CINERIS SOMNIA Reviews

gorgeous graphics. hauntingly beautiful and i teared up a little at the stories. i lve it so much

This game was so good, reminds me of quirky PS2 mystery/horror games like Shadow of Memories. Each chapter has a different aesthetic so even though the game is fairly short it feels like a real journey, with some satisfying twists and emotional payoffs.

Played the game without reading anything, I thought i was going to play a whimsical japanese style videogame. I was very wrong. I played a sad japanese game about overcoming trauma and i cried. I love the environments 7/10

A weird game that is horror maybe 1/8th of the time, and a relaxing, atmospheric, item finding/using game the rest of the time. It's like if one of those bad Roblox horror games were actually good. Thoroughly enjoyed.

Vibes and the atmosphere are good, but gameplay has too much backtracking, and is the most walking simulator game ive ever seen in my entire life. I wouldnt consider it horror, or even puzzle. Its sorta boring. And the animations are a bit poorly done since its their first 3d game. 5/10 imo. Not worth it if not in discount.

Perhaps it may not be your thing if slow-paced walking simulators don’t bring you much joy, but if this is something that doesn’t bother you, it is totally worth to take a look! It is not a difficult game and posses a very amazing dream-like atmosphere. The stories (chapters) are both sad and very touching, and for that it's nice to give it a chance. I particularly loved how Opelhia & Marie stories were told the most. The game OST is also fantastic. Truly a great work! I really loved it.

I really wanted to like this game. It’s so pretty and atmospheric, and the soundtrack is hauntingly beautiful. But the gameplay is such a slog to get through. It’s basically a VERY slow walking sim where you spend most of your time going back and forth across huge locations, searching for items, all just to get a tiny piece of story. The story itself is somewhat intriguing, but the characters feel too hollow and doll-like. I’m usually pretty patient with walking sims, I had no problem with games like Dear Esther. Yet I couldn’t even finish this one. To make things worse, the camera movement gave me motion sickness, and after every 30 minutes of playing I had to take breaks.

I'm going to recommend this game when it's ON SALE. I don't think I would have paid full price for this happily. I am a fan of that old haunting grounds, fatal frame, rule of rose ps2 art style. I'm fine with the whole clocktower defenseless running around helplessly trying to find my way out bit. BJD dolls and Lolita fashion are a wonderful compliment to horror games. But-- I didn't get replay value out of this. I don't want to go back and get all achievements. I'm not curious to uncover more of the story. I was confused as to what the connection between the characters was until I read the description about this being a "can we do it" game, which is fine. 3/4 main chapters have no sense of danger. The choice of having the tall man as your playable character does nothing for the atmosphere of the game. I would have felt at least more protective if we were playing an animal, another woman, maybe even a smaller man or child? It's not that men don't get attacked or anything like that but being a TALL man...taller than the doors...when everyone else comes up to either your belly button or chest...just doesn't fit the atmosphere. I think this could have been better with a rule of rose style of intro for each chapter. Story pages throughout each "chapter", turning the already dreamlike environment into a story, etc. Then the tall man could be some entity that promises to see your story through to the end? Anyways, the game has a good feel to it but just barely missed the mark for me...but for the 5 dollars I paid? Sure, I had enough fun.

I was a bit hesitant to buy this game at first (ended up grabbing it on sale), mostly because I saw a lot of people saying it was just walking and wandering around. Which isn't true at all, it gives you tasks and there's puzzles to solve as you go on so I dont really understand that part since it gives you objectives and a map to navigate. But honestly? I loved it from the first butterfly chapter ( Charlotte ) It’s seriously such a good game. The dream sequences and puzzle-solving were so fun, and the backtracking? Really not that bad. If you’ve ever played a survival horror game, it’s about the same—maybe even less. The map is easy to navigate, and the puzzles are generally really simple but satisfying. I know some people say the pacing is slow, but I can't see how else you'd pace it also considering the dreams are around 1-2 hrs long depending on how quick you can solve the puzzles etc. I feel like it's just right since it has more impact once you slowly figure out what happened to each girl in the dreams. Also—I bought this game partly because of that Cocteau Twins review, and I love Cocteau Twins, so like… how could I not?? Absolutely zero regrets. I think if you love atmospheric games it's worth trying.

beautiful visuals and a dreamlike atmosphere with a touch of the uncanny, great exploration experience. still managed to catch me off guard in some parts, there’s tension in even such a tranquil setting.