Inkslinger doesn't lack potential. From an artistic point of view, it appears as a true masterpiece with a carefully crafted aesthetic and excellent design. The writing is wonderful as well, slightly poetic and prettily whimsical.

The gameplay is rather unique and intriguing, it fits the atmosphere perfectly. The game has the horror tag on Steam which I find a bit misleading. While the tone is definitely tense and a tad heavy but really not all that creepy.

Personally, I think the execution of the entire concept is a quite flawed - Inkslinger could have been truly amazing but its short runtime and predictable ending ruined the experience a bit for me. All in all, it took me not even 2 hours to finish the game, including getting all endings (although the story never changes, you just get a different slide show depending on what ending you got).

There are clearly signs of an interesting, complex world hidden in this. Why not explore them further, flesh out the characters and plot lines?

Honestly, the nostalgia is strong with this one. When I was a teenager, I watched so many people play this on Youtube. Used to have a real soft spot for it, too.

I wouldn't say I enjoyed playing it myself for the first time. Sometimes, the game really doesn't do a great job of telling you what you're meant to be doing and it's frustratingly easy to get a bad ending.

The writing is mostly fine but not the plot not particularly scary or well constructed. This very much has that edgy, gory vibe that was essential to older pixel horror games. Younger me loved Corpse Party for that just but now, as an adult, I can't really bring myself to care much about it anymore.

Despite my low rating, I actually liked this one. The gameplay is abysmal, yeah, and it lacks some basic functions that one would expect in a video game.

Yet, I found it oddly charming. I had no idea what was going on at any given moment but truth to be told, it reminded me a bit of Henry Darger's Realms of the Unreal (just in space) in a way I can simply not explain.

It's weird, it's a bit out there and I frankly love this game for it. I think there is a case to be made for games like this, considering the current state of gaming and its relentless tendency to simply repeat familiar formulas.

Kowloon used to be a real place with a rather interesting, complex history. This game reflects none of this, in fact, it has very little to do with the actual place you're supposedly exploring. The plot (if you could call it that, it's absolutely nonsensical) is so immensely shallow and soulless that the setting doesn't really matter in any shape or form.

This is your standard indie horror game / walking simulator. Nothing much happens, there's very little to do and it gets boring quickly. The preferred source of horror is random, meaningless jump scares. Thankfully, it's short.

I could say a lot about this game. You play as the world's drunkest driver, saddest detective, most pathetic human being. The people around you are mostly broken beyond repair, there's little hope left for anyone or anything. The writing is nice, perhaps even experimental, poetic in the most profound, primitive sense.

I could go on but I think I could never say enough so here's that: I will never forget about my experience with the game. At its core, I believe Disco Elysium is a game about the avatar of a crumbling city, about hope in weird places and, most of all, about the human spirit. About connections between us, some gentle, kind, in spite of a decaying society, others more visceral.

This RPG is a piece of art in motion and it confronted me with some of the darkest parts of myself.

Killer Frequency's concept is unique and honestly, a lot of fun. Dialogue and choices make up most of the game play and offer a pretty intriguing narrative. I loved the campiness of it all - it truly reminded me of 80s slasher movies, an aesthetic that I enjoy a lot.

Yet, the game kinda overstays its welcome. It's clear that the devs were going for more of a comedic tone , silly and comical. After a while, the writing gets a bit annoying, especially because it accepts glaring plot holes in favour of mediocre jokes. People like to call this a horror game, however, there's not a lot of horror in it. Every "scary" moment seems inconsequential and none of the characters have enough charisma to make up for the lack of lack of tension.

Also, the ending was atrocious. It manages to make zero sense, while being highly predictable at the same time. This is the kind of game that's fun for a few hours and then promptly forgotten about.

All atmosphere, not much else.
The environment is planned out so well, lots of details and little things that kept me on my toes constantly. Being down in the bunker honestly felt pretty eerie to me, the sound design and strategically placed lights adding to the oppressing ambience of the game.

Unfortunately, the story was often predictable, sometimes lacklustre, never that engaging.
The game is quite short which was a blessing in disguise - the repetitive gameplay boarders on overstaying its welcome at any given point. Explore that area. Pick up item. Use item. Explore that area. Pick up item. You get the idea.

Now, I'm sure people don't play games like this for the story but rather for the horror factor. The Bunker excels in that regard so if you're looking for a quick fright, this one is for you.

I've been wanting to write a review for this game ever since I finished it a few days ago. Actually, I've been thinking about what I wanted to say, how I wanted to say it.
I could never really come up with the right words, if I'm being honest. Even know, I hold so much love for this game, I can't even express it.

It's a buggy mess. Getting from one place to another can be frustrating. Things are easy to miss, sometimes confusing. But I utterly, horribly adore Beeswing. It made me feel as if I was talking to an old friend, only that I had never met this friend before.

I remember playing it in one sitting, only stopping at some point because I realised I was crying a bit. Not because something particularly sad happened (although there's some heart-breaking stuff in there) but because the story I was experiencing suddenly made me feel very raw and vulnerable.

I've grown up in a town like Beeswing and I only faintly remember all the people I've met there, even though they used to mean the world to me. I wonder where they're now and I kinda wonder what I could ever say to them to make up for all the time I haven't been thinking about them. So many lives that I didn't get to share with them.

I think I'm gonna hug my friends a bit more tightly next time I see them.

A lovely story about guilt and loss.

How We Know We're Alive has a wonderful atmosphere that does a great job at capturing the protagonist's loneliness and grief. I really loved the soundtrack, calming and kinda melancholy. It's short but I feel like it does a lot in its 30 minute playtime.

However, I feel like this could have been much more than it actually was. The plot is simple and yet the game feels the need to explain every notion in great detail, as if it was afraid the player wouldn't quite get the implications. In a way, this really ruined my experience - I think letting the player interpret and figure things out themselves would have been the better choice here.

There is so much love stored in this.

Something about this game really hit me hard: It contains a lot of heavy subjects and it treats them with this strange sort of fragile tenderness.
I think at its core, it perfectly illustrates human suffering, grief and isolation. I'm trying to not give anything away as I think this should be played completely blind.
Honestly, I think this might be less of a game and more of an aching wound.
Beautiful.