I found this game purely because it was by the same guy who made Citizen Sleeper. This game piqued my interest from the trailer and seeing how it was free on itch.io I gave it a shot. House of Asterion is based off a short story of the same name which was adapted from a Greek myth. I gave the Wikipedia page a quick glance not bothering to read the story itself. The game itself is just a walking sim, the player moves at a snails pace. There's intermittent muffled voices which say vague dialog on repeat. (i think they're excerpts from the story but idk) You are forced to press spacebar every 2 seconds to see/blink. The only redeeming quality is the ambient sound design. I didn't finish the game itself because I was forced to backtrack and it felt like I was just aimlessly wandering around.

Reviewed on Sep 17, 2023


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