Pseudo-Haunting Steam Charts & Stats

A very odd game that feels like you aren't supposed to be playing it. [spoiler]found it in an arguably odder way but I'll save that for later[/spoiler] I'm not all too sure if I like it or not. While it's atmosphere is quite terrifying, the gameplay is arguably more terrifying at times. The people saying it's a slog aren't entirely wrong. Your character is limited to a very slow walk speed, which is important for the overall plot and vibe of the game, buttttt it isn't quite great for making it engaging. It's slow gameplay is fine initially but after getting a bit farther into the game you'll start to wish your ghost form was more helpful for your main body. This feeling is especially accentuated in an end segment where you're meant to be running away from something but you move at the same speed as the rest of the game. But honestly I get the purpose of it, the game has a very unique identity because of the juxtaposition through the 2 forms you can play as. There was also, what I can only assume, was an issue at the end portion of the game where the enemies in certain rooms were completely invisible which was very confusing and left me scratching my head on if it was intentional or not. Honestly if you can look past how slow and feeble the player character is the game is pretty solid and has an ambiance that actually made me have to put the headset down and check if I was alone or not. But it's hard to recommend unless you're really willing to play a game that's gonna push you out of your comfort zone. [spoiler]Finally for how I found the game, the Steam Summer Sale was nearing it's end and I was thinking of getting a certain indie game that also has pseudo in the title and this game popped up and it completely took my intrigue and I decided to buy and play this one first lol[/spoiler]

Auuugh. This game has a bunch of really interesting ideas - psychic projection, ghosts as data collections - but g♥dd♥mn if the traversal isn't a SLOG. The player character has been weaked to the point where they're forced to use a zimmer frame in order to move around - and I think that's an interesting condition that can be treated sensitively within a videogame. But if that gameplay loop is based around exploration, puzzle-solving and backtracking, man, that traversal just delivers irritation. I had to stop after three or four levels, so please bear that in mind for the following commentary. Apologies if the game vastly improves after these levels, but really you want to hook the player during the introduction... Art is minimally functional but with very little that impresses. Audio has some nicely characterful grunts and ghostly groans, but is largely forgettable. Combat consists of flailing about and trying to ward off irritating ghost attacks. Story, as stated, has some interesting elements, but is delivered at a wandering snail's pace. I do like some of the puzzle design but I don't believe that there's enough there to keep players engaged despite the constant psychic attacks this game will make on their will to live. Sometimes the strongest mental defence against etheric parasites is just not to play Pseudo-Haunting. This game has a demo. If you're interested despite my moans, don't be an idiot like me, just play the demo.