GET EVEN
Disclosure: I maintain the Walking Simulator group. I played about 75% of them, and I consider myself a bit of an expert in the genre since I fell in love with “Dear Esther” 13 years ago. With 35+ h of gameplay behind me, this is probably the most in-depth review you’ll read.
Summary:
With almost 20 hours of exploration (i played 35, going through multiple’branches'), multiple ending and endless twists and turns, decision trees that impact the storyline while staying ‘true’ to the walking simulator genre, well, “Get Even” colored me bloody impressed! It even allows for perfectly good action/gunplay! I must admit this title totally took me by surprise.
– Real player with 35.8 hrs in game
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After playing a fair amount, I managed to complete the game and gather most of the collectibles in the game (a few are hidden so well apparently, I failed to find them even after replaying them multiple times).
As for myself, I have waited quite some time for a game with this kind of theme.
This review stays as spoiler free as possible, telling only things that are either given by trailers already, or necessary to get an overall grip over the story line.
Overview
Get Even is a First Person Shooter with simple stealth mechanics. There is a strong focus on a mysterious, thrilling story line which develops into a more and more emotional trip as you progress further into the game. Although the game states being “psychological horror” and a few situations clearly gave me a little jump, you don’t need to prepare yourself for a scary game.
– Real player with 23.6 hrs in game
Cooking Companions
Great game!! Easily one of the
! scariest games out there , in my opinion! I like how
! horrifying it manages to be without jumpscares , not a lot of games can do that. The sprites are amazingly well done, especially the
! nightmare sprites. . Though if I were to have one complaint, the ending, at least in the route I played, was pretty confusing to me. I wasn’t 100% sure what was happening. But still amazing game, i feel like a monster after playing this, i’m sorry Anatoly 😔
– Real player with 10.4 hrs in game
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THIS IS NOT A GAME FOR KIDS. It looks cute and like a regular visual novel and it’s not at all.
Story: You play a mysterious 5th person who lives in an isolated cabin in the woods. 4 strangers come to stay with you, and you must build relationships with them and provide meals every day. A terrible storm floods the surrounding area and you can’t leave the cabin for supplies. Also there are some talking fruits and vegetables that “help” out sometimes. And what’s in the locked basement?
Gameplay: Like most visual novels you choose options that change your destiny. This game is meant for multiple play throughs. The achievements will guide you to unlock secrets, new paths, and dreams. You can fast forward the dialogue and change the speed in options. Space bar or left clicking progresses the dialogue.
– Real player with 9.6 hrs in game
Fragmented Memories
Story
James Charouz, a mine worker decided to return to his hometown, Mayoni Village. He found out that his wife is missing and tried to find her. Strangely, nobody knows about his wife. James suspected that the villagers sacrificed his wife in an occult ritual. He was assisted by a senior detective named Pieter Van Amersfoort in order to find her.
During his search for his wife, James also finds himself trapped in an unknown world. James began to find mysterious things that made him question everything: his memories, his friends, even his sanity.
Gameplay
Explore
Explore the “Unknown world” and find your way to the exit, Solve the Puzzles inside the unknown world.
Investigate
On the “Real World”, Investigate and try to find a clue about your wife, Ask the villagers, explore the village and uncover the truth behind it.
Other Features
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8 Tracks of Original Music from YSY FIRTSOUND, Explore the unknown world and investigate the village with our beautifully composed original music.
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1080p Full HD Graphics, Enjoy High Resolution 1080p Resolution Graphics, Sharp CG Images, Sharp Text and Beautiful Pixel Art.
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Hand-painted Digital Art CG from Veteran Indonesian Comic Artist Gear.Azre
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Interactive Icons that tell the player which object can be interacted with and which one is not.
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Insaniam
Story
You play as investigative journalist “Mr. Johnson” after receiving several tips of a government cover up at a recently abandoned psychiatric hospital. All reports suggest illegal experiments taking place on the patients of the facility- and supposedly a government cover up. Detective Johnson decided to go through with this one off-books and after just a few days of preparation he sets out to explore the abandoned facility in the middle of the night, to recover patient records.
2AM: You arrive at the scene, it is a gloomy and silent night. Rain is pouring, wind flows through the air as an unsetteling feeling kicks in. Something isn’t right here, but there is only one way to figure out what it is…
Gameplay
Insaniam is a first person survival horror game, your objective is to retrieve at least five patient records for the abandoned facility.
You’ll be forced to scavenge for batteries to keep your camcorder charged, utilize the night vision mode to explore the dark, use sanity pills or stay in the light to keep sane, avoid hallucinations, while something is lurking in the darkness and so much more.
Gameplay is based around a speed run mechanic where you’ll play for shortest time to escape or longest time survived. Randomized game mechanics keep this experience fresh and increases re-playablity.
The game is not story focused but there is underlying lore that is optional to explore through text, visuals or audio.
Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS
Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS is the first Angels Blue novel published on Steam, and a fairly solid entry at that. Despite being clearly inspired by Higurashi When They Cry, the intriguing story, imaginative ideas and gorgeous artwork make up for a somewhat shaky translation.
The story opens with Yuhito Asakawa trapped in a dream-like world filled with death and horror. He discovers his childhood sweetheart amidst the mayhem and attempts to escape together, only to end up lost and alone before he awakens from what was only a nightmare. He soon realizes that the nightmare may not have ended as young, mutilated girls begin appearing throughout town. Determined to catch the murderer, his pursuit will lead him on a nightmarish journey that will change his understanding of the peaceful world he’s always known.
