Lurkers
Lurkers #recommended for people who lurk, sorry I had to insert bad jokes here, is a BL Visual Novel where it sets in Victorian England when the Jack The Ripper’s cases took place. As Eddy Nichols, avenge your mother’s death #if your Main Character is a whore’s son, sounds promising while seeking for your love. #what a smart boy, never losing a chance.
[olist]PROS:
- A variety of white, classical, and thriller music #really puts you on the shoes, not on the socks.
– Real player with 7.1 hrs in game
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Lurkers
Developer: Ertal Games
Publisher: Ertal Games
Pros:
1. With the plot following our protagonist seeking justice for the murder of his mother by Jack the Ripper, it uses an interesting integration of light romance among the 2 love interests; Chris and William.
2. Having 3 characters with different desires eventually turning into 1 common goal was done quite well, especially how different William, Eddy, and Chris are. It all starts to add up once more information is obtained on the hunt for Jack the Ripper.
– Real player with 6.5 hrs in game
A Hand With Many Fingers
So I was given a key for this game, to create some content. The result of which you can see here: Before you watch, to clarify the video contains SPOILERS however this text review does not.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BaO7fwtkQUQ
Firstly the concept of the game is great, I would love to see this adapted to a more conventional case-based system for murders, true crimes, etc. Maybe split into an episodic story etc.
The searching, retrieving boxes, reviewing evidence is interesting although a slightly tiresome mechanic. Thankfully the game isn’t too long, much longer and I would have resented the walking up and downstairs.
– Real player with 4.5 hrs in game
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I absolutely loved A Hand with Many Fingers.
In my college studies I work under a history professor as a research assistant, focusing on digging through FBI files from the mid 60’s / 70’s (specifically COINTELPRO related documents). Given this context, A Hand with Many Fingers scratches an itch I have only ever really been able to experience while doing actual archival research work. The game is a like a direct injection of the dopamine rush experienced when something finally clicks in your investigation. Leaving out the hours of scanning useless or redacted pages of documentation, this game plays like a highlight reel of those “Ah ha!” moments of coming across something juicy or finally making an important connection that can move your research forward. The use of a conspiracy cork board that you put together over time only goes to make the experience even more satisfying as things fall into place.
– Real player with 3.5 hrs in game
Enchantress
Since the game is in early access I won’t be to harsch. The game is ok, got loads of potential to be great. Atm it is a little to bugged which interferes with the gameplay. All in all the game is ok atm, without the bugs it would be good. Only time will tell how it turns out.
– Real player with 0.3 hrs in game
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Great game! You can’t adjust the game and it lasts for seconds. Don’t waste your time.
– Real player with 0.2 hrs in game
We. The Revolution
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Well, it was not perfect, but a very unusual and memorable gaming experience. The story of the Judge of the Tribunal, Alexis Fidel, who was at one of the most significant moments in the history of his country - the French Revolution - on the very crest of a revolutionary wave, which is rapidly beginning to turn red. Large-scale historical figures, ordinary citizens, judges, poets, dissolute women, grooms - they all pass through the ruthless court of the Tribunal, a guillotine blade hangs over each one, and only your signature and seal separates life from death.
– Real player with 16.4 hrs in game
A quick overview
We. The Revolution is a story-driven adventure game with strategy elements developed by Polyslash. The game takes place during the French Revolution, and it combines historical realities and characters with fiction. In the three acts, you go through the start of the revolution to its near end.
You play as a judge of the Revolutionary Tribunal, Alexis Fidèle. Your goal is simple – keep your head on your shoulders. To survive, you need to maintain good relations with Revolutionaries, commonfolk, Aristocracy, Juries, and your family members. However, this is not a detective game, as some would expect. You are not there to find the truth. You are there to achieve your own goals, and it is solely on you who you set free, send to prison, or straight to the guillotine.
– Real player with 15.1 hrs in game
Summer of ‘58
A very scary game!
Great Jump-scares!
Got so scared at times!
Perfect to play alone and at night!
Story kept me wanting to find items and continue playing!
Have played through it twice will do it again for sure!
Highly recommended to all of you wanting a scare!
Loved it!
– Real player with 4.0 hrs in game
OMG this game is a masterpiece in the Horror Community for sure. i bought Bundle after playing “you must " and god they are brilliant in their work. now my Expectations are much higher for upcoming games. now installing “Find yourself " :).
buy on actual price or on sale both games are worth buying and scare them who says -what so scary about this games !! .
thanks you for making such a wonderful game looking forward to play your next projects. ( yes this is a new tool to scare my cousins).
