Is this a horror game at some points?

[Suspekt]

Yeah or no

[Karlodinium]

Thanks @Furdabip. Good to know that there is nothing further.

Having said that, I don't believe that a post-hoc rationale is necessarily enough to remove any fear or trauma experienced prior. As an extreme situation, think about mock executions. That can obviously still leave trauma.

[[Ice_Lady]]

I specifically searched for the word "jumpscares" and found this post. I'm a total coward and needed to know if something would jump on the screen or not. So thank you all

[twiggy]

I'm not really sure what to make of this section, having played through it. I'm not a horror game player, although I didn't think i was a total pansy. But the jumpscares in that chapter really threw me - playing on headphones, alone in my house, I was more scared than I'd been in years. I think sometimes people who play horror games, or even adrenaline-heavy games, don't realise what these experiences are like to those who don't engage in games like that. I've not played anything faster or scarier than portal 2 since the OG Unreal Tournament when I was 15, which might be why it felt so extreme. I'm also on heart meds due to heart failure in my 20s, so that may also have played a part.

If you're also a pansy, or someone who avoids frights for whatever reason, I'd still say its very mild. Go for it unless you can't handle a single fright. It's just slamming doors, darkness, and red liquid, and if I can get through it with heart troubles, you probably can. But I did feel like it was unnecessary (although do respect that most players aren't like me), and that maybe something should be mentioned on the store page. I don't avoid frights just because I don't like them - my body can't really take them anymore, and there are people with different situations but similar limitations. A warning along the lines of "short light horror section" would have conveyed things without people having to spoil themselves in this thread.

I'm probably just writing this to vent after getting spooked, I'm aware. But damn, was I spooked, and damn, was I not expecting it.

[VɎ₦]

Thank you all for submitting your explanations! I'm bad with spooky things, so now i at least know what to expect

[yugecin]

I found it pretty scary and for me it made even the further levels a bit uncomfortable, just because I thought things would/could happen. I'm getting suspicious of even normal transitions in the game now.
I know in the end of the horror-esque level it explains the "blood" with it being red paint, but I experienced it more in the way the the red paint was a distraction, and there was actually more to the horror.
Some people say that there's no jumpscares, but the doors slamming shut by themselves is quite a scare for me. Especially that one freezer door that someone mentioned before in this thread, I'd say that's a genuine jumpscare. At nearly the end of the level, there's also a cutting board with a knife in, and a flashlight that shows the shadow of the knife on the wall. If you interact with the flashlight, it turns off and back on again after a few seconds, but the knife will be gone. That last one is not too scary, but I just wanted to mention it.

[Unknown]

this is just...
A
DREAM
ACT 4
IS (wait is it 3 or 4)
FINE
JUST
PLAY
THAT
YOURSELF
OKAY
THEN
ON
ACT
5
BRING THEM BACK
okay!!!!!

[Saturnberry]

There is a level where it seems quite like a horror movie, except it's not. Gotta get to the end of the level to see what's really happening. It's red paint. Some scary images w/a knife stuck in a board. No jump scares, really. It doesn't last very long, in game. I don't like horror/slasher movies at all!

This entire game is meant to get you to see things in a different perspective!

I would encourage you to not let this part hold you back from buying the game. The pros outweigh the cons.

"Isn't that what you came here for?" ♥

[Saturnberry]

Nguyên văn bởi VeeDragon:

Thank you all for submitting your explanations! I'm bad with spooky things, so now i at least know what to expect

* Play some happy sounding music. The level doesn't last long.

* Or better yet, minimize the screen! It'll be harder to see some stuff if the spooky hallway is a quarter of the entire monitor!

* When it was too dark to see where I was going, I dragged one of those exit signs around (I made it huge) - it kinda helped. And it was funny. x)

* Might be able to turn the gamma up a bit to see better.

* Turn the volume down! Works wonders.

I really loved this game. Towards the end, I had a huge paradigm. Kinda how the game works, in general. Gave me a lot of hope. It was cool. ♥

A great example would be rollar coasters, I like them and don't like them. There was one where the first hill was *so* scary, I didn't think I'd make it. So I rode it again, and this time I closed my eyes going up the first/beginning part of the coaster. *Literally* felt nothing going down the first hill. Some wind on my face. It seemed like the scare for the hill was more visual than anything. In this game, we can modify a few things to make that level a little less scary.

Also, in some of the dark hallways - that's where you can find the stars. :3 Constellation rooms, eh. :) Pretty stuff.

[Saturnberry]

Nguyên văn bởi Karlodinium:

I'm up to the part with smeared blood on the floor, and bloodied handprints on the wall.
Does it get worse than that? I was happily playing along with my kids, but this part is freaking them out!

It scared my niece, too. Play it for them - run through it where they're not able to see, if they are frightened by it. It's not blood. ♥ It's red paint.

[Saturnberry]

Nguyên văn bởi Karlodinium:

My seven-year-old saw sleepness nights and waking me up constantly

Yah, may be very frightening for 7 years old. I never let kids watch stuff w/scary images/horror movies. Some things it's best to watch or play yourself first. Even some Disney movies have junk in them to teach people to literally have like, addictions.
Best to check things out first, especially if you have smaller people. My step-ma used to watch horror films all the time when I was very little. I hated it. O,o

Oooh! Also, have you ever heard of playing Tetris to ward off scary dreams/recurrent vision - right after you have them? I think it's called "the Tetris effect". This works wonders for me and folks I know. I read something about it on the net, so decided to give it a try. I keep Tetris loaded on a handheld device for this very purpose! :) If you have a small person that's had a nightmare, or you yourself, give this a try.

[Karlodinium]

Nguyên văn bởi Saturnberry:

Best to check things out first, especially if you have smaller people.

Yes, you are right. I normally play ~10–30 minutes first, just to get a sense of it, but this game threw me at a later point. Probably safest not to "trust" the first few minutes though.

Nguyên văn bởi Saturnberry:

Oooh! Also, have you ever heard of playing Tetris to ward off scary dreams/recurrent vision - right after you have them?

No I hadn't! Good idea!

[Turbo Fart 5000]

The game has a very backrooms vibe going on. If it wasn't for the chill jazz music and comforting narrator the game would be WAY more scary.

[Never_Sober]

LOL. I'm at this part of the game too. It got uncomfortable for me. Thank you for explaining this part. Will try to proceed on!

[rockerkidpax]

blackout

[Garbage_Collector]

The articial physics do mess with your head, gonna try and beat it