Ruth’s Journey

Ruth’s Journey

Play as Ruth as she ventures into the forest in search of the famed Golden Finch.

Sitting in her office all day long, stamping papers, Ruth’s boss finally grants her a break and an opportunity to use her talents to save the company from financial ruin.

Explore the world and experience the beauty and wonders of the Canadian wilderness with Ruth as she embarks on this journey.

Ruth’s Journey is a free demo that introduces you to the characters and the world of The Long Way Home.

KEY FEATURES

  • Experience the peace and tranquility of the forest

  • Beautiful low-poly aesthetic

  • Immersive First Person Controls

  • Capture breathtaking pictures with your camera

  • Glimpse into the history of ‘The Long Way Home’

  • 15 - 30 min of Narrative driven Gameplay

  • Detailed Cinematics


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Ruth's Journey on Steam

Mystery Trackers: Train to Hellswich Collector’s Edition

Mystery Trackers: Train to Hellswich Collector’s Edition

Thumbs-down only due to length. It was way too short. Get it on a discount ($6 US or less).

Other than that, I thought it was a better-than-average game for the genre. Had all the usual elements. Lots of stuff to find. The mini-games weren’t just the same ones you see over and over (though a couple were way too simple). It was a little too linear for my tastes, but not too bad.

Real player with 3.8 hrs in game


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Mystery Trackers: Train to Hellswich Collector's Edition on Steam

Subway Midnight

Subway Midnight

I PET THE DOG OMG OMG OMG I DID IT AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

Real player with 4.9 hrs in game


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This game made me scream so badly my roommate had to come make sure I wasn’t being murdered.

I really love the different designs and areas. I only played through it once so far and got the bad ending but I definitely want to play it again to see if I can get the other endings. The level and sound design is brilliant, in my opinion. The game really knows how to invoke anxiety and fear into the player. There’s the anticipation for a scare lurking around for the majority of the game. I enjoyed all the puzzles as many of them felt very unique and there was certainly a feeling of relief upon completing specific ones and entering essentially a safe zone.

Real player with 4.8 hrs in game

Subway Midnight on Steam

Fear Equation

Fear Equation

I find it somewhat baffling that this mostly excellent game seems to have been released and then forgotten by most. While most games at least have a reddit sub dedicated to them, there is nothing for this game at all. Very few comments on indie game sites as well. Which is a shame, since it seems that, as a forgotten game, the chances of ever getting a sequel with enhanced mechanics is slim.

My only complaint with the game is that the social/faction mechanic is simply not as fleshed out as it could be. That whole aspect can be almost ignored with no consequence. Do they like you? Are they going to revolt? Meh…no matter most of the time. I would have liked to see some more interaction with the passengers themselves; in terms of maybe getting more detailed information by clicking on an individual passenger (relationship graphs to other passengers and to you. rumours, etc…) and perhaps be able to take more actions to affect their behaviour (ie. craft an edict. make a deal to send someone in with propaganda, etc…)

Real player with 28.1 hrs in game

Overall, a visually beautiful, slower-paced game that reqiures you to manage the resources on the train, assign passengers to carriages based on their factions to prevent internal conflicts, and build defenses against the fog. Once you reach a destination, you can send passengers out to search for items/food/fuel, either through a random lottery or by rigging the lottery to send your stronger passengers.

It’s not a reactive game, like Deadnaut, instead you plan ahead and then watch it executed. Personally I prefer this style, but I tend to like management games anyway.

Real player with 17.4 hrs in game

Fear Equation on Steam