I'm not a big fan of taking cute childhood things and making them scary (FNAF is the only exception) so I came into this with a sour taste in my mouth. I tried removing those negative feelings when I played the game but I just couldn't do it.

This game tries its hardest to be scary/creepy but it fails immensely. It just comes off as "kiddy horror". With that being said, I didn't finish the game. Maybe it gets scarier later on but I highly doubt it. The only "scary" thing that I experienced was one of the tapes but it was unsettling at best.

The mechanic of pausing the tape, interacting with an object in the attic, playing the tape again, and something different happening is cool. The puzzles are fine. That's pretty much it.

This game clearly wasn't for me and I'm happy that others find enjoyment in this game but MAN this just wasn't it. I'm so sick of "kiddy horror" games. I think it's time to move away from that genre if not then make it interesting and actually scary.

Reviewed on May 09, 2023


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11 months ago

The issue I have with horror aimed at kids like Poppy's Playtime and Garten on Banban is that, like so much kid's media, it comes off like the creators ran out of creative revenues and landed on the lowest common denominator as a last resort. That's not to say that there isn't anything good, but like Studio Ghibli, there are only so many times you can FNaF is good before you have to realize you aren't mentioning anything else.

I could be wrong, and I'd be happy to be proven wrong. But that's the gist I get, and that's what this review reminded me of.