– Real player with 31.2 hrs in game
Memories are so vulnerable in the face of cruel reality. What is goodness? What is evil? What is love? What is hatred? Your world has become an inverted image in my dream…
Notch - The Innocent LunA: Eclipsed SinnerS is a Chinese Visual Novel that tells the tales of broken forms, iron wills and unbearable truths. Through my many experiences with either emotional, philosophical or psychological narrations in visual novels, I’ve rarely felt thoroughly shaken until this one little tale of loss and misunderstanding…
– Real player with 30.7 hrs in game
Maguntsche: Chapter Two
In 1984, human resources has a double meaning at The Pallen Organs Industrial Complex…
The Pallen Organs Company has seen better days. A once thriving company, and major employer of local Macungie residents has fallen under harsh times due to poor management. After recent news of bankruptcy dangers, workers are disappearing in masses, leaving company employees to search for other work. Following the crowd, Andrew Knellson’s final shift at the complex isn’t what he had expected at all. A great darkness is looming closely over the factory and its remaining workers; feeding off of them in ways unimaginable. As Andrew, your task is to investigate the anomalies, and expose the buried secrets of the company once and for all.
Maguntsche: Chapter Two is a retro survival horror game sequel to the well-known Maguntsche: Chapter One. As part of the larger series, this title takes players back in time to learn the history and truths behind a secret society connected to the Realmverse. Players will explore the massive Pallen Organs Company complex to gain new insight on characters both old and new.
In our biggest addition to The Maguntsche Series, you can also expect a massive set of new features. Players will be tasked with investigating their workplace in an attempt to establish a better understanding of the mysterious disappearances of employees. Each objective unlocks new opportunities, but also new threats. Stealth is a must, and avoiding an extended roster of new enemies is a new challenge that players will face. Chapter Two comes with a huge environment to explore and a new inventory system. This non-linear environment better establishes a greater sense of exploration and investigation that is unique to every player’s experience.
Maguntsche: Chapter Two is full of new Features and Improvements!
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Campaign Mode with Linear Story Elements (Voice Acting, Hidden Secrets, Primary & Side-Objectives
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Advanced Player Mechanics (New Health, Stealth, and Inventory Systems)
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Dynamic Enemies & Encounters (Four Total Enemy Classifications, Three New Enemies)
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Original Game Soundtrack (Music from ign3ous Productions & Jon Rob)
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New Advanced Control Schematics (Custom Controls and Controller Support)
The Devil’s Luck
In what could have been another relaxing evening, Wesley faces a strange crisis that changes him forever. Experience horror like never before, in this nerve-wracking story, filled with unexpected turns.
Key features:
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Can be finished in one sitting of about 30 minutes.
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Contains jumpscares.
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Relaxing atmosphere.
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Decent graphics.
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Horror mechanics.
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Interesting puzzles.
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Uncover mysteries.
The phenomenon of Edgar Allan Poe 1/2
Synopsis
The phenomenon of Edgar Allan Poe 1/2 hopes to be the beginning of a series of visual novels based on the legendary writer with modern aesthetics and words, as well as his own music that will give a second life to the sold tale.
In this story you will be able to see the horrors that happen when the lack of morality in a society makes its end the same as the one in which they lived: “a feast”.
Gameplay
you will be able to choose actions of the characters of the story making that you can have at least two different routes.
Visual
With images in the anime style that will make fans of this style be fascinated with this contemporary format.
Birth ME Code
EDIT: Review updated to reflect the Feb 7th 2021 ending rewrite (version 1.2.1).
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Birth ME Code (BMEC) is solid second entry in the ABiMe series and sequel to Head AS Code.
Overall, an enjoyable experience, although not without its criminals cons. I would definitely recommend this game to anyone who enjoys darker, grittier plot-heavy mysteries and visual novels.
Disclaimer: From a gameplay perspective, BMEC does NOT offer fully integrated escape room puzzles like Zero Escape nor Classroom Trials / Endless Debates like Danganronpa, so if you go in expecting either of these from this indie game, prepare to be disappointed in that regard.
– Real player with 56.7 hrs in game
I rarely write reviews, but I felt compelled to write about this… experience, I think I’ll call it. I’m a huge fan of Zero Escape and having played this developer’s first game (Head AS Code), I was counting down the minutes until its release so I could have a solid excuse to ignore the giant pile of work sitting on my desk.
So was it worth it? Yes, absolutely, 100%, without a doubt, every penny.
Birth ME Code is an ontological mystery game wherein a bunch of people are dumped in a place and told they’ve gotta play a death game for the chance to MAYBE get out alive. So yes, same premise as Zero Escape. However, this genre is less about premise and more about world building, twists, and flowcharts. Flowcharts are essential because they allow the player to live the story from all perspectives. How many times do you play a game or watch a movie and think, “I wonder what would happen if that guy died instead of this lady?” I know, frequently. It was a rhetorical question.
– Real player with 39.1 hrs in game
Cube Escape Collection
If you are into these sort of games, you’ll probably enjoy it. A cool collection of self-contained “escape the room” type puzzles. It’s not that good, but it’s perfectly playable.
Half the puzzles are awesome and half the puzzles are absolutely random and often don’t make any sense even after “solving” them. Thankfully, I didn’t get stuck for too long and didn’t really need too many hints. Although some things were… obscure.
Timed and arcade-y puzzles bad due to clunky controls. There are some changing expectations which is never good. The minigame puzzles are very “meh”.
– Real player with 33.2 hrs in game
“There will be blood”. “The past is never dead, it’s not even past”. “All that you touch, you change”.
Wow, what a trip! I am still reeling from the experience of playing this fantastic collection of puzzle games! Developed by Dutch developer Rusty Lake and heavily inspired by Twin Peaks, the Cube Escape collection offers nine stellar Rusty Lake games that kept me enthralled and busy for many hours. The puzzles can be fiendishly difficult but the game somehow has a visceral rhythm and theme to it, making playing it almost a meditative and surreal experience.
– Real player with 24.1 hrs in game