Arctic alive

Russian games; i would say the most interesting bunch when it comes  to video games. 
You never know what exactly they will do and when they do it, it feels unnatural to any game you have played before. They have questionable gameplay but really immersive atmospheres and worlds along with music that fits the mood.

Arctic Alive is unfortunate, a Blender engine type of game.  A "binary" survival "stealth" horror.   which means sadly(for this case) no options. You can't lower or disable the music(a key point later) or adjust any other meaningful settings. Not only that, but you can't rearrange your infinite inventory.
In my case, the game can't be played from Steam due perhaps my GPU. The game has a white screen and i can't see anything despite the game playing normally.
 i have used UPBGE to play the game and that app presents a problem of not following the game's logic right. That means some areas to me are impossible due crashing when i enter them and enemies thankfully, can't chase you. And some other problems.

What i have seen from playing this  minimalistic type of game is its impressive immersion potential, the location and the music. Without these annoying enemies, the game can feel very haunting. It is interesting how you can also find maps of the building and take them with you, you only just need to look.
The problem with the navigation is that, you have to be really close to the item you want to pick(or use) and the items themselves are small, which requires an observant eye and a flashlight if it is in the dark.

The main problem with this game is its enemies. i haven't played the version  that plays normally but my experience and seeing gameplay videos of this game shows how frustrating it is.
The main culprit is  the black man. The main he spots you if you're moving, if you stand still, he will never hurt you. But he is sensitive to sound. If your mood bar, body temp and possibly other bars are in the red, you will constantly do noises by yourself. Once he hears a sound, he will most likely turn around and once he sees an inch of your body move, you're done for unless you are  close to a door(other area). He can spot through gaps where you normally couldn't see him, that's why if even an inch of your body is moving, he will give chase and he is quite fast. 
The basement is the worst area in the game, due having 2 of them.  With no ability to hear their footsteps due to the music being loud, this binary encounter will go only 2 ways. He either spots you instantly(when you move) or you take lot of time by moving silently  when they are not around.
The constant need of taking care of your bars is interesting concept especially since the game follows a day cycle as going outside in the next is not worth it. There is a bear enemy but he at least has somewhat loud footsteps so he isn't that of a concern. 
i am impressed a bit of this concept even though it is not used well or fully to its potential. i would say it is a puzzle with some horror elements to it but when you add the survival elements to it; it becomes different however, you will see when you play it what exactly needs to be fixed. 

A warning to everyone that thinks if they want to play it; it isn't your usual game design or logic here. But if you ask me, it is surely lot better than any modern game, despite the wrong engine and certain gameplay elements.

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4/10

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looks like a good game in the trailer but it ended being a flashing screen for 5 mins maybe i have booty cheeks pc but me no likey

Game just white screens

Janky movement and bad camera makes it very annoying to deal with the enemies

The black creatures got me

This sh*t don't even launch