I really enjoyed playing as Brian Fisher and it is an interesting 'escape the cabin' exploratory puzzle game. I thought the puzzles were challenging enough to keep my interest (I confess I used a pencil and paper more than once) but all had clues provided so none required running to a walk-through (not that one would have helped since puzzle elements are variable between games). The circuit puzzle has been made updated to no longer require a knowledge of chess (although, in my opinion, the original puzzle was fair with adequate clues nearby). I had a few challenges with the interface on the maze puzzle and found that my controller worked best for this particular section of the game. Otherwise, I played without error, using a keyboard and a mouse. Navigation is very smooth and objects of interest are highlighted as you approach them.

This game was created by a small development team which makes it all the more impressive. I enjoyed the environment, the music, sound effects, and the voice acting (was well done without too much dialog). Best of all, there is an explicit save (in addition to an auto-save) which lets you walk away from an in-process puzzle and return to the same point at a later time.

I recommend this to those who love puzzles and exploring. I eagerly await Chapter 2!

I haven't played puzzle game for a long time. I like the atmosphere, and all that suspense that is going on while playing. I finished this with my children (7 and 5) and we were all sad when this chapter ended. I like the feeling of achievement after every puzzle done. Waiting for the next chapter.
I got inspired from this, so tomorrow I'm introducing them to The Curse of Monkey Island and Full Throttle. They have no idea what is waiting for them :D
I recommend this saga for everyone that like puzzle games.

Puzzle game assez cool avec une histoire derrière


Le seul problème est pour les claviers azerty; le jeu est en qwerty et on ne peut pas changer les touches dans les paramètres du jeu, le seul moyen est de passer de azerty à qwerty dans windows ou alt maj

The combination of mystery, detective like story with escape room type of gameplay (solving puzzles) results in a great game.
The puzzles are well balanced, not too hard nor too easy. No need of a guide or walkthrough since every puzzle is solvable if you think hard enough or if you search the map entirely (maybe few times :) for the item(s) you need.
I finished the game in 3 hours, so I guess the average playtime is 3-4 hours and by finishing the game, you will unlock all achievements which is good for the achievements hunters, even though I am not one of them, still feels nice to have 100% completion on it.
The price tag is close to fair, although it has no replay value, it's still well crafted with interesting puzzles and intriguing story that makes you wanna play Chapter 2.
The optimization is not perfect, but still runs mostly smooth.

Good job Intetic, amazing debut game!
Will be definitely playing Chapter 2 when it comes out!

A detective with daddy issues ends up in the home of a deranged sex pervert who has cameras set up in every corner of the house. Can the detective find his way out of the house, uncover a conspiracy, relocate his father, and capture the pervert? Probably, but this is only Chapter 1, so...

The Good:

• I like the atmosphere of this game. It always feels like there's someone there with me in that dark, empty house.
  
• The developers actually respond to players on the forums.
  
• A handful of challenging puzzles that test your observational skills. They're not brainmelters, but I certainly wouldn't mind if they were.
  
• Playing as a character who has to figure out how to get out of a bad situation appeals to me.
  
• Creepy ambient OST. It definitly contributes to the I'm-being-watched feeling.

The Neutral:

• You can switch between 1st and 3rd person.
  
• The game is pretty short, but to be fair, it is just one chapter.

The Bad:

• The subtitles don't always match the voiceovers, and things are sometimes worded in a strange way.
  
• Characters tend to overexplain things in the game, especially the protagonist. I'd like to see the writer(s) do more showing than telling. He also tends to say what is going to happen instead of just letting us experience/observe it ourselves.
  
• The optimization isn't great. The more lights I turned on, the more noticeable it was.

Pro Tips:

• You have to select an object to activate it. This applies to the flashlight and goggles.
  
• When you're looking at the computer code, hit the key to read the text to make sure you get the letters correct. Some of them are ambiguous.

While the game has a few drawbacks, I'd say it was a mostly-positive experience. Hopefully the future chapters receive a bit more polish. It sort of reminds me of Darkness Within, but with more puzzles and less detective work.

This game I got recommended from a friend. I don't play often games, but I like when someone tell me recommendation like this one. I like puzzle games, brain games, escape type of games, and this was great composition from all of them, plus with story behind. This game was really challenging. I have to be honest, I used twice directions by YouTube videos. Specially when I needed to solve the Computer. The other puzzles were pretty much OK. I really enjoyed. I will remember this game and I will wait for the next chapter.

Enjoyable indie puzzle-adventure game. It has some faults but they can be forgiven due to this being first episode and possibly first game of the studio.
Puzzles weren't too hard although I did get stuck on one due to some confusion that was later fixed but in hindsight the solution was what I first thought but I messed it up somehow still haha. Had fun playing it and hopefully the episodes keep coming and getting better.

A játék véletlenszerűen generálja a felvehető tárgyakat, puzzle-ök egy részét és a számítógéphez tartozó kódot. Első alkalommal a megadott jelszót nem volt hajlandó elfogadni (elakadtam), második alkalommal pedig eltüntette a projektort és az egyik dobozkát valami olyan helyre, amit nem találtam meg (elakadtam). emellett nagyon súlyos performance gondjai vannak a játéknak. Nagyszerű az ötlet, de a kivitelezés kiábrándító. Visszakértem a pénzemet.

Update: I still can't recommend this game unfortunately. The devs fixed the chess puzzle but there's a laundry list of issues that keep this from being a "recommend." I found 2 solutions to the maze puzzle that the game wouldn't recognize at all. The wording in part of the computer book is incorrect and when you're doing command line stuff, wording and punctuation have to be absolutely perfect. The dialogue at points makes no sense. He seems confused about things he already figured out earlier in the game. You can walk around during dialogue but you can't click on anything. You can't skip cutscenes. The game crashed once just because I equipped the flashlight. At a certain point at the end of the game, our hero literally sits down instead of, you know, continuing to escape! It's a massive list of stuff that just make me unable to recommend it. The bones of a decent game are here. But a skeleton does not a good game make.

Here's a video if you want to see some of the stuff I'm talking about. It took 4 tries and lots of editing to make a video that was even remotely acceptable for people to watch so here's what I ended up with:

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

If you don't know chess, don't play this game. You'll never get past the 2nd puzzle and frankly, I shouldn't need to know how to play chess to proceed in a video game that isn't strictly about chess.

This was such a massive disappointment. I actually had high hopes for this game but after watching six different videos where other people either couldn't proceed past this puzzle either or took an insane amount of time to figure it out (and it's randomized BTW so good luck finding the solution in a video online) I just have to accept that this game isn't what I hoped it would be.

If you like chess maybe go for it. Otherwise, stay far away from this one.

NOTE: Yes, I got past the puzzle. I'm quite far into Chapter 1 at this point. But not everyone will be able to get through and those people are who this review is aimed at. If you can't get through that puzzle, you can't play much more than 30 minutes of the game. And I just can't recommend it based on that alone.

I usually love a good mystery puzzle game but I couldn't get into this one. The dialog sounds like a gruff napolean dynamite arguing with beatleguise. The puzzles are annoying. They aren't hard, but many come with no instructions. The story isn't enough to make me want to continue.