God's Basement Demo
Explore a weird version of the afterlife as you let yourself be guided by a strange voice in this first-person horror game. #First-person horror #Horror game #Puzzle game #Horror #First-person #Adventure
When it comes to life after death, there’s no shortage of scenarios to choose from, given the fact that there’s no actual proof of what truly transpires once your body no longer functions. In terms of art, however, people have come up with a variety of interesting stories on the subject, ranging from beautiful paradises, to nightmarish places designed with eternal torture in mind. On the other hand, there’s still room for more original ideas, since the subject is quite broad and open to interpretation.
God's Basement is an interesting first-person horror game that focuses on atmosphere first and foremost, which means that the story is pretty mellow and blurry, although it is intriguing enough to keep you going. As such, this is more of a walking simulator than an actual horror flick, especially since you don’t get to battle monsters or do much of anything in terms of survival along the way.
The opening shots reveal your character to be in some kind of office building, which turns out to be the afterlife, or at least one version of it. Not long after that you hear the voice of a man who calls himself The Operator, who guides you through God’s Basement and provides you with clues regarding where you are and what you should do. The dialog is mostly a one-way street, because the main character does not really get a chance to respond.
Every now and again you have to interact with certain objects, as well as examine the environments in order to find clues regarding your life before you got to this place. More is revealed along the way, but it must be mentioned that a lot of the action is dependant on scripts. Hence, unless you do things exactly as the developer intended, you are pretty much stuck behind locked doors or similar gimmicks.
This wouldn’t be a huge issue if it weren’t for the fact that it’s difficult to spot the script triggers sometimes, given the fact that there’s no crosshair unless you hover over an important object. Even then, the crosshair is a tiny white point that can be easily missed. Thus, you often find yourself just trying to look at every object and move the mouse as smoothly as possible in case you pass over something useful.
In the end, God's Basement certainly requires a bit of work in terms of interface, but the overall package is quite attractive if you enjoy a pressing atmosphere and the occasional jump scare, although the game does not abuse them. The final release might feature a lot more interesting elements, so it’s definitely worth keeping an eye on the game until then.
- runs on:
- Windows
- file size:
- 1.6 GB
- main category:
- Games Demo
- genre:
- First Person
Horror
Puzzle/Logic - gamepad:
- Gamepad supported
- developer:
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