Разработчик: Konsordo
Описание
So,what is the place?Is the old,neglected detached house a temporal portal or gate in hell? Moving to the past or future, you have to change your fate and prevent terrible events...
Plunge into the atmosphere of fear and horror,investigate the dark house full of mysteries and danger!
Поддерживаемые языки: english
Системные требования
Windows
- OS *: Windows XP Service Pack 3/ Windows 7 / Windows 8
- Processor: 2 ghz
- Memory: 2 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 800 MB available space
- OS *: Windows 7 / Windows 8
- Processor: 3 ghz
- Memory: 4 GB RAM
- DirectX: Version 9.0
- Storage: 1 GB available space
Отзывы пользователей
Good grief. I do not remember how I got this, I'm guessing in some type of bundle. So many jump scares that weren't scary. I made it to chapter 4 and both "monsters" I encountered had very, very loud and annoying noises to kind of let you know where they were, but they were often so loud I couldn't tell if they were near or far until I was taking damage.
I agree with many other reviews that the lighting is very poor. Very much hated I ended the first house with over 180 matches, I went outside for less than 5 minutes and had my matches and other items stripped of me, only to find I needed matches again when I entered the modern house. Also getting a crossbow that I had no idea how to use..
It was amusing for a little but I cannot recommend spending money on this title.
Well, the game idea is really interesting, but the developer was unable. The result is a game containing bugs and other glitches. My rating is 3.5 of 5
The vast majority of all negative reviews for this game come from people who never even made it to the interesting part of the game. The game isn't just about walking around a dark house and finding items and cheap scares along the way. It is only just that for the first part of the game, but once you progress far enough that enemies start appearing, which can kill you, then the scare factor and lack of lighting really plays a integral role in the survival horror aspect of this game. I just made it to that part and got killed while in complete darkness, and man was my heart pounding! I have definitely played enough of this game already to know that I will want to return to it and see if I can actually manage to beat it!
I can sum up this entire game in one simple phrase: "Another Jumpscare Simulator". They aren't even good jumpscares. Some of them are just poorly doctored photos from free stock images. Very little effort was put in to make them look creepy.
The lighting makes it completely impossible to see, which I suppose was the intention. This wouldn't be too much of an issue if it weren't for the fact that most light sources are inadequate when they aren't just being weird. Candles act like flashlights for god's sake!
I don't recommend this game and I feel sorry for those who were taken in by the trailer.
For a more detailed review look below:
http://uncrownedreview.blogspot.com/2015/07/the-house.html
I did a oneshot let's play of this game on my channel... because that was all I could do before boredom set in.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMndLCsw1nk
This game only costs 5 dollars. But every cent is wasted.
If you run out of light sources (matches, lighters, etc) you are pretty much game over, as the screen turns completely dark and you stumble around with no idea where you are or what you have to do / you are looking for.
So either you memorize where all the light sources are or you restart the game, which should not even be a thing so early in a game! Last but not least, you get little to no reaction if you do things correct. And with the limited light source, it really gets a fight against time...
So if you enjoy walking around on a black screen a lot, this game is for you. if you not, reconsider buying it.
This game is probably the only game in my steam library that is literally unplayable. There is no way to progress in this game at all. When you run out of matches, candles, and light sources, which if you have even a cursory interest in exploring the levels you will, and very fast, the game is effectively over.
Your options are to either memorize where the candles/matches/lamps are, or stumble around watching an entirely black screen. There is no way to see in this game without a light source, at all, so running out of light is effectively the end of the game. Turning up the brightness on your monitor does nothing, as the game's darkness is just a flat black screen with no detail whatsoever for the brightness to accentuate.
The game's titular house is HUGE, so even if you do find all the light sources through sheer trial and error and memorization, you will be forced to backtrack through areas without any new light sources and will, guaranteed, run out of light and the game will be essentially over.
I have yet to get to a part with any combat, though the screenshots make it seem like there is some. I wouldn't know, I've only made it half an hour in before I simply could not find a single other light source in the whole house. And again, the game is absolutely 100% over once you run out of light, as you can see absolutely nothing but what might as well be a flat black .jpg in front of your screen.
Light sources drain at around a percentage point a second, and the light pickups you find will never give you more than a handful of percentage points of increase anyways. Lighting the ambient stationary lamps, sort of like what Amnesia has with tinderboxes, is glitched and broken. Even though the lamps do turn on, they don't actually cast any light on anything, making them totally useless for actually being able to see and get around.
The opening cutscene is a laggy mess with typos galore, you can't re-bind key settings, there's no story from what I can tell, and the jump-scares may well be horrifying, but you'll never find out, as you'll never be able to see them.
This game is, no exaggeration, a black screen simulator. Don't buy this, don't even buy this as a gift. For that get Bad Rats, Desert Gunner, if you can find it Air Control. Those are bad in a funny way. This isn't funny, it isn't even a mess, it's simply rendered impossible by the developer forgetting that not everyone that plays the game is him, and as such won't be able to make a beeline for every single light source.
