Nyctophobia

Instead of spending money and time on this game, spend much more money and much more time playing a different game

This is the worst horror game I've ever played

One of the worst games in existence. I always mention the positive aspects of a game whenever possible but this is a rare occurrence in which there are none. With grave sincerity I say to you: do not play this for any reason, cast your morbid curiosity aside and thank God you haven't been tainted by the dread mark of Nyctophobia.

All of night's horrors pale in comparison to this putrid mass.

1/10

your text here...the fact that I paid money for this is a real bummer. the entire time it feels like the main character is just trudging along out of pure disdain for being in this game. almost more than I do for playing it through. The character cntrols like a tank with the armor of paper airplane.

There are some spots that will kill you instantly or easily, making you start all over from the begining. this is a terrible way to make the game "longer" but I guess it worked. The "needing more batteries shtick is tired as hell. could you imagine having a flashlight that lasted for 5 minutes before you needed new batteries? it is just a dumb game mechanic.

The story of this atrocity is almost none existent. some guy made things dark. . . dunno how. . . dunno why. . . but. . . ya, the main bad was thwarted by flipping the "on/off" switch on a telephone pole. of course, you have to go through a black hole to get to . . . somewhere. . . where the main bad is. . . . and. . . well. . . he is VERY black. . . like. . . the color though. the whole thing just looks feels and tastes awful.

This game sucks big time but that just makes it more hilarious. If your looking for a scare then i do NOT recommend this game unless crappy games are somehow scary to you... BUUUUUT if you are looking for some silly poorly made game to mess around with (like I was) then this game is for you.

Watch The Latest Indie Critic of Nyctophobia
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9tu2uMicrNc

Another cheap and terrible horror game, the only threat you'll have in this game is the soul killing question of why you're playing this game. The graphics of course are terrible, the enemy isn't really an enemy, you leave the boundries of the map to finish the game, it's all in all an awful game.

If you want my full thoughts on the game, check out The Indie Critic

Sure, the game is only $2, but it feels like it's charging you to play something that was a student project in Game Design 101 (if I was the professor, I would've given them a C-).

The graphics are too poor to be scary (but the game tries anyway), the goals are not entirely clear, and gathering batteries is more annoying than it is suspenseful.

If you're still morbidly curious, you can check out a video of my experience:
https://youtu.be/VzaqxYdaT8A?list=PL9EVVZhmTIs6NPNae9Yy3bbw1_m34I_XP

Uninstall button works just fine!

Played the game for about 40 minutes not finished it yet cant grumble for £3.99.

If your interested in checking out my gameplay its below.

https://youtu.be/tP-NApjOVoQ

While it definitely has its flaws, the drastic rate of battery depletion being one of the biggest, this game is still worth playing. The atmosphere is bleak and oppressive, making you really feel alone and helpless. It gets tense at times and offers up some good scares.

AN UTTER FAILURE THAT CAN ONLY BE EXPLAINED AS DESIGNER MALEFICENCE

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[th]Category[/th]
[th]Score[/th]
[th]Comment[/th]
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[td]Fun/Horror[/td]
[td]1/4[/td]
[td]It is difficult to review a game that has as many problems as this. There is no fun to be had and the few jump scares present in the game do not justify the time spent[/td]
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[td]Controls
/Gameplay[/td]
[td]1/4[/td]
[td]There is almost no attempt to provide an immersive horror experience, and the controls/gameplay continually detract from enjoying what limited gameplay is present.[/td]
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[td]Graphics[/td]
[td]1/4[/td]
[td]2D sprites and circa 2000 graphics in a 3D game written in 2015 represent laziness, poor design decisions, or a simple lack of competence that treads dangerously close to designer maleficence[/td]
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[td]Sound[/td]
[td]1/4[/td]
[td]When the sound actually works, it is ham-fisted. In terms of music, I am a big fan of Kevin MacLeod, but his compositions are wasted here (and as another reviewer pointed out, at least credit the guy properly!) [/td]
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[td]Replayability[/td]
[td]1/4[/td]
[td]I couldn’t even finish the game the first time and have no desire to play this game ever again.[/td]
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Overall = 25% - The lowest score I can give to a game that actually loads and runs at least once. I don’t even feel like giving a snarky comment here. Just don’t give this game any of your time.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KUfF9RNKXd4

I've played some pretty crap horror games on Steam of late, but I'll be a monkey's nutsac if this doesn't take the shit-sprinkled crud-cake. Actually, that's a lie...Devil's Share was worse, but only by simple virtue of it crashing approximately every 23.6 seconds (praise the Lord for small mercies). This game, on the other hand, plays just fine...as long as you don't go extrapolating the word "play" into "gameplay". Do that, and you're REALLY up crap's creek. Oh, and it LOOKS like diarrhea, to boot. This would have been a sub-standard horror game by the standards of 1987 (that's PRE-Doom 1 and Resident Evil 1, by the by).

