Carson House returns the Fears to Fathom series back to basics with another suburban house location, with you trying to survive an intruder. It's clear how far the developer Rayll has come from the first game as there's a surprising level of interactivity and detail around the house. There's even a section where you bike to the grocery store, with real purpose to the story other than to show off a fully modeled store and shake things up from the house location. It's funny how long these games are taking to the get to the scary bits- almost like Rayll just wants to make a chill, immersive lo-fi life sim but has to get the jump scares in there somewhere to sell copies.

Carson House has a very oddly told story, with a massive red herring that ultimately has nothing to do with the direction it takes. It's pretty befuddling because the foreshadowing is so strong that I was expecting some huge reveal and then what is really going on is pretty simple and not all that interesting. Even still, the climax will leave you pretty breathless, with more forgiving checkpoints than chapter two, and ultimately this was another good time.