The 8th Day Reviews
Trapped in an abandoned asylum. The only feeling of safety is light. You hit a dead-end and must turn around, but behind every corner lurks an evil presence and horrifying noises...
App ID | 563500 |
App Type | GAME |
Developers | Tainted Games |
Publishers | Tainted Games |
Categories | Single-player, Steam Achievements, Partial Controller Support |
Genres | Indie |
Release Date | 19 Jul, 2019 |
Platforms | Windows |
Supported Languages | English |

26 Total Reviews
6 Positive Reviews
20 Negative Reviews
Mostly Negative Score
The 8th Day has garnered a total of 26 reviews, with 6 positive reviews and 20 negative reviews, resulting in a ‘Mostly Negative’ overall score.
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Recent Steam Reviews
This section displays the 10 most recent Steam reviews for the game, showcasing a mix of player experiences and sentiments. Each review summary includes the total playtime along with the number of thumbs-up and thumbs-down reactions, clearly indicating the community's feedback
Playtime:
48 minutes
It looks nice but i run into some problems when i was running the game ...My pc is more than capable to play it but i had some troubles ...Other than that it looks nice ....
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
64 minutes
This Game is a great product for the price, it will send chills through your body. I highly recommend this game and look forward to more from this dev.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0zcOEzoqEyU
👍 : 7 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
24 minutes
This game is awesome! Has a really creepy amnesia vibe!! It is early access so taking that into account this game has SO much potential! I can't wait to see what the devs do for the final release! I'am definately watching this one cause I know it can be an amazing horror! Kudos to the Devs!!:)
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 0
Positive
Playtime:
10 minutes
The mouse sensitivity keeps changing to 0%, which makes the mouse not work at all. The game is unplayable. Also the key bindings let you change almost all binds except movement, not a "WASD" guy. Obviously can't comment on game content. At least you can play in 4K though if you could actually play.
👍 : 3 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
26 minutes
Everytime I go to interact with the switch my camera locks with dialogue at the bottom and I cant move. The game then soft-locks and I am forced to quit. Not only that I have a i58890k and a 1060 and I only get 30 fps on ultra. I would recommend sexy serial killer, the better game.
👍 : 0 |
😃 : 1
Negative
Playtime:
14 minutes
It was kinda appealing, like getting the journals and exploring and discovering when turning back, doors are suddenly open or other weird things happening, falling boxes, rolling balls. But then a woman started to scream and it never stopped, couldn't focus, got annoyed and quit.
So the light is your friend, the moment you step into darkness, your sanity drops and you die when the meter is gone. Seems legit. Little puzzles to solve in order to progress, cheap jumpscares, not too bad atmosphere, little obstacles... But this game needs a lot, I mean A LOT of polishing.
Maybe a different engine might do the trick? Makes the game more fluent, control wise responsive... Add more colors, more variants of visual effects, shades, mist, etc... Like the game uses a filter to simulate the mist, but I think you are able to simulate it as animated mist inside the game, instead of a filter that turns with you when you move.
Anyways, if the DEV has not abandoned the game yet and willing to update it, I might give it a try again. The best thing about the game is the sanity thing, that is really cool. For now, I am sadly not recommending it, but if updated and with the improvements, I will rewrite my verdict. Might still be not recommended, but it might just be recommended.
@Dev
A bad review should not kick you out of the field, it's like feedback to work with. Where you can improve. By improving, you learn more about the programming, helps you out, when you build another game or expand with this game.
So the things I would like to see improved:
- Controls
- More colors, shading, mist, particles (mist to walk into, instead of a filter)
- Windows (where does that light come from)
- More setup options
Let's see from there after the update (if there is any)
👍 : 2 |
😃 : 0
Negative
Playtime:
6 minutes
Some horror games are good, some horror games are bad, and then others are unplayable.. --- So quote the Orge!!!
I attempted to play The 8th day today, things started out well enough, the store photos look nice, the price of .99 cent seemed like something I can get down with.. The installation was really quick... The menu looked good and a creepy voice said The 8th day when I pressed New game..
The game had an on screen menu which showed a brief introduction on how to play and then you're on your way.. I noticed a few odd things immediately.. One thing the game focused my attention on a level on the wall, I turned on my flashlight and threw the switch.. Then I tried the door.. my cursor seemed to lock in place and the screen read the door was unlocked but wouldn't open.. Then nothing, I couldn't do anything else, then the game crashed.. I was a sad panda..
I proceeded to repeat the process a few times and then ultimately decided the game is broken..?
Some steps I took to get the game running, I tried to verify the files, I tried to run the game as administrator and even tried to run the game in a few different compatibility modes, and nothing worked.. So unfortunately I'm going to have to give this game a thumbs down for it being unplayable ..
Although it does look like it had some potential the fact it won't run negates all that.. BTW I'm using 4090, and windows 11, so it's very possible either Windows 11 or the 4090 is what prevents me from playing..
👍 : 7 |
😃 : 0
Negative