A significant improvement over episode 1. The setting is way more unnerving and realized this time. Being home alone and hunted is terrifying on its own, but this game does a better highlighting and utilizing its setting. You really feel alone and trapped in the world. And in the first episode you could contact your family. Here you are truly isolated.

I find this game to actually have good scares. But it isn't perfect either. The ending is pretty unceremonious. It's also just a tad too slow. I prefer when most media is slow to build up to the suspenseful parts, but I think this game kinda drags its feet a bit too long. The tone was already set up well by that point.

Still, a really solid outing from this Dev. Huge improvement in production and pacing and story telling. And the best part? This energy carries over into the next episode.

Reviewed on Apr 20, 2024


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