't check.”
Steam review · 1.6 h played ↗
Walking simulator with slow backtracking
Mentioned in ~1 in 4 negative reviews
“There is basically no gameplay. You walk from point A to point B. Pick up item C, go back to A.”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Not scary; cheap horror and loud noises
Mentioned in ~1 in 5 negative reviews
“the "loud noise" jump scare tactics are less scary than your average neighborhood charity Halloween house event.”
Steam review · 2.7 h played ↗
Shallow characters, protagonist's guilt unearned
Mentioned in ~1 in 6 negative reviews
“He didn't do anything terrible, and was just a regular guy, doing a job that nobody liked to do”
Steam review · 2 h played ↗
Mushroom and timed sections are frustrating
Mentioned in ~1 in 19 negative reviews
“It would be a good game if not for that stupid timed mushroom puzzle.”
Steam review · translated · 6.8 h played ↗
System requirements
From the Steam store page
Steam Deck: VerifiedController support175 MB
Minimum
OSWindows Vista or later
ProcessorDual Core 2.0 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB card capable of shader 3.0
Storage175 MB available space
OSWindows Vista or later
ProcessorDual Core 2.0 GHz
Memory2 GB RAM
Graphics512 MB card capable of shader 3.0
Storage175 MB available space
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