This game is currently in the Humble Choice for February 2023, this is part of my coverage of the bundle. If you are interested in the game and it's before March 7th, 2023, consider picking up the game as part of the current monthly bundle.
A PS2-era horror game, right down to the graphics.
Fobia isn’t your typical horror game, it doesn’t seem like it’s trying to jump out and scare you, at least not in what I saw, and I’ll be honest, I probably didn’t see as much as I should have. I got stuck three times in this game in the first hour and needed to use a guide twice because I couldn’t make progress. In all three situations, I didn’t notice something that probably should have been obvious. Make sure you look low to the ground, I’ll just say that.
The thing is Fobia though feels like a key hunting simulator. Much of the game is hunting for items. There are puzzles, inventory management, and eventually combat apparently, but the first section is a couple of puzzles where there are not a lot of hints. There is a great mechanic where you use a camera to somehow transfer between two time periods, but also… well I mean I’m showing this scene because my god, the character models look straight out of the PS2 era.
Pick this up if you’re a die-hard Silent Hill or early Resident Evil fan and want to pretend this came out back then. It came out last year, but man it feels so dated. Honestly, the graphics and gameplay here are really what makes me not enjoy this game, it’s not really that scary or horrific. There are so many key hunts, it feels like a really bad version of an Escape room game, but instead of a short experience that’s only the first section of it.
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A PS2-era horror game, right down to the graphics.
Fobia isn’t your typical horror game, it doesn’t seem like it’s trying to jump out and scare you, at least not in what I saw, and I’ll be honest, I probably didn’t see as much as I should have. I got stuck three times in this game in the first hour and needed to use a guide twice because I couldn’t make progress. In all three situations, I didn’t notice something that probably should have been obvious. Make sure you look low to the ground, I’ll just say that.
The thing is Fobia though feels like a key hunting simulator. Much of the game is hunting for items. There are puzzles, inventory management, and eventually combat apparently, but the first section is a couple of puzzles where there are not a lot of hints. There is a great mechanic where you use a camera to somehow transfer between two time periods, but also… well I mean I’m showing this scene because my god, the character models look straight out of the PS2 era.
Pick this up if you’re a die-hard Silent Hill or early Resident Evil fan and want to pretend this came out back then. It came out last year, but man it feels so dated. Honestly, the graphics and gameplay here are really what makes me not enjoy this game, it’s not really that scary or horrific. There are so many key hunts, it feels like a really bad version of an Escape room game, but instead of a short experience that’s only the first section of it.
If you enjoyed this review or want to know what I think of other games in the bundle, check out the full review on or subscribe to my Youtube channel: https://youtu.be/PPQRKDSakk4