The Recurrence Reviews

Has an awesome ambience and I like the concept of having different "nightmares" as different game modes!

According to the devlog of this game, this game was based on a nightmare the game developer had. But I'm gonna write an honest review: this game is so underwhelming. I honestly bought this game because I wanted to support the game developer, but as for the game itself, I couldn't even get hooked. Whenever I'm tasked to find something, especially when the location is not disclosed, I always get lost and never find the item. The enemies are also not so scary. There is absolutely no reason to even pay attention to the enemies, as when they touch you, you don't die, take damage, but simply recoil a bit. If you want to support the game developer, then please buy the game no matter its price. But if you're looking for a good game, then this may not be the best pick. This is just me though! No hard feelings towards the game developer!

The interesting art style gave me hope that the low price meant this was a short, tightly-crafted experience, but unfortunately The Recurrence's price only signifies that it's a low-quality game. This is a Slender-esque first-person horror game that mostly individualizes itself with larger swarms of enemies that can be killed, rather than one big bad that never dies. There are some other differences, namely that you only generally have to collect one item at a time before more of the map opens up more, and there's a small survival section after collecting each of them, but these differences don't do a lot to make the main gameplay loop interesting. The issues to be had with every game that tried to capitalize off Slender years ago still exist in this, and in some cases are made even worse. Admittedly I didn't get far, but that's because wandering around an empty area looking for a single item while occasionally taking damage just isn't fun. The enemies in the first few areas don't have enough variety for me to care. The way the game differentiates itself with a "combat" mechanic isn't interesting enough for me to care; it just gets annoying to switch between items. Even if the game was free, I wouldn't want to spend my time not enjoying myself.

Love the art style of this game, very intrigued to play through the story and play through the different game modes in the game!

Really love the first impression I got of the game. I beat the tutorial and unlocked 3 new nightmares to play through, however so far the mechanics feel polished and well designed. The music is quite unsettling and the opening cutscene has me intrigued to see what the game is all about.

This game is awesome i highly recommend checking it out its got a cube world type art style which hooked me immediately the sound design is well done and its just a fun game overall its a little easy but still an extremely impressive indie game

I'm in the game dev community and figured I would pick up this game to support boundless games. That being said, I did want to give my honest opinion and not just leave a review just for the sake of it. for context I played through the tutorial and the Divination game mode along with touching each of the other game modes at least once. To start, it's good! I had fun playing the game but I will break it down to the pros and cons and what I think could be improved. Pros - [*] The biggest and most obvious one is the game's sound design. It really helps indicate where the enemies are and add to the atmosphere. The music even more so. I legitimately felt terrified when the music box sounds would start playing and the sky turned red every time. [*] The graphics are also very fun. While the cartoonish voxel style doesn't necessarily add to the horror vibe it does make it cool and unique. [*] The items were cool. It was cool switching strategically between each of them or using none of them at all to run faster and get away form the monsters. Also using the flashlight as a weapon was a cool touch. [*] As someone who is dyslexic I can always appreciate voice acting so that was also a nice addition. Cons- [*] Lack of a pause menu. Each game mode can take a good while to complete so a pause menu feels necessary [*] Finding the altars could often be a bit difficult. Granted they don't move but it's pretty hard to see them with the darkness of the game [*] Lack of replayability. The game is fun and the monsters work well but there really isn't enough diversity for me to want to go back and play again. Granted I don't really think they have to with how inexpensive the game is. I feel I got my money's worth. Lastly, a few recommendations for improvements. [*] I feel as if having rewards for the player completing objectives could be a nice touch. Even if it is something minor like a boost of speed or seeing where the next altar is. It could help to incentivise the player to keep playing with a positive reward. [*] Sound for the hands probably could be louder as they would often end up behind you without you noticing and you would just get rocketed. Unless that's what you were going for. [*] Emf reader having a mode to find alters. [*] potentially a way to show what crosses you have picked up. This doesn't have to be a hud if you are trying to keep a minimalistic approach but maybe a way to visualize it on your character. Maybe you could see them in your hand or something. [*] to go along with that seeing how many objectives you have left to complete as well. All that said, if you're thinking of getting the game, it’s fun and for only $3 (or half that on sale) it is worth a try if you are considering it.

I picked up an hour ago it's a total blast! The game play mechanics are smooth, and I'm loving every minute of it. The game is pretty hard but that's what makes it so fun. For just 5 bucks, this game is such a great deal. Trust me, you won't be disappointed.

Acuze recommend I check out this game and Im glad I did. I love the art style and music and never did I think I would stress out so much over a voxel games tutorial as eye balls attack me. 10/10 Would 100% recommend for 2.99

The art style is nice, it's simple yet appealing. The sound design does a good job at making the game feel.. well.. unsettling. Seriously. Maybe I'm just not good with horror, but it really has its moments of giving me chills. It makes for a good horror experience. The gameplay is enjoyable. It comes with different modes, or "nightmares". Some more challenging than others. I really like that there's definitely a skill requirement here. The more you play, the better you'll get. It started pretty challenging (for me atleast). After a few attempts, I was finally able to get past the restoration mode - It was no easy task.. I was on the brink of death. The prompt of going to the centre after completing it was so satisfying due to the challenge I had faced to get there. I'm pretty confident once I complete that a few more times, I can start attempting the more daunting nightmares. Eventually, it leaves room for speed runs. I haven't uncovered much of the story elements yet, but I'm sure I'll get to that soon. The content this game provides is well worth the price.