I absolutely love meta-horror and pixel-horror, so this game was everything I could’ve asked for. This game also manages to present itself in a really unique way with those themes in mind.
Having to look through folders on your desktop for various files to solve in-game puzzles was really neat.
While the game wasn’t outright “scary” to me, it was definitely unsettling. I honestly preferred that. All the liminal space-esque locations definitely helped to build up that sort of eerie tension.
Part of me wishes this game was a little longer, but at the same time, I’m glad it never got to the point where it felt like it was dragging on.
My only real complaint was that the ending wasn’t all that satisfactory, though I suppose it wasn’t supposed to be. This whole game is pretty aimless, which is why that unsettling feeling is captured so viscerally. Putting a definite cap on that might’ve felt odd.
A lot of this game just feels really cleverly put together. If “eerie meta pixel horror” piques your interest, PLEASE give this game a try!