This game needs some manner of night vision, or at least some way to make out small details in the dark, or simply making your light sources dim once you run out of light. But it doesn't, and it probably won't, so as such, it's unplayable garbage and a total waste of what little money it costs.
I've played for what feels like hours.
This is the worst game I've ever played, and who ever made it should really reconsider having this on Steam. I've checked the channel of the Dev's of who ever made this, and it seems to be just them PLAYING THE GAME THIS IS OBVISIOULSY A RIP OFF OF.
10/10 would play 10 minutes of again.
Managed four minutes of play time, then I was already creeped out enough to alt-f4 it.
Not sure why this game has such terrible reviews, 'cause the way I see it we're given exactly what we want: an alternative to physical laxatives. Best €1 ever spent!
There is alot of problems with the light source the lights go so quickly off,the people who made this game must clearly see a while ago they need to update the game for more people to play this game because i bought it and its stupid that the lights dont hold long enough to explore.
2 Problems to fix (my opinion):
1. The light sources is stupid, you just lit a match and litteraly 2 seconds then the match is used up. So longer light time would be good
2. The hitbox of the resources (like matches) is very low, like the matches at the clock I couldn't pick that up. so better hit boxes.
Pls just fix that 2 problems and see the difference that makes. more people will play it. I know I will.
I cant recommend this game atm until they fix it.
Thanks for reading! :D
Personal rating: 1/10
Replayability: ...
Budget: Don't get it.
Lenght: Didn't bother to find out.
This game, while built on a promising idea is terrible. It's basically a collection of jump-scares while you're sent on a linear mission through a house. The big scary thing here, is that you have no permanent source of light. This gets old really quick, as you find yourself unable to feel walls, and thus navigating in darkness is totally impossible.
This game might have worked in 3rd person, with some voice-acting from the protagonists side explaning what was going on, and on a console where the controller vibrates when you walk into something, and maybe a "lock unto wall" mode, allowing you to follow a wall while walking next to it.
But seriously... If you like jump-scares, just watcha screamer movie.
ok, so this game is terrible. I bought it for a buck so I'm not too mad or anything. I just feel like with a few things it could be a fun-bad game. The lamps on the wall only illuminate the immediate 3 inches around it. I felt like after somehow scurrying downstairs to get the gas running again I would at least be rewarded with some minimal lighting. if that were the case then the lack of sustainable light on the go could be slightly forgiven. The game has so many weird bad things about it that are very basic, like collision and textures and the like, but it's biggest offense is that you can't see. If you're not capable of giving it the creepy eyes-adjusting-to-the-dark thing then at least let the lamps slightly illuminate the whole room they're in. Basically, running around a messed up house in the dark is fun even if it's dumb, but doing it blindfolded is not, which is what this game quickly devolves into.
I seriously doubt this, or any other issue will be reolved in a satisfactory manner, but still this game perplexes me. i don't understand how it came to be.
but for most people, i.e. people looking for a fun and entertaining experience, this is not the game you are looking for.
Dreadful. I've seen alpha demos that are built better than this. Typos in menu screens, poor quality gameplay (ran out of matches within the first 5 mins and couldn't discover how to continue) and a dreadfully rendered intro sequence. If I'd paid any more than 99p for this game I'd have been really annoyed.
This game has a good atmosphere but what the hell is wrong with the light sources, you don't even have enough time to find another source and then when everything goes dark you're just screwed and can't see shit. I found something on the ground by the clock but can't pick it up and candles in a room that last about 10 seconds maybe, it would be awesome to explore if I could SEE where I am going, at least games like Outlast give you tons of batteries and you can see through nightvision, this game has a lot of bugs that need to be fixed. I have to say the first 2 jumpscares got me but I can't progress without light. Please fix that, at this point I don't recommend the game
I cannot stress enough how much you should avoid this game. $5.00 is about $10.00 more than this game is worth. I will admit I got a few entertaining starts from the ridiculous jump scares (they are frequent, loud and awkward), but I did not enjoy this title. Allow me to elaborate:
Cons
- Darkness - It is ridiculously dark at all times in the game. The light sources are laughable. While darkness is used in horror to stimulate the player and create a claustrophobic feeling, darkness is used in The House to annoy you. It makes the game practically unplayable. If you are willful enough to play through it despite the darkness, you will find the most difficult obstacle is simply navigating the map. I only completed the game using a hedge-maze philosophy to walk through the house because you can only see the walls or floor if you are huddled close to them.
- Story (or lack of it) - Probably the weakest of my points because story isn't necessarily the driving factor in a horror game, but the attempted story of this game is very poor. It explains nothing major about who you are, why you are fighting the house, and most importantly why the player should care. Next to the "scares" it means virtually nothing. I am okay with a horror game lacking a story, but I am not okay with a story lacking a point.
- Honest Opinion - I love indie horror games, they are marvelous. Even when they are terrible, I can usually take something away from them because the developer(s) put so much of their heart and soul into it that it shows-or at least they were able to make a memorable experience through their efforts. This game has great potential, and could have been executed so amazingly well, but seems to have at some point fallen short. A low price tag does not make up for that. Maybe the developers are planning on revamping the game at some point, but for now they are profiting off anyone willing to buy their work that they either did not finish, or that they put up for sale when it wasn't the best they could make it.
