I'm pleasantly surprised by this game. It isn't a horror game, but many times I expected something to appear behind me with the atmosphere this game created.

The story is basic but intriguing. You are a building inspector tasked with inspecting the water tunnels of Stalburg, however during the inspection, you begin to uncover the lore of the city, how a steel company screwed over its workers, a coverup attempt and what the people did to revolt. As I play, I continue to question and wonder what I stumbled upon as Mark the building inspector. I feel the more I uncover and the deeper I go, in the end, Mark doesn't get paid enough for what he endures during this game.

The music is very good, a mixture of tense orchestral at points, with mystical synth tones during exploration. I get strong waves of Half-Life meets Portal with a hint of outlast from time to time.

The gameplay is a puzzle walking simulator. Some puzzles are tense and timed, others make you have to read notes to understand what levers to flip and what wheels to turn, and others are "find the conduits to place into the sockets". While the types of puzzles are repetitive, I never felt bored with solving them, and always felt smart after solving them. With the exploration narrative, I have found out that there are multiple ways to get to the same end zone per level, sometimes finding a hidden key in zone 1 will make something easier in zone 4, but if you didn't find that key, you will still have an equally good time in zone 4, maybe spending a little more time going the long way around. You have a flashlight and a camera, and while the battery in both of them tends to run down rather fast, I never felt deprived of refills.

Graphics are good, It reminds me a lot of source engine half life 2, however, the NPC human characters are in the uncanny valley area of being creepy flesh covered robots. It covers a wide variety of urban office space, the overgrown last of us city feel, and cavernous underground caves.

An overall great game at which I recommend getting at least 45% off.

Story - 3/5
Music - 4/5
Gameplay - 3/5
Graphics - 4/5
Overall - 7/10

I'm pleasantly surprised by this game. It isn't a horror game, but many times I expected something to appear behind me with the atmosphere this game created. The story is basic but intriguing. You are a building inspector tasked with inspecting the water tunnels of Stalburg, however during the inspection, you begin to uncover the lore of the city, how a steel company screwed over its workers, a coverup attempt and what the people did to revolt. As I play, I continue to question and wonder what I stumbled upon as Mark the building inspector. I feel the more I uncover and the deeper I go, in the end, Mark doesn't get paid enough for what he endures during this game. The music is very good, a mixture of tense orchestral at points, with mystical synth tones during exploration. I get strong waves of Half-Life meets Portal with a hint of outlast from time to time. The gameplay is a puzzle walking simulator. Some puzzles are tense and timed, others make you have to read notes to understand what levers to flip and what wheels to turn, and others are "find the conduits to place into the sockets". While the types of puzzles are repetitive, I never felt bored with solving them, and always felt smart after solving them. With the exploration narrative, I have found out that there are multiple ways to get to the same end zone per level, sometimes finding a hidden key in zone 1 will make something easier in zone 4, but if you didn't find that key, you will still have an equally good time in zone 4, maybe spending a little more time going the long way around. You have a flashlight and a camera, and while the battery in both of them tends to run down rather fast, I never felt deprived of refills. Graphics are good, It reminds me a lot of source engine half life 2, however, the NPC human characters are in the uncanny valley area of being creepy flesh covered robots. It covers a wide variety of urban office space, the overgrown last of us city feel, and cavernous underground caves. An overall great game at which I recommend getting at least 45% off. Story - 3/5 Music - 4/5 Gameplay - 3/5 Graphics - 4/5 Overall - 7/10