is this game scary / disturbing ?

[evascale]

i am an easily scared person, and i really don't like games that have jumpscares, or very nervous environments. i live alone and those things kinda get into my head, making me uncomfortable. should i still give this one a try ?

[HopperUK]

There are moments that are a bit spooky and troubling. If you're very sensitive I'd be careful, but I'm also fairly nervous and I've only jumped a little once or twice. It isn't really a horror game or anything.

[Rainer]

Impressions: It is so creative, intense, disturbing, touching and wonderful how you experience things in this game. You will be confronted with death, a lot. Each of the deaths are done interestingly, and often take you by surprise, and it's a game about loss, heartache, and happiness.

[inanity]

It's disturbing that there's no gameplay...

[darkdisciple1313]

If one has experienced death first-hand, the dark humor can be a bit off-putting, especially since it involves a series of unfortunate events (*ahem*) involving children for the most part. Beyond that, I suppose if one is super-sensitive to certain horror tropes, then yes, the game is scary. At least it's not 5 Nights at Freddy's or Emily Wants To Play kind of BOO! scares.

If I had to use just one word, creepy would suffice.

[Anuenue Mahina]

It's more sad than anything else.

[McRib]

its not really scary, but you will probley feel somthing emotional, if not your probley dead inside.

[maestro]

Yeah, it's a story about loss with a touch of hope. It's the best story in gaming if you ask me and worth the ticket.

Don't spoil it with youtube. The best way is to just buy it and do it. I would say it is disturbing in that it's a story of dead family members and how they died.. but it's not done in a distasteful or horror type of way. It's a genious way of telling their stories realistically, right up till the end.

It's really more a movie than a game.

[Devias]

The Barbara story is shown like a horror comic book, with cartoon blood, a "whats around the next corner" tension as you navigate it, a "ghost story" vibe to it, and it's fairly suspenseful without any jump scares. The narrator is a scary sounding guy and the music is a direct rip off of Friday the 13th.

That one scene (plus the fairly morbid overall story) is probably not great for the under 12 crowd. It's great if you're an adult that enjoys a solid story that doesn't require you to do much but walk from room to room (no puzzles or hidden object finding stuff).

I really enjoyed this game as much as Firewatch and Gone Home.