Pros
- It's Cheap - You do get what you pay for with this title. I can honestly say I didn't give them a penny more than necessary. Cheap doesn't mean a game can be bad, though. It needs to at least try.
- Jump Scare Fest - I am not the biggest fan of jump scares-I prefer to have games scare me in a way that keeps the night light on-but there are plenty of them in this game. It can make for some good moments and fun in groups. Alas, they are frequent and non-cannon which will leave you growing tired of them eventually.
[*]Unique - The house you visit stays roughly the same in design but experiences other changes as you play. You can tell a lot of work went into designing its stages-much of which goes unnoticed because of how dark it is, but I digress. If the game had gone a different direction, this would be a wonderful feature, but it is still nifty as it is.
In The End
I am not hard to please. I try to find good in everything I play. That is especially so with games I purchase. However, this game has very little positives in my experience. I beat the entire game and it felt like a chore. If I hadn't started it for a YouTube Let's Play Series I would have never finished it. I cannot recommend this game. Thank you.
OMG What a horrible game. Could not do a thing. None of the keys worked. I was not inventory and esc never let meout the game. I could not pick up the freakin key...ty steam for pickin a flub!
Horrible graphic, no story, worst intro I've ever seen and the only thing you do is walk around and look for something you can use for light. Worst game I've ever played, no doubt on that. It's a scam to pay anything for this game, it should be free.
Let me put this in bullet form on why this game sucks.
*Models and textures don't fit
*Your light sources get used up WAY too fast. Of course some of your light sources barely "light" anything at all...
*No clear direction on what you're supposed to do (Wouldn't even be that much of a problem if you could at least SEE!)
*The "scares" are just .jpeg's and models that just pop out in front of you and make a loud noise. It gets annoying after a while.
*No story at all. You're just a guy who goes into a house. You have a car, but no flashlight! What sense does that make?!
I wanted to give this game the benefit of the doubt at first. I really did. But I couldn't even play past the first 15 minutes. This game shouldn't have been greenlighted yet. There is a TON of work that needs to be done on it.
I went in with an open mind. The opening sequence didn't explain anything and the words were pushed off the side of the screen so I only saw TH but I didn't mind that so much. I thought it was interesting ang I liked that there were multiple light sources but they use up way too fast and barely light more than two inches in front of you. The thing that made me give this a thumbs down though were the scares. They are just flat pictures that float in the air and sometimes just stick there. Flat floating pictures of green faces aren't good.
The screenshots and trailers made this game look pretty cool, like something similar to Amnesia The Dark Descent. When I saw the price, I had my doubts on its quality, and those doubts ended up being correct.
First of all, the opening screen (eg when you press "New Game") is bugged if you have a higher resolution than 1024x768. Text disappears off the side into two black boxes. Then when the game finally started I couldn't do anything; I had to alt-tab out of the window and click back into the game for it to work properly. There are no transitions from the title menu to the game, nor from one level to another; so when the game swapped levels I thought for a minute the game had crashed. Transitions are so so so important.
The controls are not clearly explained; it took me a minute or two to realize that I had to equip my lighter before I could start using it, since I was under the assumption it would be assigned a key like "F". Even when you pull the lighter out from your inventory you still have to click a few times for it to "light". I found that to be particularly annoying. It also looks like you should be able to light up things like the lamps on the walls and the fireplace, but I've tried pressing all the controls while my lighter was out and nothing seems to work. If I'm not supposed to use my lighter on them, why does text pop up in front of them?
The game is also nonprogressible after your lighter runs out of oil if you can't find more of it. I don't know if you're supposed to find oil, but I couldn't find any from the start of the game and within five minutes I was unable to see anything. In real life, even when the lights are out in a house, your eyes will adjust to the darkness at least a little bit, so that you can make out shapes. It shouldn't be pitch black.
As for the scare factor, it definitely has an atmosphere, I'll give it that. The three jumpscares I ran into were kind of cheesy but they did startle me a little bit. But it was ruined by my frustration with the game mechanics and inability to see anything after my lighter ran out.
If you are looking for a good, short, horror game, this is not it. I would not recommend this game to anyone unless the developers address some of these issues first. It seems to me that it was really rushed and could've used a month's more worth of tuning up.
This game has no instructions. It looks pretty straight forward but, unless I did it wrong, the game does not work. Graphic and atmosphere is good but the game play itself is garbage. For example the match only lits up and goes off like 1-3 secs..a lighter with 35% capacity I assumed only lasts 5 secs??? and you start out with no lights only a lighter that use up in 5 secs and I can't lit anything to give light and you cannot play if there is no light. The button function does not work only basic ones like w a s d movements, left mouse button, dont know what right mouse button does it just use it to discard. If this is only alpha stage hope they fix it all these problems or this game is broken and I just got scammed 5 bucks...ridiculous..
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Дополнительная информация
| Разработчик | Konsordo |
| Платформы | Windows |
| Ограничение возраста | Нет |
| Дата релиза | 19.01.2025 |
| Отзывы пользователей | 37% положительных (49) |