Endless Dark (2024)

Taking care of my depressed robots was a delight.

How this absolutely phenomenal game hasn't gotten more traction, I have no idea. Well, I have some idea. The game is difficult, and it can feel very unfair sometimes. But trust me when I say it's worth it. The writing in this game is phenomenal, and while you certainly can play the game on an easier difficulty to experience it, I think the difficulty adds weight to the story and helps you empathize with the main characters all the more as you move through it. Furthermore, the sound design of this game is another potentially controversial choice, but is masterfully done. You are subjected to near constant creaks, clangs, and rattles, and as your character's psychosis increase; audio glitches and distorted speaking. Fortunately, there is an option to turn them off if you find them truly unbearable. However, again I have to recommend you don't. It adds a layer of immersion, and every so often they line up with the absolutely wonderful music in this game to make it as beautiful as any symphony I've ever heard.

What a ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ game. Its gonna beat your ass, so.....if you just want the amazing story, go lowest difficulty.

Been playing this a lot at a friends place, trading off backseating them and being the one playing it, really impressed by the game

A relentless test of character, weighing up odds that after a while, feel a lot less than they really are. They become numbers, resources. And then upon the rewind, at the end, you'll realise what it cost. This is a difficult game, it'll pull the rug from beneath you, only to take it easy on you for the final stretch, when you're at last prepared. And then, when it breaks everything, you'll look at the pressure gauge that's meant to help you out, unmoving at its halfway point, and you'll sigh. Then you'll make it through anyway. It's exhilarating. The writing and story are truly out there, and I wholeheartedly recommend this. ... alongside a little something else: Do NOT be afraid of playing on Easy. If you want to get the story, play on Easy. Trust me. Even on that difficulty, the game doesn't pull its punches. The higher difficulties are where it stops playing fair, which if that's your cup of tea, there's a couple of game modes to accommodate that!

Underrated and well written.