Eldervale

The camera in this game feels horrible. That aside, the game is also very sparse and basic for me.

With 122 reviews (123, after this one) for a game released in 2019, Eldervale is probably one of the best games on steam that never quite took off because it needed just one more little push. It's a little buggy, for one. At one point I died, and reloaded. This purged a quest from my log, but left me with the quest items I'd already picked up for that quest. It didn't lead to a soft lock thankfully, but definitely wasn't intended behavior. The combat is probably the biggest bummer of Eldervale. There's melee combat, which is untenable past the most basic enemies, and even they normally will swat through your block bar and take a few nibbles off your life before you can defeat them. After melee combat, you have guns, the only one of which is worth using is the pistol. The pistol being excellent was VERY Resident Evil, which was a clear influence, but still, the shotgun was super unsatisfying to fire, and only worked at kissing distance, and the SMG took more than half a magazine to put down a basic enemy. So, pistol it was, from the time I got it to the time I fought the last boss, and I basically never pulled anything else out of the treat machines but pistol ammo and I wanna say…

Bought -> Enjoyed -> Completed Surprisingly cool and well-controlled (unless you wanna use a controller, unfortunately) third-person survival horror with a subtle Silent Hill-esque atmosphere mixed with cartoony-like indie vibes. Enjoyable puzzles and combat clothed in thematically fitting sound effects and music. If you like all the "usual suspects" in this genre, and you generally like indie games (and you might even find a tiny smigde of jank charming), then I'd say this might be a relatively safe bet for a few hours of fun.

Very fun game, probably one of the best indie horrors I've played in a long time. i enjoyed that i was able to get through the game without my hand be held, kept me immersed in the atmosphere. only issues i had (minor issues that don't affect the game) was strafing stopped sprint so weaving isn't really a thing and shotgun is weak for being a shot gun and not finding a lot of shells. other than that, highly recommend, especially if you love horror games. looking forward to playing the second installment and the remake/remaster.

Solid Game. Really enjoyed Playing.

another Alone in The Dark son, well done: 7/10