Static Dread: The Lighthouse

Good example of how steam needs ratings instead of just thumbs up thumbs down, this game is mid but misses the mark on most of what it tries. It doesn't really get lovecraftian. It's more just haunting and classic horror stuff. The paper please aspect is very shallow. It's mostly your generic modern indie horror with a little bit of those put on top but it doesn't really understand them or internalize them into the game in a meaningful way. That said, it's not "bad". It's just pretty mid.

A lovecraftian version of «Papers, please». Also has a slight «Inscryption» vibe. I prefer playing it in the night, with my lights off. Gets real creepy

Story is convoluted with too many factions going on as the story unfolds. Storytelling is confusing, choices do matter to a certain extent. Some bugs make playing the game an absolute nuisance. You'll get fined for sending the wrong ship to the wrong port, okay that's cool, check captain's ID, draft and call sign, and cross-check it with the papers. Still get fined for sending ships to restricted areas or whatever other excuse they come up with. As the plot becomes more hectic from day 10 onwards, the instructions also get more and more vague, meaning you'll most likely get fines left, right up and down. If you want to go for the Model Employee achievement, you're going to suffer. It does have a certain replay value to get all endings and story bits done, I guess.

Hours of fun.

Excellent at the start but from day 10 on the instructions and reason for fines becomes too vague to the point of frustration and kills the game completely.

Very good, very stressful, a bit scary