It Steals is a delightful goodie bag of horror minigames. You can get through all of it in around three hours, so it’s perfect for a Friday or Saturday night where you just want to sit down and beat something all the way through. It’s also actually quite scary at times, Zeekerss demonstrates much understanding of what goes into making horror games actually horrifying. Proper tension build-up, forcing the player to think on their toes, great sound design, fairly smart enemy AI, the list goes on. Best part is it’s 5 bucks. That’s like two gallons of milk in today’s economy. Go check it out.

O jogo apresenta ótimos elementos de terror, são muito bem construídos. Diria que os sons do jogo são o que te assustam mais, além, é claro, da horrível sensação de estar sozinho num lugar escuro com um monstro que você mal pode ver. A pegada Arcade deixa bem desafiador e esfrega na cara de jogos "Horror Walking Simulator" que é sim possível inovar no gênero Terror enquanto faz algo com bastante qualidade. Recomendo bastante, principalmente pra quem faz lives e quem gosta de jogar com amigos na call.

he stole my heart ;)















(I HATE HIM)

This game is good. Surprisingly so when you look at it, as most of the game consists of dull checkerboard walls/floor/ceiling and mazes, but it turns out there's a lot you can do with that. The game doesn't ever scream at you (and I'd say there's no jumpscares at all but there is room for disagreement) yet still keeps you on the edge of your seat, even when you know damn well what you're doing and what consequences come about when you screw up. This especially comes about in Hide and Seek, where the game leans more towards the outright goofy when it realizes the horrors aren't landing (and the game knows when to be humorous,) yet I found myself always worried and cautious nonetheless. That isn't to say the game can't be scary, nono, Shutter Mode and Living Halls in specific consistently elicited the occasional whimper. It puts forth a bunch of diverse ideas with the same standard formula and they all manage to work!

Obviously that isn't without fault, though. The Phantom's AI is outright unfair at times, with it revisiting areas, and avoiding capture at plenty points is outright impossible. The maze design in Living Halls isn't the greatest, especially near Vault B, where the entrance is practically obscured. Classic Mode quickly ends up being a little too simple (though understandably so,) and its extra mode honestly just sucks. Doors are pointless, and a few of the ending cutscenes aren't necessary. I find myself wishing that it put a little less forth in that department, and just leaned in more with being a maze minigame collection.

But most of my complaints are nitpicks. It's not airtight, but it's solid nonetheless, which is impressive for how small the underlying formula is.

I have played through all the 5 modes and also the 3 extra modes, and damn, this game is one of the scariest experiences i had. The AI of the monster seems to be incredibly well done, it doesnt just mindlessly run after you, instead, it hides and even manages to suprise you from time to time. Unlike some other games i played where you can predict an enemy ai, this one keeps you guessing what it will do next and when it will come also the feeling of paranoia stays and never seems to fade.

Also the sound design is awesome, love it!