An English Haunting
Postmodern Adventures · 2024 · Adventure, Pixel Graphics, Point & Click, 2D, Third Person
PC
Very Positive95% · 42183Metacritic
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About An English Haunting
A madness for spiritualism has gripped London in 1907. Séances and theatrical shows where spirits make contact with their living families are all the rage, and there are a legion of investigators trying to discover the secrets of the supernatural. Among them, Professor Patrick Moore stands at the forefront, and he is now at a crossroads ‒ he's got 72 hours to prove the existence of the Great Beyond or else his Metapsychic Investigations Department will shut down forever.Racing against the clock, with the help of a fake medium named Beatrice Shaw, he must complete a prototype of the Box of Revelations, an artefact devised by his missing mentor that enables seeing dimensions hidden in our reality. Building this device will take him from the foggy streets of London to the steep shores of Scotland, and finally to 34 Benwell Street, known as the most haunted manor of England.
- Point & click adventure gameplay based on inventory puzzles.
- More than 60 detailed pixel art backgrounds to explore.
- A cast of more than 70 characters to interact with, including real figures from the period, such as the medium Florence Cook, physicist William Crookes, illusionist Harry Houdini, and even writer Arthur Conan Doyle, whom you will control to solve one of the game's mysteries.
- Take a breather from history by reading horror stories at Falk's Horror Books, perusing an archive of supernatural cases, or going to the theater to watch the last film sensation by Georges Méliès: Évocation Spirite.
- Inspired by the works of the greatest horror authors from the beginning of the 20th century, M.R. James, Algernon Blackwood, and Arthur Machen.
- From the creator of award-winning Nightmare Frames and Urban Witch Story.
What Steam players say
Recent verbatim reviews from Steam — separate from playze.io community reviews below.
I had a lot of fun playing this game. I loved the art, the music, the dialogue, the story, the characters, and basically everything about it. I'll probably check out other games these developers have made as well.
Great point and click game. Beautiful pixel art and animations. Set in 1907 in England, the plot follows an investigation into the disappearance of a collegue, as well as investigating paranormal phenomena. You visit a range of locations and the puzzles are about right in terms of difficulty. The game is quite dialogue heavy, but I enjoyed the dialogue and the characters (my only gripe was there were a couple of anachronistic Americanisms in the English). The music is a selection of real music from the time period. I can't wait to see the next game from Postmodern Adventures, he has been making the best point & click adventures in recent years, always with spooky/paranormal stories.
A highly enjoyable adventure. Puzzles are nicely balanced and progress feels natural throughout. An interesting story, very well written. Definitely worth your time if you enjoy point and click adventures, and the supernatural. Hoping we get a sequel.
I really enjoyed the story told in this game and the pacing. I got quite caught up in it! The soundtrack is really atmospheric, definitely sets a tone of eeriness. I almost felt like I could feel the characters getting colder in the presence of a ghost! The puzzles weren't overly difficult but still required a little thought and allowed for a fun bit of interaction to compliment the adventure. I thought the dialague was well thought out and also the game plays really well, it made me feel like the devs had really thought about the player experience. Muchly appreciate that I didn't have to go pixel hunting. Definitely recommend to anyone who likes a ghost story.
Great fun for MR James fans and horror literature in general.
The author KNOWS his classic horror literature.
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