Kholat

I solved the mystery in about 20 minutes. Ghosts! Ghosts did the bad thing! I ran right into one and it killed me. I just saved you 20 bucks. Kinda disappointed in the reveal. As far as the game goes, its basically a walking simulator with the occasional quick time event (dodging something) or stealth. Navigating the busted map system is the main challenge of the game.

Came with the Humble Bundle, beautiful atmosphere but if you're buying individually you'll be mighty sour quickly.

Frozen winds whisper Silence buries every clue Mountains keep their truths

Kholat is one of those games that gets inside your head almost immediately. I only have around 24 minutes in it so far, but honestly, that was already enough for me to ♥♥♥♥ myself about five times. The atmosphere is insanely heavy, the sound design is disturbing, and the whole game feels psychologically exhausting from the very beginning. Seriously, whoever came up with this ♥♥♥♥ must be some kind of psychopath living on pills, because I have no idea how a normal human being thinks of this stuff. 😄 I definitely haven’t played enough to judge every part of the game yet, but one thing is obvious: this thing knows how to ♥♥♥♥ with your head. If you love psychological horror, mystery, oppressive atmosphere and games that genuinely make you uncomfortable, I recommend Kholat a million percent. Only 24 minutes in and already traumatized. Great job. Even after only a short time, it already left an impression on me. Recommended for horror fans.

Good

It's really not very good. The premise has a lot of promise, but the implementation falls flat. You wander around a snowy wilderness looking for clues to a disaster and trying to avoid supernatural entities tracking you down to kill you. It's difficult without being particularly rewarding, but it does have a spooky and lonely atmosphere, that when desperately trying to avoid the monsters can be nicely dreadful. Overall though, I don't think it's worth the time playing, and it's certainly not worth the price.