– Real player with 3.9 hrs in game
Return of the Phantom
A classic point and click adventure - You play as a detective who’s investigating a deadly accident which seems to be the work of a Phantom of the Opera copycat. Great atmosphere and beautiful visuals
– Real player with 14.5 hrs in game
I was reminiscing my childhood while i was playing this. It’s just a simple click-and-point game with retro BGM and graphic. It used to be so hard to beat it and pretty terrifying back then. But, it’s so easy and i enjoyed every part of it now..
– Real player with 7.3 hrs in game
Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper
This game surprised me, and got me into the Frogwares Sherlock Holmes games. I originally played it on Xbox 360 as a rental when it released, the Title caught my interest. Turned out to be a game I loved so much I bought it again on Steam. The PC version is far superior with the exception of the following, but don’t let it sway you away, it can be corrected. It’s not a broken game any means, just needs help on newer hardware when you first install. Some users (like myself) have an issue with the game mot loading initially: for most people this can be easily corrected by opening the game’s folder (“C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\Sherlock Holmes versus Jack the Ripper\Support\PhysX”) and re-installing the two PhysX installers, and selecting the repair option if asked to by the installer for each one.
– Real player with 14.8 hrs in game
CATS MEAT
Beep beep! Yeah, it’s kebabs for cats, okay? Ambiguous meat aside, this one’s really great, possibly my favourite game in Frogwares’ SH series. The story is intricate and smart, and it pays off the Jack the Ripper lore in a really satisfying way, 10/10. The characters are surprisingly more human than usual, though there’s no Toby, so also 0/10. It’s got pretty much everything else though – the gruesome, the macabre, pretentious poetic interludes, ridiculously cartoony chalk drawings you have to investigate with a magnifying glass for some reason, Watson being too embarrassed to talk about sex workers, MS paint (but on pigs’ heads), and a coordinated swarm of cats!
– Real player with 14.4 hrs in game
Opus Castle
It is short, but it’s also free. the game looks good. they have removed the motion blur. it does have 3 different endings. I also got chapter II.
If you want to see the video you can go to my channel and watch it.
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC4l5-C31VC_l9nPViWF2Peg/videos
– Real player with 15.0 hrs in game
Muito bom! Uma mescla de jogo com a história do Castelinho da Opus. Tive oportunidade de visitar esse castelo e realmente a história é sinistra. Espero ansioso pelos próximos capítulos
Very nice gme about a true history that happened in São Paulo - Brazil. Until now what happened in this Castle is a mistery.
– Real player with 5.0 hrs in game
Mask of Sanity
Storyline doesn’t looks like completed, so I’ll wait for more cutscenes even if it would be in another game.
Game scares me when enemies are shows suddenly. From gameplay perspective combat system is odd, but allows to maneuver. Or you can use pistol to deal with emeny.
There are random loot in the destroyable boxes, so one time you can get full heal, but the other - just an apple. This poses a challenge that makes each play slightly different from time to time.
– Real player with 19.0 hrs in game
After playing the game for 2 hours there is no way to save to game to be able to pick up where you left off… as well at a certain spot after you are killed, you lose all of your inventory items and playing blindly without anything to defend yourself and the items that you have collected previously.
Overall a good game but would like to be able to play where i left off if i want to turn it off and be able to keep the inventory collected.
– Real player with 6.5 hrs in game
Cassius
Cassius is a first-person story-driven puzzle game exploring the mysteries of Blackhaven Hall, a sprawling historically accurate colonial estate evacuated at the height of the American Revolution. Journey back to the 1781 and decode the dark secrets lurking behind America’s founding.
A Secret Mission and A Hidden Mystery
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Explore a massive historically accurate 18th century estate including an opulent mansion, manicured garden, and the sprawling surrounding farms.
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Solve puzzles involving period correct scientific instruments, furnishing, art, sculpture, tools, toys, and rare books.
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Uncover the most closely held secrets of Blackhaven Hall, and confront the lives touched by a tragic history.
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Take part in a forbidden conspiracy that will decide your fate.
About Cassius
Cassius is a continuation of the story from Historiated’s first title, Blackhaven It was developed in cooperation with a diverse set of scholars and experts.