The doors you open will decide the outcome of Linda's fate.
So, get your smart phone and SLR camera ready and choose your path wisely. They will stop at nothing to thwart your main objective: To survive! A portal of worlds that connects it to 8 haunted dominions where 13+ horrific ghosts are ready to greet her in the most terrifying way possible. In this missing chapter, you will help Linda face the challenges of the DreadOut world with even more dangers lurking within.įollow the event in which Linda was transported by The Mysterious Lady in Red into The Mirror Realm. Just don’t expect the game to consume much of your time.About This Game It's time to experience DreadOut in a different way.ĭreadOut : Keepers of the Dark is a new standalone horror game that takes place in the DreadOut universe.
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The old-school difficulty and obscure puzzles can somehow pad out the game’s length a bit more, but it can also frustrate players looking for a more straightforward horror experience.Īll things considered, DreadOut is a great game for fans of the Fatal Frame series that feel like they need a healthy dose of ghost photography in their lives. That being said, perhaps it’s best for the game to end on a high note, rather than just going out with a wimp after it has overstayed its welcome. That’s surprisingly short for a modern game, let alone a horror one. A standard, non-completionist playthrough of DreadOut will usually last from 3 to 4 hours. Perhaps one of the game’s gravest flaws is just how short its main plot is. If you can tolerate walking around in circles and characters that look straight out from Haunting Ground, then DreadOut is the game for you. The dated visuals and obscure puzzles truly make DreadOut feel like a much older horror game. From time to time, the camera seems to be possessed by one of the game’s ghosts, as players lose any form of control over it, and it just bolts from one wall to another. There’s also an issue with camera movement. Thankfully, shadows and the overall atmosphere have a gloomy feeling that works just right for a horror game. Character models look blocky, and the rest of the environments don’t look much better. Let’s address the elephant in the room: the game’s visuals look, for lack of a better word, dated. Unlike Fatal Frame, however, your combat abilities are more limited here, with stealth and running being your best allies during most encounters. This is no common smartphone, however, as it has the ability to reveal the spirits, much like the Camera Obscura from Fatal Frame. To fight the ghosts lingering in this haunted place, Linda has access to her trusty cellphone. However, that’s where DreadOut’s first twist comes: the game takes place in Indonesia. When we hear a plot like that, the first thing that might spring to mind is Japanese horror, complete with the usual black-haired female ghosts. There, Linda, a high school student, must do everything to survive the horrors that haunt the village. The game’s story takes place in an old abandoned town. You never know what might be lurking in the shadows – and, to be honest, sometimes it’s better not to know. Fans of scary games who aren’t expecting some impressive visuals will undoubtedly be satisfied with DreadOut, and its undeniably gloomy atmosphere doesn’t need extraordinary graphics to be effective.ĭespite its short length, the game’s effective use of jump scares and the atmosphere is superb. DreadOut makes use of an underutilized setting in horror games and delivers a satisfyingly scary – albeit short – experience.
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