Narcosis is a this hauntingly immersive survival story set at the hostile depths of the Pacific Ocean. Stranded after an accident, an industrial diver takes desperate steps to surface before his oxygen -- and sanity -- give out.
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Narrative experience that takes place at the bottom of the sea
The controls are clunky on purpose to acomodate the feeling of a heavy suit walking arround the sea floor, It can be a little Claustrophobic at times but it only adds to the tension that is experiencing the effects of Narcosis while trying to survive the adversities off your mind, the story develops in a narrative way that puts focus on what you are doing or about to do but mostly leaving space to the player to interpret their own meaning of an action
Recommendable to play in one sitting since it's not a long game
"I made mistakes down there, yes. But did I lose my mind? No. No way."
The controls are clunky on purpose to acomodate the feeling of a heavy suit walking arround the sea floor, It can be a little Claustrophobic at times but it only adds to the tension that is experiencing the effects of Narcosis while trying to survive the adversities off your mind, the story develops in a narrative way that puts focus on what you are doing or about to do but mostly leaving space to the player to interpret their own meaning of an action
Recommendable to play in one sitting since it's not a long game
"I made mistakes down there, yes. But did I lose my mind? No. No way."
This is another horror walking sim game that I think stands out a bit from others in the genre. Underwater horror is a neat genre of its own. Much like space, you are pretty much stuck where you are without some serious events happening to get you out. The water is deep and dark and murky, much like space or a decrepit old haunted house.
Yeah, I'll take more of these, please.
Yeah, I'll take more of these, please.
Great walking sim with excellent pacing and scares. I love the concept of filling out your crew list with their ultimate fates. It also looks quite good for an indie game - lots of environmental detail!
5 stars for the ending
2.5 stars for the gameplay
3 stars for everything else
2.5 stars for the gameplay
3 stars for everything else
This review contains spoilers
underwater spook
the plot twist at the end is kind of cool
the plot twist at the end is kind of cool
The ocean is terrifying. Not only is it filled with nightmarish hellspawns that look like they flopped out of H.P. Lovecraft’s notebook, but it’s also a mysterious place we have yet to fully conquer because of how deadly it is for our fleshy bodies to navigate. That sense of danger, mystique, and separation makes the ocean depths a prime setting for a horror game that few seem to take advantage of. Narcosis, a walking simulator-horror hybrid that takes place on the seafloor, attempts to realize this potential, but ends up drowning because of its flimsy scares, poor controls, and abhorrent visuals.
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