The Last Door - Collector's Edition Reviews

Perfect classic.

I remember I bought this game because I saw a YouTuber play it when I was a teenager, and I thought it reminded me of Edgar Allan Poe's writing. Now having played it, it truly does! You can see that the game took a lot of inspiration from classic horror, and I believe that the translation into the gaming genre was done really well. The story is intriguing and each chapter leaves you with an even bigger thirst to unravel the truth about what Devitt was REALLY up to in that boarding school. Speaking of Devitt, the game managed to make one of classic horror's most used tropes (which is making the main character as generic as possible, while also making him go through absurdly unhinged experiences; you know, for balance) and not annoy me! This little guy actually has something going on! And religious trauma! The environments are beautifully made, though the sprites for the characters remain really simple. It doesn't affect the seriousness of the situation, though, as I found myself filled with dread multiple times throughout my playthrough. I wouldn't say I was truly scared, but this type of horror isn't about giving you nightmares, it's about the building of dread, the anxiety in the face of the unknown, the uncomfortable feeling when you know you are not safe but you aren't sure where the danger will come from. That is to say, although I did not lose any sleep over The Last Door, it had really effective horror elements to it, so bravo to everyone involved in the development! That being said, I do have a few criticisms. Some of the puzzles, for example, have proven to be a lot more difficult than I anticipated. For example, there is an object at a certain moment that you are unable to reach and the solution is not to look for something long and thin to reach it, but to look for something to blow it. It took me ages to realize I could do that. Perhaps I'm simply stupid. Alas, I believe puzzles with a few odd solutions are an issue with the point and click genre overall, so I don't want to dwell much on it. To be quite honest, a lot of the puzzles are really clever and tie nicely with one another. The fact the launcher for Linux does not work is a lot more frustrating, anyway. This game requires additional software to run on any Linux distro, and it comes with an in-game launcher. The problem is, this launcher does not work. I do not remember how I installed Steam on this computer, if it was via Flatpack or directly from the internet (the permissions of a few software changes depending on whether or not you are downloading them in Flatpack), so I'm not sure if the installation process would be smoother depending on how you got Steam in the first place, but it's rather frustrating that this installation feature exists without really existing - especially at a time where we are finally seeing more Linux users on Steam. Anyway, I managed to download everything on my actual terminal by following a tutorial and there were no further issues. Overall, it's a really good experience if you're on Windows and think out of the box, but you can still have a lot of fun if you're on Linux

Absolutely amazing game. Reminds me of the Hugo Trilogy but much simpler with an awesome creepy Poe like story.

really fun simple point and click puzzle solver. Spooky enough for me as I get fr scared easy. love the art and look of it too

I loved the story in this game - the pacing and storytelling were great! The pixelated style of the game can making seeing all the relevant details a bit difficult at time, but the game doesn't make it too difficult to find what you need to find. Looking forward to playing Season 2!