Lightning Man Media, may I suggest a quick change of company name before releasing your next effortless "masterpiece" in a fortnight-and-a-half's time? Even us die-hard horror aficionados are slowly learning not to buy every single pile of stinking horse-manure which slops across our paddocks. VERY slowly, granted, in the case of confirmed cock-heads like yours truly. But I AM learning.

To be honest, I only bought this one 'cause it was a measly five bucks and only had nine reviews to date, and it's always nice when one or two human beings actually get to read the reviews you spend more time writing than the game devs spend making their so-called "games". So I'll consider this five bucks well spent, or more accurately, five bucks well used to wipe my arse with before I unceremoniously flushed it around the s-bend. In all frankness, a sewer drain would have been more worthy of my well-earned wads than these scoundrels.

Lightning Man Media, whatever you do, PLEASE spend my five dollars sensibly, and don't go using the proceeds of my purchase towards something silly like procuring some hard drugs which might lead to a fatal OD. The world needs your future contributions. The vitality of our beloved genre of horror gaming DEPENDS upon the tireless efforts of people like yourselves/yourself (I'm guessing you're probably just a twelve year-old kid in his bedroom, though you may have gotten your best mate up the street to lend a hand with the admittedly nifty title screen). People like yourselves really do have Steam reviews and Youtube videos to thank for that fact that anybody is ever stupid to buy your games AT ALL.

Alas, this is one game even a PewDiePie could never love...

Verdict: 1/10.

Really into this one. Legitimately suspenseful, with spooky environments reminiscent of Slender. Simple concept but challenging, rewards a good play through. Highly recommended!

I have not made it all the way through the game yet. How in gods name is this game $5.00........I have played free to play games that are 10 times better. Is there something more harsh then just a simple No(Do Not recommend) that I can click.
$5.00???!!!........That's a crime!......Literally!

This ultra low budget horror adventure game starts out with you having crashed your truck in the forest, upon where you immediately find a note (personally addressed to you!) from some dark forest lord named The Keeper, telling you to leave or else. However, he's kind enough to let you know in precise detail that the generator beyond the river is where he harnesses his power, but you'll never stop him anyway because you don't have the gas can, key and cable to get the generator running.

No kidding, that's what he says in his note.

I spent about 30 minutes ambling around a hideously ugly forest that mostly consists of dirt and a sparse few PS1-era trees, picking up giant battery packages to keep my flashlight running and avoiding land mines seemingly drawn in MS Paint before I decided I had enough of this game. If you tried Nyctophobia for free you'd probably be angry at the time wasted in downloading and playing it, never mind spending a fiver for this dubious privilege.

It should also be noted that this evil spirit of the forest and darkness wrote his sinister warning message on spiral bound notebook paper. Perhaps "The Keeper" is short for "The Trapper Keeper." 2/10

A minefield you can traverse by running round the back of it, an on-rails boat ride and a train station with two rooms. Push some pillars around, run to a generator and it's goodnight, god bless.

Granted, I didn't explore every inch of the map but then I'm guessing the developer didn't either because I fell through it twice.

Save yourself a playthrough and watch mine.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yt6qTki4dLs

This game is a good time! The music and the theme of the game is scary and exciting! Highly recommend!

The graphics aren't like amazing or anything but it's definitley fun. Like it's got a spooky feel to it. I really felt like I was freaking out on that train station level. The music is good and I like the leave crunching sounds. I played it with my friend and she thought it was cool too but it was kinda hard which was annoying. There's probably scarier games but this was at least fun and cool to explore.

Personally I found the game to be quite enjoyable. It's an indie game, but I thought the graphics were nice looking in game. It scared me a few times and I thought the atmosphere was really immersive. It's a good game for the price. And the achieveements are a challenge which is something I appreciate. I say give it a go.

I knew from the trailer that the graphics weren't exactly next gen but this is really bad. It looks like a game for windows 95. I could look past that if it had good atmosphere or gameplay or was actually scary. So far none of these are the case. I've only played the game a little bit but I have a pretty good idea of the game's overall potential. I'll update my review if the game gets better but I dont' think i'll be able to tolerate too much more of this.