The Creepy Syndrome Reviews

Really liked the different formats of the ¨sessions¨ and the different atmospheres they brought to the table. Kind of wish a couple of the scenarios were longer but would still recommend for those looking for something short and sweet for a couple of hours of gaming

Well hello fellow schizos. Need papa lenny to diagnose you? Unfortunately, i lack the credentials, but apparently, this game offers you free analysis by a psychiatrist! ...well, actually he seems more like a psychologist or a general therapist since he gives you no pills that terminally online losers like us clearly need. He also looks like freud and doesn't tell you to touch grass so he's obviously evil. I like my mental professionals to actually be shown as competent you see - maybe because unlike all of those 'safe space' and 'mental health is important' fuckers therapy actually helped me... probably - i'm still an autistic asshole but not a suicidal one lol Pet peeves aside, in short, this is a good horror game for quarter the price of other games that pretend to be good. If you want a longer review then keep reading. It is split into four smaller games, whose outcome determines the result of your 'therapy'. You can get completely mental, slapped with an 'inconclusive' label or get a 'good' ending that still suggests something's wrong with your schizo brain. Each game has a good or bad ending. The most complex of these four games also has a secret ending but it still counts as a bad one. It is a bit hard to figure out what should be done to get a 'good ending' imo. But i might just be overthinking things and expecting the game to pull twists when there are none or 'subvert expectations' when the twist is set up. The games are: A vent crawler, where you just kinda go forward and do puzzles on the way while learning about the protagonist. A FAITH-like adventure game where you go around the environment and solve puzzles while avoiding monsters. A point and click set in a nuke bunker. This one has THE shittiest jumpscares. I think one even used the 'vine boom' sound effect. Still liked it though. And finally, a magic ritual game where a girl does one of those creepypasta rituals and then gets chased by a monster. The FAITH-like is the most complex, longest and arguably the best of these. Also has the most lore. Would probably be creepier if it also incorporated those terrifying chiptune voices. Personally, i was the most confused during the vent crawler. I thought that it was trying to pull a twist on me with the boss fight, that i was SUPPOSED TO not shoot the boss. Just my overthinking - i thought it'd turn out you are shooting yourself or someone else and it wasn't just a metaphorical thingie about facing your guilt. I liked that the movement and graphics made the 'crawling' movement feel like driving at night which thematically links to the protagonist. That's quite good. Getting back to pet peeves - the Freud lookalike doesn't talk about cocks enough. And i don't mean roosters. That dude could never shut up about 'richards' if you know what i mean. This totally needs to get fixed! Also, you only need 3 good endings to get a good therapy outcome. Same with bad. Dunno why. Maybe they are reserving the place for some secret endings? Okay, i rambled like a retard for long enough - buy this game, it's good. Some things about mental health bugs me and i'd prefer if getting good endings rewarded you with a more positive looking outcome. And if mister freud didn't act like such a rooster. 10/10 would launch a nuke again.

The premise of 4 chapters of psychological pixel horror stories interested me. But the game disappointed me, I left the game at the start of 3rd chapter. I liked the atmosphere and visuals of the first chapter, but there was really not much gameplay. The voice acting could be better, there were some spacing and grammar errors in Turkish translation (I am not sure if the spacing errors are intentional or not) (I switched the game language to English after the first chapter, so I don't know how the translation of following chapters). I liked the second chapter's atmosphere and visuals, too. It was more challenging than the first chapter. Some technical imperfections about pixel-art harmed my immersion for me (like the rotating sprites). The third chapter's UX was uncomfortable, that was when I left the game. Another thing I didn't like is not being able to skip the dialogue with psychiatrist, even when we are quitting the game.

Adictive terror game. Seems slow but u need to be rdy for all. Good pixel art. Minipuzzles, frist person, great history. Seems a old 486 game from my chillhood. Sit, relax and enjoy! Id like to have more games like this one

A collection of short scary stories that have each different gameplay and graphic style. The mechanics of every "subgame" are very simple but different from each other. English dub was a surprise (I didn't expect the game to have any) and pretty good. The stories themselves are pretty typical, but the layer of interactivity makes them interesting. It got me at some times, which being a pixelart game, has its merit.

A collection of four short horror experiences that are hit or miss. I really enjoyed two of these stories, but thought the other two were fairly "meh". The first in the collection, Watchful Gaze, seems to be the one the devs put the most love into, as it is the most fleshed-out in terms of story and creepiness. While I also appreciated the voice acting, being the only story to feature it, the frequent mismatch between the text and the voiceovers was somewhat off-putting. For me, the strength of the collection was the art. There are some solid ideas here that could be expanded and turned into a bigger game as well. I hope to see more from these devs.

Fantastic little retro-tinged anthology with 4 games to choose from - 1st person walking sim/Atari Adventure-like/point n click adventure/side scrolling puzzler. Well worth it! Enjoy, chefs! FULL PLAYTHROUGH: https://youtu.be/koxynSYAwDc

An entertaining collection of bite-sized horror games! The four titles included in this anthology are primarily point-and-click, with some adventure elements thrown in here and there. Each game has its own unique pixel style, and also varies in perspective. The overlying story that ties them all together frames them as psychological exercises between you and your shrink. Depending on the ratio of good to bad endings you get, this will ultimately affect your ending with him as well. I thoroughly enjoyed all the different aesthetics. Each piece fully feels like its own thing, and I had fun figuring out all the puzzles. I even loved the psychiatrist's creepy laugh. lol Everything looked great, sounded great, ran great. Recommending for horror geeks, fans of point-and-clicks, and even casual players.

A little horror, pixel-art game with 4 stories that offers diverse gameplay, great aesthethics and narrative, a well-built tension and of course, scares. You'll like it if you're a fan of pixel-art, retro games aesthethics, horror and you're looking for a good, short experience (wait, scary is good? 🤔)

Game based on psychological horror stories. If you like creepy world and pixel art style, this is your game. The art and narrative are very well elaborated, with different stories that you must overcome to "escape" from guilt, among others.