Paranormal Activity: The Lost Soul

crashes, unplayable

cant see -anything- even with max brightness.. not scary at all.. complete waste

doesnt work on vr

Don’t even bother spending the $20. The game was WAAYYY too short to be $20. The game overall was good, but wayy too short. 30-45 mins tops to complete it, very disappointing.

Graphics are great, jumpscares are great. But literally my only complaint: too short to be worth $20. I’ve played horror games that were longer & FREE smh.

The game doesnt always start when I double tap the icon on my desktop so I have to start it when I activate it in my steam library.
When I did activate it and I played it it was rubbish very clunky controls which is to be expected from a VR game
Gave up in the end.

Controls are really bad designed, lots of objects to pick up from the ground and there is no control assigned to crouch with the VR controllers(game is unplayable in seating mode), object picking is bad and buggy and some picked objects fly away at random places around the room.

Unplayable. It became impossible for me to progress after getting the cassette recorder. I followed several different walkthroughs in which the door to the kitchen was open after this point, but for me it just wouldn't open.

I explored the entire house twice, picked up everything, repeatedly checked the book, etc. I spent more time in the game watching other people playing it than I spent playing it myself.

Also, sprinting has ruined my thumb. I can't fathom why it's not a toggle.

Edit: I decided to go back in and give it one more try, and it hadn't saved any of the things I'd collected the last time I played.

WARNING: WILL NOT WORK WITH "NEXT GEN" VR HEADSETS (STEAM LINK)! COULD NOT GET TO RUN!

I have an Oculus quest 3 and use steam link for every VR game. After attempting multiple ways to run the game it will always have a fatal crash error as soon as I click run game. I understand it is an older game however, kind of ridiculous you cant play a STEAM VR game using STEAM LINK. From all I could find it looks like virtual desktop does not work as well. Seems like it comes down to Unreal Engine not being able to recognize/identify steam link (or other wireless VR connections) and immediately shuts down, giving an error. This is not the first game to have this problem however, there is no known fix for this game. I was able to start the game and walk around in non-VR mode.

The ONLY way I found users being able to play the game using newer headsets was using a direct cable to the PC to your headset. Other than that, between discussions on the steam community page and Reddit forms, no one has seem to find a fix and the game has become "abandoned" from around 2018.

I will not be refunding due to picking up the game for around $2 however, this is in hope someone finds a fix or devs will magically make a patch...........

I bought this game for $1.99 on sale. I paid too much. The controls are insufferable. It runs horribly. The game is nearly unplayable. Clearly, someone cashed in on a franchise name and developed a game without any knowledge. This doesn't even seem to have anything to do with Paranormal Activity. Bad.

truly amazing, i opened a closet and screamed when a plush fell out i soon quit coz i was too scared to continue

Although I enjoyed the game very much, the devs inability or unwillingness to fix their achievements in the game has really bummed me out. If you don't care for achievements then this game is great. Not $20 great (too short for that) but I enjoyed it. If you are a completionist, you will be upset to find your work goes wasted here. I'll change this review if it ever gets fixed.

Crashes every time. Couldnt even start the actual game.

oooooh god ....

Game made me almost crap my pants 10/10

review about vr version

+ atmosphere
+ sounds and music
+ fun to play by your guests
+ fun to close all achievments

- poor vr interaction

At the beginning it's unclear where to find the house key.
Refund.

terrible controls. you can go forward/backward OR strafe. you can't walk diagonally. the hitbox of your character collides constantly with thing that are far away. the game gives almost unnoticeable feedback if you can open a door or not.

Amazing game with some genuine scares!

This is one of the first horror games that actually gave me a real scare. Sure, there are a few bugs—some achievements are glitched and can’t be unlocked, and picking a mode doesn’t always explain what it does—but overall, it’s a solid experience. Being a game from 2017, it has some issues with modern controllers, though there are workarounds.

Even with those minor issues, the game is awesome. The story is fun, the scares are spot on, and I’d love to see a remake. With updated graphics and systems, this could easily become one of the best VR horror games again. If that ever happens, I’ll be there on day one, ready to play, record, and stream it :D

i might be fun, it might not. idk. i have the quest 2 and the controls are so bad i cannot get through the main menu/tutorial. idk how anyone could design this game and release it in good faith knowing it doesnt work. i requested a refund. just do not buy this game.

I couldn't play this for the longest time because the game didn't support the quest 2. I decided to try again, and now am able to enjoy it. It is a very very good horror game. Great for seeing your friends shake as they try to enter rooms. Recommended!

This game crashes like every time i try to do something (quest 2). Couldnt even star to play it, 5 crashes, trash