Ad Infernum

Ad Infernum is a short, yet dense, horror immersive sim with plenty of depth to pass the playtime. You play as an unnamed schmuck who finds themselves trapped in a gas station beset with a demonic presence. You need to carefully venture out from your safe room to find more resources, solve clever puzzles, and avoid the disgusting creatures prowling the gas station (at least until you're well-equipped enough to deal with them), while carefully balancing your health and sanity (the latter of which causes hallucinations at lower levels, brining to mind Eternal Darkness). The map is small (to be expected when the game is set around an otherwise typical gas station), but dense with supplies and secrets. As the game progresses, the demonic influence becomes more and more severe, until you find yourself in a true hellscape. After my 2 hour run, I was impressed by the game by the end. What it lacks in immediate presentation (somewhat simple graphics and limited voice acting), it more than makes up in game and level design. It was a blast to play, and the game does offer replay value as well with achievement hunting and a post-game currency to be used to strengthen your character for the…

Neat little game with some fun replay value

Fun as hell little horror imsim. I tore through it and got all the achievements in a couple days

Good and short game. If you are struggling, just improve a single melee weapon damage with all your kits and let that carry you.

Gameplay is tight, but the invunerable enemies are such a turn-off. This is not an immersive sim by any stretch. You can stack some boxes every now and then but you really don't need to. The game world itself is limited to about 3-5 buildings all of which are accessed through fairly linear means. Combat options and problem solving tools are too limited for this to be considrered an immersive sim. It's short, fun survival horror that will keep you hooked for about 3 to four hours. Play it. Play it.

A unique combination of immersive sim and survival horror. The systems and mechanics on the game are so solid that they would be great on a longer expanded game, but they are still as good in a 4 hour game. Respectable graphics, great music, competent voiceovers and story, and a creative setting that is larger than I initially thought. Overall, a great compact game that will satisfy both survival horror and immersive sim fans.